VQ9AIW 1959 Seychelles Island

 

Operator: Lee Bergren W0AIW (also: OH1ST/0, YN0YN, FP8AM, XE4A)
One of the top DXpeditions of 1959 operating from a hotel room is Seychelles as VQ9AIW.

One of the co-winners of the Niagara Frontier DX Association's "DX Signal of the Month" award.
The other winner was
Robby Robson VQ9ERR operating from another room in the same hotel.

They made over 3000 contacts in 9 days of operation.

QSL from the estate of W6LWZ / W6AHZ
Photo and info from Don Chesser W4KVX DX Magazine #91, October 28, 1959