[Mldxcc] Swain's Island

[K Anderson]

*** ANOTHER NEW DXCC ENTITY TO HIT THE AIRWAVES! ****
Well known DXer Kan, JA1BK/KH6BK, and a group of operators will activate
another new DXCC entity. The team of 6 operators will travel to Swains
Island some time this week. Swains Island was recently added to the DXCC's
entity this past weekend due to the recent DXCC rule change (ed. See DXCC
News below). The team of operators who have been in Pago Pago, American
Samoa, since Thursday, July 20th, have been delayed in going to Swains
Island due to some transportation problems. The list of operators are
Kan/JA1BK/KH6BK (team leader), Uti/KS6FO, Paul/F6EXV/WH7S, John/K1ER,
Tets/AH7C and John/K8YSE. Larry, AH8LG, President of the American Samoa
Amateur Radio Association (ASARA), has been helping in planning/organizing
and has provided the team with lots of resources and logistics to make
this operation happen. Larry will not be going with the team but will be
a pilot station for the operation. However, Larry's wife, Uti, KS6FO, is
expected to travel with the team to Swains Island and will do the cooking
for the team. The callsign will be KH8SI once again. Activity will be on
HF bands CW/SSB. However, the team will utilize the best bands to work
as many as possible during this short operation (possibly 3-4 days).
The start date is unsure at this time due to the transportation to the
island. QSL via JA1BK. More details will be forthcoming.