We extend our deepest sympathy
to the victims and the families who lost their love ones
in the attacks on the
World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

May they rest in peace.

May God Bless America.

(ex WD4JNS)
Amateur Radio & Scuba Diving

(Above picture was taken by Bruce W4OV after Diving the Northwest Wall
at Providenciales Island, Turks & Caicos, B.W.I.)

Welcome to the WD4JR (ex WD4JNS) Amateur Radio
DXpedtitions - Public Service - Scuba Diving Home Page.

• Amateur Radio, also known as " Ham Radio ", Computers and Scuba Diving are a great combination of Hobbies.
  I have been very fortunate to enjoy them together, specially when I travel to Islands on DXpeditions for DX Contesting.
  These DXpeditions are combination of Radio DXing and Contesting, computers, camping, survival, excitement,
  scuba diving and Island adventures.
  Amateur Radio has also been a great tool that has allowed me to participate in a great number of Public Service activities
  and emergency communications.
  Ham Radio usually gets through when other conventional means of communications (like telephones) are down.
  
  DX means contacting other Hams in distant countries.   I have worked 280 countires so far.  
  During a DX Contest, it is not unusual to work over 100 countries in 48 hours.    
  
  DXpeditions are expeditions by Ham Operators "DXers" to rare countries or islands to provide other Hams with
  a rare contact.   The contact is confirmed with a QSL card similar to the one above and has the statistics of the contact on the back.
  
  Personal Statistics:
  Licensed Amateur Radio Operator since 1977,   Extra Class License.      
  Scuba Diver since 1989, PADI Rescue Diver.
  Licensed Architect since 1985, University of Miami Class of 1981,   Miami Senior High School Class of 1975
  
  ARRL DX Contest Calls: VP5V (1989) & VP5B (1991) Providenciales Island, Turks & Caicos, PJ4V (1990) Saba Island , V47C (2000) St. Kitts island
  
  DXpeditions and Ex-calls:WD4JNS (1978-2000), /C6A Bahamas, /KV4 St. Thomas Virgin Islands, /KP4 Puerto Rico, /PJ6 Saba Island,
  VP5VDV Turks & Caicos Islands, /HR6 Roatan Island, ZF2JS/ZF8 Little Cayman Island, /KP2 St. Croix Virgin Islands
  V47CC St. Kitts Island, C6AJJ Bahamas

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  DXpedition QSL Cards & Pictures
  V47CC St. Kitts Island ARRL DX CW 2000
  NP2B & /KP2 St. Croix, Virgin Islands CQ WW 1999
  NP3X Puerto Rico CQ WPX SSB 1999
  NP2B & /KP2 St. Croix, Virgin Islands CQ WW 1998
  HR6/ Roatan Island, Honduras (1998)
  ZF2JS/ZF8 Little Cayman Island, B.W.I. (1997)
  VP5V Providenciales Island, Turks & Caicos (1989)
  PJ4V Saba Island, Neth. Antilles (1990)
  PJ6/WD4JNS Saba Island, Neth. Antilles (1990)
  VP5B Providenciales Island, Turks & Caicos (1991)
  
  DX.QSL.NET DX LOGS ON-LINE
  Check On-Line DX Logs V47C, V47CC, KP2/WD4JNS(1999) & HR6/WD4JNS
  

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  My Public Services Activities:
  Dade County Emergency Management (Emergency Communications), Amateur Radio Public Service Corps,
  March of Dimes (since 1978), Multiple Sclerosis Bike-A-Thon, Orange Bowl Marathon & 1/2 Time Show
  Amateur Radio Coordinator (1980-1987), Asst. Amateur Radio Coordinator (1995-present)
  Volunteer Amateur Radio W4EHW Operator (1980 - present.)
  
  Amateur Radio at the National Hurricane Center:
  W4EHW "Watching 4 Early Hurricane Warning" - Amateur Radio station at NHC  
  PIX: NHC Director Max Mayfield at W4EHW 2000   
  PIX: National Hurricane Conference 1999 Award (Gov. Bush, WD4JNS & KU4GY) 
  PIX: W4EHW Operators 
  PIX: W4EHW QSL Card  (Hurricane Andrew composite)
  PIX: NHC Building
  PIX: W4EHW station & Article by N4PBF 
  PIX: NHC Director Jerry Jarrell at W4EHW 1998   
  PIX: NHC Director Dr. Bob Sheets  1995                                   
  PIX: Antenna Crew at NHC 
  PIX: NHC Director Dr. Neil Frank & WD4JNS 1980
  PIX: Mr. Ron Brown, Commerce Secretary 
  

  National Hurricane Center's Official Web Site
  
  W4EHW Amateur Radio Station at the National Hurricane Center Home Page
  Hurricane Online Weather Report Form (for stations in the affected area only)
  How to contact W4EHW at the National Hurricane Center
  
  Hurricane Watch Net Home Page 
  
  
  My Local Weather
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  Amateur Radio Related Links
  American Radio Relay League (ARRL)
  
  QSL.NET
  South Florida DX Association
  QRZ QSL server
  Buckmaster QSL server
  
  
  My Scuba Diving Pages, Pictures & Links
  SHARK RODEO at Walkers Cay, Bahamas (Dive with a hundred sharks!)-------
  Epcot's Living Seas DiveQuest (Personal Story, Pictures, Information)
  Bloody Bay Wall, Little Cayman Island, B.W.I. (petting Ben the Friendly gouper)-------
  Proteus Ship Wreck picture (u/w air pocket)-------------------
  Airplane Wreck "Spirit of Miami" picture-----------------------
  Scuba Diving in the Keys picture-------------------------------
  
  __SCUBADUBA _Ultimate Scuba Diving Site !
  

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  Link to Julio Ripoll, Architect.......(to be constructed.)
  
  You are visitor # (since Nov. 23,1999).............................73 (Best Regards), Julio
  
  
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