[SEDXC] Message from G3SWH

[John Laney]

OK.  One more time.  This time I will cut and paste the message below:

Subject: 
        Pacific DX-pedition
   Date: 
        Mon, 23 Jun 2003 20:25:33 +0100
   From: 
        Phil Whitchurch <Phil at g3swh.demon.co.uk>
     To: 
        w4ms at arrl.net, k4bai at worldnet.att.net




Hi there

I am writing to request some financial assistance from the
Southeastern 
DX Club towards the cost of our forthcoming DX-pedition to French 
Polynesia next month and am pleased to set out as follows the
answers to the most usual questions raised:

DX-pedition Callsigns: We hope to obtain a special callsign for each
location, but if this is not possible will use FO/G4MFW for SSB and
RTTY 
and FO/G3SWH for CW.

Proposed Destination(s): Tubai Island in the Austral group;
Marangeva
Island in the Gambier group, Tahiti Island in the Society Islands
group.

Date(s) of Operation: 10th to 24th July 2003

Applicant's Callsign: G3SWH

Name: Phil Whitchurch

Date of Application: 11th June 2003

Mailing Address: 21 Dickensons Grove
                          Congresbury
                          Bristol
                          BS49 5HQ
                          United Kingdom

Telephone: +44-193-483-2736

Email address: phil at g3swh.demon.co.uk

Is landing permission(s) needed? No

Has operating permission(s) been granted?  Yes

Modes of Operation: CW, SSB and RTTY

Bands of Operation:
160 80 40  30  20  17  15  12  10

QSL Managers: Barry Fletcher, ZS1FJ and Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH

QSL routes: ZS1FJ for SSB and RTTY and G3SWH for CW

QSL Manager Mailing Address: as QRZ.com

Place on "Most Needed" lists:

The Australs are # 63 in the 2003 425 DX News  Most Wanted survey.
French Polynesia is # 144 in the same survey.  ARRL currently shows
the
Australs at #10, and French Polynesia is #214.  According to the DX
Magazine 2002 survey, the Australs are at # 50 in Europe and # 42 in
Europe on SSB.

Please list team members, including name, callsign, previous
DX-pedition
and/or contesting experience and any other information you think
would
be helpful in assessing the likelihood of success of the operation.

Barry Fletcher, G4MFW, ZS1FJ, ZL1MFW, has been licensed since 1972,
is a Committee member of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Club, the Cape
Town affiliate of the SARL and a keen DX-er on SSB only.  He has
operated as ZL8/G4MFW from Kermadec Is (IOTA OC-039), VR6AB from
Pitcairn Is (IOTA OC-044), FS/G4MFW (IOTA NA-105), FP/G4MFW (IOTA
NA-032), A22DX, FO/ZS1FJ from Gambier Is (IOTA OC-063), A35/G4MFW
(IOTA OC-169), 3D2FJ (IOTA OC-016), ZL1MFW from Stewart Is (IOTA
OC-203), Great Barrier Is (IOTA OC-201), North Is (IOTA OC-036),
ZS64RI
(IOTA AF-064), ZS23I (IOTA AF-077), ZS26BI (IOTA AF-079), ZS31ER
(IOTA AF-085), GJ4MFW (IOTA EU-013), HB0/G4MFW, 7P8FJ, 4U1ITU,
4U1UN.

Phil Whitchurch, G3SWH has been licensed since 1963, is the current
President of FOC and a keen DX-er on CW only, has operated as
UI8A/G3SWH, GU6YB/P (IOTA EU-114), SV8/G3SWH (IOTA EU-067),
F/G3SWH/P (IOTAs EU-039, EU-068, EU-094), BY1QH/G3SWH,
5H3/G3SWH, 5H1/G3SWH (IOTA AF-032), GJ3SWH/P (IOTA EU-099),
FR/G3SWH IOTA AF-016), 5Z4LI IOTA AF-040), 9M6PWT IOTA OC-088),
5Z4WI IOTA AF-067), 4S7WHG/A (IOTA AS-003), 8Q7WH IOTA AS-013),
ZS1/G3SWH, 5R8HA IOTAs AF-013, AF-057, AF-090), ZS1/G3SWH and
ZS1RBN (IOTA AF-064).  QSL manager for 9M0C (1998), D68C (2001),
8Q7ZZ (2002) and ZF2NT, amongst others.

Deon Erwin. ZR1DQ, ZS1ZL has been licensed since 1978, is a
retired professional electrical, electronic and software engineer, a
Committee member of the Cape Town Amateur Radio Club and our
resident technical expert being primarily responsible for the RTTY 
element of the expedition.

Rigs and antennas to be used:

2 x ICOM IC-706, 1 x Kenwood TS50S, 1 x R-7000 vertical, 1 a G5RV, 1
x
TA-33 Junior beam and wires for LF. Laptop computers for RTTY and
logging.

We plan to have three stations on the air for as many hours every
day as 
is possible.

Expenses budget:

Each operator has a personal expenses budget of approximately US
$4,000 to cover air fares and accommodation etc.

Proposed income budget:

We do not anticipate any income other than sponsorship from DX clubs
and organisations similar to yours.  Each operator will be
responsible 
for, and is happy to meet, his own expenses

Whilst we are happy to meet the full transportation and
accommodation
costs of the expedition, we wish to apply for a grant towards our 
transport and living expenses on the islands and the cost of
printing 
QSL cards.

We are happy to meet the costs of transport to and from the island,
but are looking for sponsorship and donations towards our living
expenses, printing QSLs and the like.  Any surplus will be equally
distributed between the operators to offset their personal 
contributions. Would your organisation be willing to make a modest 
contribution? Every
little helps!  Please do not send cheques in any currency other than
Sterling or bank notes in other than Sterling or US $.  If
necessary, I 
can provide you with bank account details to facilitate electronic 
transfers.

Special circumstances:

In addition, Tubai counts as OC-152, Mangareva counts as OC-063 and
Tahiti counts as OC-046 for the Islands on the Air (IOTA) award.

The actual dates of each operation are: Tubai - 10th to 14th July;
Mangareva - 15th to 22nd July; Tahiti - 23rd & 24th July

Propagation permitting, our main objective is to work as many
European,
North American and ROTW stations on as many bands as possible.

We have set an expedition target of 12,000 QSOs,  with an
approximately
equal split between CW, RTTY and SSB.

In acknowledgement of for your support of donations in excess of
$100, 
we will be pleased to print your club logo on the special QSL cards,
to 
provide you with a copy of our write up and accompanying photographs
and
undertake to reply to all QSL cards received, either direct or via
the 
bureau.

I look forward to hearing from you in due course.

Should you have any queries or require any additional information,
please do not hesitate to contact me.

73 for now







-- 

Phil Whitchurch
G3SWH

Work is the curse of the drinking classes!