Costa Rica

If you don't have TI5KD in your log then you probably have contest call TI5N (as well as many others) in most every DX contest you've been in for at least the last ten years.  My family comes first but ham radio is a close second!  There's nothing more beautiful than a huge quad up 100 feet unless it's multiple quads and Yagis up 200 feet!   Take THAT all those pesky neighborhood and city covenants most of you have to put up with!   No covenants here!  Running a super contest site is not my primary business.  I'm involved in numerous business ventures mostly connected with electronics.  Two-way radio, point-to-point communications, and so forth.   I run my it more for fun and to meet and make new friends than anything.  I REALLY treasure the hundreds of long-term friendships I've made with the many ham visitors who have spent time at my place.  Yes, a few non-hams have visited to get away from the cookie cutter resorts but most visitors are hams and most are here to OPERATE!  My wife, Sophia, is also a ham (and a great op!).  When not hosting our friends, we enjoy watching our two children move into their teenage years - and plan on them being co-winners of WW #1 in all DX contests in 2015!  

As much as I enjoy meeting and making new friends, reluctantly, I do have to charge for you (or you and your group) to stay here, sleep and use the ham station.  BUT, I keep rates reasonable.  E-mail me with dates, numbers of people and any other special requests and I'll let you know what the cost will be.  As I say -- it's reasonable.  I have to cover my costs and act like it's kind of one of my businesses.   

One of my parents is American so I hold dual citizenship.  As do my children.  We lived in the United States for a number of years.  I'm told you can't tell my accent from someone from California and Sophia and the kids are close to it.  But I am REALLY into all things "Tico".  Slang for Costa Rica.  Come down just for a contest but, if you possibly can, add time to see our beautiful country.  We do have (kind of) mountains (volcanoes) but Costa Rica is not called "The Switzerland of Central America" for nothing.   The weather is great and the scenery is beautiful.  Take your pick of jungles, farm fields, volcanoes and MANY miles of beautiful beaches.   Operate here then spend at one of the fancy resorts on the west coast.  Or "rough it" and head for the jungles.  I'm not into the tour guide business but I will do tours if I have time and it meets what you want and I can do.  Please ask.