4V1SB. Radio Amateurs members of the Radio Club d'Haïti will be active as 4V1SB Port au Prince, Haiti, Hispaniola Island, IOTA NA - 096, 1 - 31 October 2025, in recognition of Simon Bolivar.
They will operate on HF Bands.
QSL via N2OO.
Information from their QRZ Page:
We are planning a special event station with the call sign 4V1SB in recognition of Simon Bolivar who
As you know, Simon Bolivar was known as El Libertador ("The Liberator") for his role in the liberation of most of South America from Spanish colonial rule. But perhaps you are not aware of the important role that the country of Haiti played in the liberation of South America.
The connection between Simón Bolívar and Haiti is a powerful and often underestimated chapter in the history of Latin American independence. Haiti played a crucial role in the revolutionary journey of Bolívar:
After suffering defeats during his first campaigns, Bolívar sought refuge in Haiti in 1815, arriving in Les Cayes to ask for help from the Haitian president Alexandre Pétion. Haiti has offered safe haven to Bolívar and has also provided significant military assistance. Pétion provided Bolívar with substantial support—4,000 rifles, 15,000 pounds of gunpowder, three ships, food and soldiers—to help him relaunch his liberation efforts across Latin America.
President Pétion asked only one thing in return: that Bolívar releases the people enslaved in the territories he would liberate. Bolívar agreed, and this promise influenced his later decrees abolishing slavery in parts of South America. Bolívar then acknowledged Pétion’s generosity, stating: "Let future generations know that Alexandre Pétion is the true liberator of my country."
In appreciation of Haiti’s role in the liberation of South America Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Panama and Bolivia, Bolívar requested that the flags of these countries include the colors of the Haitian flag in gratitude for the important role of the country of Haiti.
They will operate on HF Bands.
QSL via N2OO.
Information from their QRZ Page:
We are planning a special event station with the call sign 4V1SB in recognition of Simon Bolivar who
As you know, Simon Bolivar was known as El Libertador ("The Liberator") for his role in the liberation of most of South America from Spanish colonial rule. But perhaps you are not aware of the important role that the country of Haiti played in the liberation of South America.
The connection between Simón Bolívar and Haiti is a powerful and often underestimated chapter in the history of Latin American independence. Haiti played a crucial role in the revolutionary journey of Bolívar:
After suffering defeats during his first campaigns, Bolívar sought refuge in Haiti in 1815, arriving in Les Cayes to ask for help from the Haitian president Alexandre Pétion. Haiti has offered safe haven to Bolívar and has also provided significant military assistance. Pétion provided Bolívar with substantial support—4,000 rifles, 15,000 pounds of gunpowder, three ships, food and soldiers—to help him relaunch his liberation efforts across Latin America.
President Pétion asked only one thing in return: that Bolívar releases the people enslaved in the territories he would liberate. Bolívar agreed, and this promise influenced his later decrees abolishing slavery in parts of South America. Bolívar then acknowledged Pétion’s generosity, stating: "Let future generations know that Alexandre Pétion is the true liberator of my country."
In appreciation of Haiti’s role in the liberation of South America Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Panama and Bolivia, Bolívar requested that the flags of these countries include the colors of the Haitian flag in gratitude for the important role of the country of Haiti.
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