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[Jim Brown]

On 2/19/2024 1:07 PM, ok1tn wrote:
> To top it all off, the expedition will not even be present on the island.

Another false belief. The difference is that only a few guys go to the 
island, set up the station(s), and go back to their boat anchored 
off-share. They return to the island periodically to refuel generators, 
and fix things that break. And AA7JV has even developed a system for 
remote operators on different continents to split operator shifts. K6MM, 
a fine CW op who has been on a fair number of expeditions, gave a talk 
last week to the NorCal DX Club about having operated from one of 
George's setups in the South Pacific this season.

I've heard many talks by the guys who have been on or even led major DX 
trips. The only differences are COST, HARDSHIP, and getting permission 
to even BE on the island from the governments that control it. Many of 
these rare island countries are wildlife sanctuaries.  It is FAR easier 
to get that permission for three people who spend little time on the 
island than for 20 people who live there for two weeks!

Recent expeditions have cost half a million dollars, and of those there 
have been serious failures; Radio In a Box would almost certainly have 
been far more successful for at least one of them.

There is a saying here in the US about the understanding gained by 
walking a mile in the other man's shoes. It may have come from our 
European ancestors.

73, Jim K9YC