[EIDXA] Fwd: [GOLIST] Fwd: Navassa KP1 Press Release !!! [1Attachment]

[Glenn Johnson]

Dear EIDXA:

I wish I would have known this last Friday when we had the EIDXA meeting....

We found out late Monday, had a conference call with FWS Tuesday afternoon,
tied up some loose ends this morning and went public early this afternoon.

The cost of helicopter transport is very pricy, but LESS than any barge or
vessel to service Navassa, plus the need for helicopter slings.    There are
larger vessels with helicopter, but the price is so astronomical that if I
told you, you wouldn't believe it!   The seas are the roughest in the month
of January, which would make even sling loads dangerous.   But since the
birds have their least nesting in January, that's when FWS says we go.
That leaves one option:  helicopter only, ground to ground.

We should know our exact dates within the next 2-3 weeks, as soon as FWS
books their government helicopter.

Time is short, LOTS to do in the next 6 weeks to get our container ready to
go to our staging point.

Individually, any support you can help us with, please do so on our website!
Navassa will be history when EIDXA meets again.

THANKS in advance!


73!
Glenn W0GJ












PRESS RELEASE 

From: The KP1-5 Project 

Re: Navassa (KP1) DXpedition 

Dated: 22 October 2014 

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has notified the KP1-5 Project that they
will be the team to activate Navassa Island (KP1) in January 2015 . 

The DXpedition will be a maximum of fourteen days. The exact dates in
January will be determined by USFWS mission requirements and weather
windows. 

Our experienced team of fifteen is complete and is ready for the challenge.
The weeks ahead will be extremely busy as the team has less than 90 days
before the DXpedition comes on the air. 

January is the month of minimum bird nesting activity and this is the
primary reason USFWS is asking that the operation be completed during that
month. However, the weather is unpredictable in January and because Navassa
is surrounded by cliffs, this may preclude a safe landing by boat. For
safety reasons and in order to maximize our time on the Island and on the
air, a helicopter operation is planned. Navassa is over 100 miles (160 km)
from the nearest helicopter staging point and as many as ten round trips
will be required at the beginning and end of the operation. Obviously, this
means that there will be a significant cost for activating this #1 ranked
DXCC entity. 

In the next few weeks, we be working with USFWS and as details firm up, we
will issue periodic press releases. Check our webpage, http://www.kp1-5.com
for more details of the operation and how you may financially support this
DXpedition. 

The KP1-5 Project team has committed to fund 50% of the total costs. We are
hopeful the DX community at large will fund the remainder. 

for The KP1-5 Project, 

Bob Allphin, K4UEE, President 

Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, Vice-president 

Mike Thomas, NA5U, Secretary 




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