[Elecraft] Fwd: K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31, 2015

[Monty S]

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> From: Don WILSON <k2dsv at msn.com>
> Date: January 31, 2015 at 6:11:08 PM EST
> Subject: K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31, 2015
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> The Daily DX] K1N - Navassa Island Update -	January 31, 2015
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> > > Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:26:29 -0500
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> > > From: urb at w2dec.com
> > > Subject: Fwd: [The Daily DX] K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31, 2015
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > 31 January 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE From 
> > > > The KP1-5 project RE: K1N Navassa Island 
> > > > DXpedition Navassa: We're on the way! As you 
> > > > know, our plan was to begin helicopter trips 
> > > > this morning as soon as USFWS gave us the 
> > > > go-ahead. We hoped to get in as many as three 
> > > > trips in today. Because of the presence of a 
> > > > congressional delegation in Guantanamo Bay, 
> > > > Cuba, air services prevented the first of the 
> > > > two Navassa-bound USFWS helicopter flights to 
> > > > take off until 1830z. The first flight carried 
> > > > three of the six USFWS personnel, so the 
> > > > helicopter had to return to Guantanamo Bay and 
> > > > return with the remaining three USFWS 
> > > > people. It's about an hour each way so all of 
> > > > the above equals delay. We received the call at 
> > > > 1830z with the OK to start our trips. Our 
> > > > first flight left a few minutes later at 1900z 
> > > > and should land about 2030z. It's a two-hour 
> > > > round trip between Jamaica and Navassa so we 
> > > > won't get but one flight completed today. The 
> > > > first flight contained infrastructure materials 
> > > > and three K1N operators: George N4GRN, Glenn 
> > > > WØGJ and Jerry WB9Z. Flights will resume at 
> > > > first light tomorrow and we should get most of 
> > > > the material and men ashore tomorrow (Feb 
> > > > 1st). Building the camp will be time-consuming 
> > > > and labor-intensive but we hope be able to get 
> > > > one or two stations on the air tomorrow 
> > > > evening. It will be another day or so before 
> > > > we're fully operational on all bands. Because 
> > > > of the weather issues encountered this week by 
> > > > our supply vessel "Electra", we decided offload 
> > > > all the MREs, gasoline and water in Jamaica and 
> > > > transport it all via helicopter. More trips, 
> > > > more $$ but in the interest of safety. Bernie 
> > > > McClenny, W3UR Editor of: The Daily 
> > > > DX The Weekly DX How's DX? 
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