>From The Daily DX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernie McClenny, W3UR" Date: Monday, January 26, 2009 9:30 am Subject: [The Daily DX] Desecheo 2009 Press Release # 4 To: The Daily DX , The Weekly DX
> > Desecheo 2009 Press Release # 4 > January 26, 2009 > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > We have reserved the special call sign K5D for our upcoming > Desecheo > operation. The operation will begin late in the day on Feb > 12th. > > QSO philosophy...because Desecheo is so very rare ( #6 > worldwide, #3 in > Europe and # 2 in Asia ) there are many, many hams worldwide > that need KP5 for > an all-time new one. Therefore, we are asking that you not > contact the > Dxpedition on any band/mode that you have confirmed from a > previous DXpedition. > This will allow the people who really need a new DXCC entity a > better opportu > nity to get through the pileups. > > Our objective is not to establish a world record for > contacts...there will be > no "greenies", no boxes to check, no competitions for most > band/mode QSOs, > no certificate or awards for contacting the Dxpedition more > times than anyone > else. So, if you have KP5 already confirmed on a particular > band/mode, we > respectfully ask that you exercise restraint. If, late in the > DXpedition, we > are calling CQ for contacts, we will welcome your call. > > The team has encountered higher expenses than anticipated. > These mainly > involve the transportation and feeding of other personnel that > will be traveling > to the island with us. Approximately ten other personnel will > share our > campsite and facilities for the duration of the DXpedition. > They will be on > Island with us to provide security and carry out field research. > Therefore, we > ask that you consider a contribution to the DXpedition to help > with these > incremental expenses. Just go to _www.kp5.us_ > (http://www.kp5.us/) and click > the button that reads" How you can Help". > > We are all counting the days until we assemble in Puerto Rico > on Feb 7th. > > Bob Allphin- K4UEE > Glenn Johnson-W0GJ > K5D co-leaders > > > > Editor of The Daily DX, The Weekly DX - www.dailydx.com > Editor of How's DX? > (earthlink) > _______________________________________________ > DailyDX mailing list > dail...@kkn.net > http://www.kkn.net/mailman/listinfo/dailydx > ----------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-news or subscribe dx-news This is the DX-NEWS reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -----------------------------------------------------------
