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Begin forwarded message: > From: Don WILSON <[email protected]> > Date: January 31, 2015 at 6:11:08 PM EST > Subject: K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31, 2015 > > > The Daily DX] K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31, 2015 > > > > Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:26:29 -0500 > > > > > From: [email protected] > > > Subject: Fwd: [The Daily DX] K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31, > > > 2015 > > > > > > > > > > 31 January 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From > > > > The KP1-5 project RE: K1N Navassa Island > > > > DXpedition Navassa: We're on the way! As you > > > > know, our plan was to begin helicopter trips > > > > this morning as soon as USFWS gave us the > > > > go-ahead. We hoped to get in as many as three > > > > trips in today. Because of the presence of a > > > > congressional delegation in Guantanamo Bay, > > > > Cuba, air services prevented the first of the > > > > two Navassa-bound USFWS helicopter flights to > > > > take off until 1830z. The first flight carried > > > > three of the six USFWS personnel, so the > > > > helicopter had to return to Guantanamo Bay and > > > > return with the remaining three USFWS > > > > people. It's about an hour each way so all of > > > > the above equals delay. We received the call at > > > > 1830z with the OK to start our trips. Our > > > > first flight left a few minutes later at 1900z > > > > and should land about 2030z. It's a two-hour > > > > round trip between Jamaica and Navassa so we > > > > won't get but one flight completed today. The > > > > first flight contained infrastructure materials > > > > and three K1N operators: George N4GRN, Glenn > > > > WØGJ and Jerry WB9Z. Flights will resume at > > > > first light tomorrow and we should get most of > > > > the material and men ashore tomorrow (Feb > > > > 1st). Building the camp will be time-consuming > > > > and labor-intensive but we hope be able to get > > > > one or two stations on the air tomorrow > > > > evening. It will be another day or so before > > > > we're fully operational on all bands. Because > > > > of the weather issues encountered this week by > > > > our supply vessel "Electra", we decided offload > > > > all the MREs, gasoline and water in Jamaica and > > > > transport it all via helicopter. More trips, > > > > more $$ but in the interest of safety. Bernie > > > > McClenny, W3UR Editor of: The Daily > > > > DX The Weekly DX How's DX? > > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > > http://www.avast.com > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
