Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

2011-03-02 Thread Tom GM4FDM
I thought Bouvet was Norwegian and nothing whatsoever to do with the US Fish and Wildlife Tom GM4FDM On 02/03/2011 00:28, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: (Moving discussion to DX Chat) Cedric, When the US Fish Wildlife Service decided to permit the Desecheo operation, the impression left was

Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

2011-03-02 Thread Ryan Jairam
There was an attempt to get Congress to open up KP1/5 but the bill died in committee. That is one avenue to pursue if we can't persuade FWS but it needs enough support. __ Ryan, N2RJ Via iPhone On Mar 1, 2011, at 11:23 PM, Zack Widup w9sz.z...@gmail.com wrote: I keep hoping a big-time

Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

2011-03-02 Thread ragnar otterstad
We have our own buraucracy  !!   Norwegian Polar Instutute , reporting to the Ministry of environment !   Cu at Stirling next month ?   73  rag  la5he Fra: Tom GM4FDM t...@gm4fdm.com Emne: Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa Til: Kopi: dx-chat@njdxa.org Dato: Onsdag 2. mars 2011 12.19 I

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

2011-03-02 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I think we need an investigative journalist to find out WHY Fish Wildlife staff for the Caribbean has ben so against ANYONE not with the agency ever officiallylanding on "their" islands. One wonders if they are covering something up, or merely... overly enthusiastic, if not zealous,about doing

Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa, Desecheo

2011-03-02 Thread Fred Stevens K2FRD
Ron, I think I can answer that question without need for an investigative reporter: politics. I worked very closely with USFWS in my years with the US National Park Service as a wildlife biologist. Given the constantly changing political climate and the consequent usually dramatic changes in

RE: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

2011-03-01 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
(Moving discussion to DX Chat) Cedric, When the US Fish Wildlife Service decided to permit the Desecheo operation, the impression left was that groups would be permitted to land on operate from both Desecheo and Navassa every few years. A lot of this going forward was dependent on how well

Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

2011-03-01 Thread Zack Widup
I keep hoping a big-time DXpedition can make it to Bouvet some day. I didn't work Chuck Brady and I didn't work the last operation there. It's one of the six I still haven't worked. :-( 73, Zack W9SZ On 3/1/11, Ron Notarius W3WN wn3...@verizon.net wrote: (Moving discussion to DX Chat)

Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

2011-03-01 Thread ragnar otterstad
...@gmail.com Emne: Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa Til: dx-chat dx-chat@njdxa.org Dato: Onsdag 2. mars 2011 05.22 I keep hoping a big-time DXpedition can make it to Bouvet some day. I didn't work Chuck Brady and I didn't work the last operation there. It's one of the six I still haven't worked