[Nodxa] KP5 Announcement (You get to see it first!)

[Tedd Mirgliotta (KB8NW)]

Desecheo Island KP5 Press Release # 2
23 November 2008

The U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service has notified the team that February 12-26, 2009, will
be the dates allocated for the radio operation. These dates are coordin-
ated with other USFWS research activities scheduled on other parts of
Desecheo Island as well as scheduling USFWS security personnel for the
camp.
   Fifteen operators will be allowed on the island at any given time. A
total of 6-8 stations will be operational, including 160-6 meters.

A reconnaissance trip to Desecheo is scheduled for Friday, December 19th.
Three team members, USFWS personnel and an UXO (unexploded ordnance)
expert will sweep and clear the assigned area of UXO and other hazards.
There will be no radio operations.

   The 15-man team will assemble in Puerto Rico on February 8, 2009, for
mandatory UXO training. The next three days will include team operations
training, and last minute preparation and staging of the several tons of
equipment for transport. On February 12th, landing will commence and two
stations will be immediately activated.   Likewise, stations will continue
to operate until the final moments before departure on February 26th.

   Halfway through the operation, on February 19th, approximately half of
the operating team will be replaced with fresh operators for the final week.

   The team has been diligently planning antennas and propagation paths to
take advantage of every possible band opening to Asia, where Desecheo is
#2 on the Most Wanted List and to Europe, where it is #3 on the Most
Wanted List.

Contributions are being solicited. To assist us and for the latest news,
please go to the team's website: http://www.kp5.us

73,
Glenn Johnson, W0GJ
Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Desecheo 2009 co-leaders


Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW - kb8nw at barf80.nshore.org --or-- kb8nw at arrl.net
Editor of the "Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin" (OPDX - "DXer's Tool of Excellence")
President of the "Northern Ohio DX Association" (NODXA)
DX Chairman for the "Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society
ARRL Assistant Director of the Great Lakes Division
Sysop of the "Basic Amateur Radio Frequency BBS" (BARF80.ORG)