[EIDXA] FW: Amsterdam Island DXpedition

[K0CF]

To all Eastern Iowa DX Association Members:

We have received the following request for donations
to help fund the FT5ZM DXpedition, coming up early
next year. Since attachments won't go through the
email reflector, I have copied and pasted the text
of the letter below.

At last night's meeting, the club voted to donate
$600 to this expedition, to which Karin Blankenhagen
added $500, for a total donation of $1,100 from
EIDXA. (Thank you, Karin!)

You may wish to consider making your own personal
donation to the cause!

73,
Craig Fastenow, K0CF
President, EIDXA


-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Allphin [mailto:k4uee at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, April 08, 2013 1:26 PM
To: k0cf at mchsi.com
Subject: Amsterdam Island DXpedition

Dear members of the Eastern Iowa DX Assn.,

Recently, DXpedition leader Ralph K0IR announced plans to
activate the #4 most-need DXCC entity -- Amsterdam Island-
St. Paul (FT5ZM). Our operation is scheduled for 18 days
and will occur between January 15th and February 20th,
2014.   Ralph has assembled a terrific team of great
operators with many years of DXpedition experience.
They are: James - 9V1YC; Nodir - EY8MM; Michel - FM5CD;
Jorge - HK1R; Bob - K4UEE; Craig - K9CT; Erling - LA6VM;
George - N4GRN; Arnie - N6HC; John - VE3EJ; Steve - VE7CT;
Gregg - W6IZT; and Jerry - WB9Z. Included are three
members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame: 9V1YC, K0IR and K4UEE.

The last major operation from Amsterdam Island was 1998,
and it has climbed steadily back up the most wanted list
in the last 15 years. Our goal is to give everyone who
needs a contact for an all-time new one at least one QSO.
Secondarily, we will provide band/mode contacts for those
chasing the DXCC Challenge and other awards.
 
The team will be QRV on 160m-10m CW, SSB, and Digital
modes.  There will be  two Operating locations are about
2 kilometers apart. Each location will allow a full
complement of antennas. The separation will allow
simultaneous CW/RTTY and SSB transmission on the open
bands. The group plans on eight stations; four at each
location. Elecraft K3's, a full complement of antennas,
and 500 watt and 1.5 KW amplifiers will be the backbone
of the station configurations.

As with past DXpeditions to "Top Ten" DXCC entities, this
is a costly venture. The expenses total just over
$400,000. Each operator must contribute a minimum of
$10,000 of his own money; pay his own way to/from
Fremantle, Australia.  They will be away from home and
family for six weeks, spend 16 to 18 days at sea, and be
prepared for the financial and physical risks inherent in
a major DXpedition of this magnitude. 

The group needs your financial support to successfully
complete this major project and is asking all DXers to
contribute what they can to make this happen. We know that
clubs and major sponsors will help us; INDEXA has already
made an extremely generous contribution to the project and
the NCDXF has honored us with a very large grant. But we
also need the help of individual DXers, not only from
North America, but also from Europe, Asia, Africa, South
America, and Oceania. Let's make this happen! Then, let's
enjoy the chase of a new country, a new band country, or
working a rare one!

So, please consider a generous contribution to this
project. To have your club or organization's logo included
on our QSL card please contribute $500 or more; or $250 to
have your club's name included on the QSL card.
Individual contributions of $100 or more will be listed on
our QSL card.  Everyone who supports the DXpedition will
be listed and properly recognized on our website. 

We encourage you to visit the Amsterdam Island website
(www.amsterdamdx.org) and donate via the PayPal link. It's
free and easy. You can contribute with a major credit
card, AND you don't even have to have a PayPal account to
do it! If that is not convenient, you may print the
contribution form provided on our website and mail a check
or money order. 

If you choose to use the mail, be sure all checks are made
payable to: Amsterdam Island DX Group. Remember to put
your clubs name on the "for" line.

Please mail all contributions to:
    Amsterdam Island DX Group
    C/o Bob Allphin, K4UEE
    4235 Blackland Dr.
    Marietta, Ga. 30067