[ETS/PARC List] FW: [The Daily DX] K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31, 2015

[Don WILSON]

> Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:26:29 -0500

> From: urb at w2dec.com
> Subject: Fwd: [The Daily DX] K1N - Navassa Island Update - January 31,  2015
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> >   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 
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