[SCCC] VY2ZM QTH FOR SALE

Sat Apr 9 22:30:18 EDT 2022

The only challenge is you might have to be a Canadian to purchase:

https://news.yahoo.com/canada-proposes-foreign-buyers-home-202047691.html

73! Mark KA6WKE

Website: https://www.ka6wke.net

On Sat, Apr 9, 2022, 17:37 Dennis Younker NE6I <NE6I at cox.net> wrote:

> The following came in here via email today. I will also post this on the
> May
> edition of SCCORE:
>
> To DX'ers, Contesters and Friends:
>
> Some of you probably know that VY2ZM is scheduled for de-commission
> starting
> May 15th, 2022 unless another amateur or consortium of contesters takes it
> over to continue the legacy of this premier amateur radio station on Prince
> Edward Island.
>
> Briefly, here are the most important facts about this opportunity:
>
> *       The station sits on 38+/- acres and includes an executive 3500SF
> home with 4BR and 3.5 baths in immaculate condition
> *       It is offered TURNKEY which means this includes all furnishings,
> linens, towels, tools etc - you just move in with a ready-made station that
> is also included.
> *       The parcel has 333 feet of salt water ocean frontage with concrete
> steps to a private beach
> *       The offering includes 10 existing and fully permitted towers with
> capability from 160m-10m.
> *       The home has a 22KW GENERAC generator with a 200A automatic
> transfer
> switch
> *       There are (3) independent thermostatically-controlled heating
> systems to heat and protect the home and a DISC alarm system that is
> monitored 24/7/365.
> *       Access is via a well-maintained gravel driveway and will include a
> snowmobile/sled combination for the winter months
> *       Over the course of 21 years this station has a history of
> top-ranked
> scores on the low bands to include at various times several world records,
> North American records and legendary performance on 160m.  Something like
> 15
> top W/VE scores have been achieved in ARRL DX and 3 top national scores in
> ARRL SS Phone.
> *       Starlink Internet has been installed to enable high speed internet
> access in the home which can be used to allow for REMOTE access should the
> new owner wish to consider installing it.
> *       INCOME OPPORTUNITY:  3 bedroom homes like ours are allowed to offer
> Bed & Breakfast rentals under PEI regulations; estimated income at $200-250
> per night or $3,000 per weekly rental, in season.
>
> Additional useful information:
>
> *       Under existing treaty, US amateurs can freely travel to CANADA for
> 6
> months per annum on their US passport.  Covid rules have already been
> largely lifted and this unfortunate situation will soon be a memory.  US
> amateurs can operate immediately using their home callsigns/VY2 under
> treaty
> and, with a Canadian Advanced Amateur license, can legally operate remotely
> from the USA into Canada.  (I happen to be a CANADIAN VEC and can provide
> testing for anyone interested.)
> *       Reaching the station by car: Travel times from Cape Cod to the
> station are roughly 13 hours by car over good roads through New England,
> New
> Brunswick and over the Confederation Bridge into PEI.
> *       Reaching the station by air: We have a nice airport in the capital
> city of Charlottetown, which is 50 mins west of the station. To get to PEI
> via air usually means that one flies initially to either Montreal, or
> Toronto or to Halifax from the US, and then connects to Charlottetown from
> one of those connecting cities. In the summer season, some US airlines do
> come into PEI directly but this is usually only a seasonal summer service
> that is offered.
> *       Your US dollar is worth more than the Canadian dollar allowing many
> things at a 20% discount - although Canada does have an HST akin to the VAT
> system in Europe.
> *       The capital city of Charlottetown offers excellent restaurants,
> shopping akin to the USA in almost every way, eg: Walmart/Home Depot and is
> roughly 50 minutes away from VY2ZM as is the PEI airport.
>
> Pricing:
>
> *       VY2ZM is available as a complete, turnkey situation and is priced
> at
> $750,000 USD.
>
> This is a very special, unique opportunity to own one of the most
> competitive DX and Contest stations in North America - where European
> signals on 160m sound like those on 20 meters all year long.  During the
> Winter months, it is possible to work into Europe on 160m for upwards of 20
> hours a day. I would dearly love to have the legacy of this place continue
> -
> it would be a shame to see it all come down.
>
> Thanks for your consideration.
>
> Jeff Briggs, K1ZM / VY2ZM
>
> For more details and pictures, or to inquire about this properly, see the
> listing at:
>
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