[SCCC] VY2ZM QTH FOR SALE

[Alan Zack]

PEI is a nice friendly place to live or visit.
In the summer months we would send a USCG C-130 with a double crew to
the CFB Summerside for Intl ICE Patrol. We would patrol from PEI to
Thule Greenland and return daily. We had special sensors to find the
icebergs using ocean temperature readings. We had one car to share and
would bring motorcycles and dirt bikes with us for transportation. The
local Canadian Legion Hall was nice and the ladies were friendly. If
you go there say hello to Bud the Spud (inside joke). Nice way to
spend part of the summer. And if you think Thule Greenland is a lonely
isolated place the Coast Guard personal who operated the LORAN station
at Cape Christian would go to Thule for R&R.

Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired
Aviation Chief Warrant Officer,  U.S. Coast Guard, Retired
http://www.qrz.com/db/K7ACZ
http://gocoastguard.com
http://www.uscgradio.net
http://www.comm-one.club


-----Original Message-----
From: SCCC On Behalf Of Dennis Younker NE6I
Sent: Saturday, April 9, 2022 05:38 PM
To: 'SCCC' <SCCC at contesting.com>
Subject: [SCCC] VY2ZM QTH FOR SALE

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:

 
<https://www.hamradiohomes.com/?nltr=MzE7MjMwO2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmhhbXJhZ
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https://www.hamradiohomes.com/listings/monticello-prince-edward-island
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