KP4ARA - El Faro Los Morillos - Cabo Rojo - Puerto Rico

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Radio Amateurs members of Amateur Radio Alliance Inc, KP4ARA will be active from El Faro Los Morillos Lighthouse, PUR-002, Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, IOTA NA - 099, 19 - 21 February 2021.
Team - Emilio WP4KEY, Yolanda KP4YC, Jose KP4JLT, Deliris WP4DMR, Jorge KP4SE.
They will operate on HF Bands.
QSL via KP4ARA direct, eQSL, QRZ.com Log Book.
Ads for direct QSL:
Amateur Radio Alliance Inc, PO BOX 1248, Sabana Grande, PR 00637, USA.

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Emilio Ortiz Jr. WP4KEY will be the leader of a double activation of the Amateur Radio Alliance of Puerto Rico callsign KP4ARA will activate Punta Borinquen Lighthouse on the air (18°29.0' N - 067°8.9' W) , PUR-013, and the historic Punta Borinquen Lighthouse (18°30.0' N - 067°9.0' W), PUR-022. The Punta Borinquen Lighthouse is adjacent to a popular golf course built on the former Ramey Air Force Base, now the Rafael Hernandez Airport. Borinquen is the original Indian name for Puerto Rico. It was installed north of Aguadilla near the most northwestern point of the island in 1920 and is active, with the focal plane at 89 with two white flashes, separated by 4", every 15". The round cylindrical stone tower is 18 meters with a gallery. The one-story caretaker's house is currently used for social activities. For its part, the historic Punta Borinquen Lighthouse was located on the beach in Aguadilla, about 2 km from the current lighthouse that replaced it. It was established in 1889 by the Spanish government. With the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914, this lighthouse became the most important aid to navigation on the route between Europe and Panama. It became inactive in 1918, when it was nearly destroyed by a tsunami. It was an octagonal cylindrical stone tower with a lantern and gallery, rising from a one-story stone house, similar to the Cabo San Juan lighthouse. The foundations and parts of the walls are standing as the gradual collapse of what remains of the historic building continues.