[KCDXC] support request to Kansas City DX Club

Fri, 31 May 2002 13:33:45 -0500

Dear Sirs,

a multinational dx-pedition of 10 operators will activate the rare country of myanmar in August 2002.
Well known team members will come from Germany, Italy, Laos and Indonesia.
We plan a 3 week activation from different places at Myanmar including a totally new IOTA AS-"NEW"
from the never activated Arrakan Group.
There will be up to 4 stations working at the same time on all main modes and frequencies between 160 - 6 m.
All will make use of efficient equipment and antenna systems to generate a high number of qso`s.

We would like to ask you for your friendly support on our dx-pedition and would be very thankful for your answer and any help.

Thank you very much in advance !

With best regards

Frank Rosenkranz, DL4KQ
Teamleader Myanmar2002
www.dx-pedition.de/myanmar2002

SUPPORT REQUEST

DXpedition Callsign:    XY3C  (CW),  XY5T (SSB),  XY7V (Digi)  

Proposed Destination(s):  MYANMAR;   1.   Yangon, Capitol City

                                                              2.   Npapali / Thandwe,  Rakkhine State

                                                             3.   Apaw-Ye Kyun, IOTA  AS-NEW

                                                                 (Arrakan Group Island)

Date(s) of Operation:   04. - 23. August 2002 

Applicant's Callsign:    DL4KQ

Name:    Frank Rosenkranz

Date of Application:  2002-05-24

Mailing Address:              Frank Rosenkranz

                  Blumenstr. 25     D-50126  Bergheim     Germany

Telephone:      049 2271 43374

Email address:  [email protected]

Operating permission(s) have been granted for: Yangon, Ngapali, Apaw-Ye Kyun 

Modes of Operation:  CW     SSB   RTTY   PSK31

Bands of Operation: 
160 X     80 X     40 X     30 X     20 X     17 X     15 X     12 X     10 X      6 X

QSL Manager Name: XY3C = DL4KQ,      XY5T = IN3ZNR,      XY7V = DL8KBJ

QSL Manager Mailing Address: 

XY3C  =  DL4KQ                   XY5T = IN3ZNR                        XY7V = DL8KBJ

Frank Rosenkranz                Fabrizio Vedovelli                      Siegfried Offermann 

Blumenstr. 25                          Via Gramsci 27                            Junesrothweg 7

D - 50126 Bergheim                I - 38100 Trento                        D - 50226  Frechen

Germany                                           Italy                                          Germany

DX-pedition members: 

Frank Rosenkranz, DL4KQ, XU7ABR, IOTA AS-133 Activation, Contester

Gregor Fismer, DF2IC, HSC and FOC Member, Contester

Siegfried Offermann, DL8KBJ, XU7ABV, Contester

J|rgen Kahnert, DF7KP, no experience

Bernd Willeke, DL5OAB, XU7ABT, Contester

Mauro Tomazzoni, IN3QBR, K7QB, XU7AAZ, XW3QBR, SV5, XW ...

Fabrizio Fedovelli, IN3ZNR, XU7AAY, XW3ZNR, J68ZZ, KG4PNV, T48Z, ......

Hiroo Yonezuka, XW0X, XU, 3W, FG, PJ7, J6, J7, .....

Jani Kusmulyana, YB0US, 3W3US, 9M6US, A52UP, V8AAP, XU7AAP, .....

Joe Blackwell, AA4NN, BQ9P

Rigs and antennas to be used: 
CW Station:

JRC JST245DX incl. all possible filters,   TenTec Titan Linear, qsk, 1.5  kw +           2 ele Monoband Yagi  20 - 6 m (6 Band) up 30 m,  160 m Vertical, 2 ele 80 m Vertical,       2 ele 40 m Delta Loop, 2 ele 30 m Delta Loop , AYL-4 switchable 4 directions rx antenna for 160 and 80 m

SSB Station:

ICOM IC736PRO incl. all possible filters,  Drake L7 Linear,  1.5 kw                       3 ele Monoband Yagi  20 - 6 m (6 Band) up 30 m, 80-10 m G5RV

Digi (back up) Station:

KENWOOD TS570 incl. all possible filters,  RAKE HF150 Linear, qsk 500 w                                                                           XP406 Yagi 20 -6 m up 10 m

6 m Station:

FT100, 4 ele 6 m Yagi up 10 m, linear 500 w

Switchable 9 band  Bandpassfilters for each station (Braun),

W3NQN bandpass filters

Budget:
Transportation costs to Yangon (International):   12,200 $

Accomodation in Myanmar incl. domestic flights: 10,500 $

Gasoline costs for 26 kVA and 30 kVA Generators: 500 $                                 (asked by lodge, because of extra voltage)

Trip of YB0US to Yangon/Ngapali:                            800 $                                                        (final conference with ministries, checking situation at Ngapali and Apaw-Ye Kyun Island)  

Additional costs:                                                       4,450 $                                   transport of lent equipment (400 $), license fee (1,500 $), qsl print (750 $),           preparing costs as faxes, documents (600 $), material costs as buying coax,               feeder wire lines, masts, transport  etc. (1200 $),      

Total:                                                                        28,450 US $                                                                                                                 

All group members agreed in a personal amount of 2500 $ when starting in expedition plans. (9 x 2500 $ = 22,500 $)

This calculation based on hope to get transportation help by airline and help by additional sponsors. 

Finally there is no help by THAI Airways, only a little number of sponsors is willing to support the plans. Permit for  operation is granted only when  making  use of tour package from Myanmar Ministry of Hotels and Tourism including the support of an accompanying liaison officer. Costs start to explode.

Now we have a difference in budget (28,450 $  22,500 $) of up to 6,000 US $.

We still hope to minimize this with help of sponsors. Also some operators are willing to spent more money than the planned 2,500 $. Some will not be able to do this. Finally there still may be a difference of 4000 $ and we  may be forced to reduce costs (minimizing equipment, transport costs) which would of course lower qso rates.

To keep the dx-pedition as successful as possible we ask you for support.

Any help would be very welcome ! 

2002-05-20

Frank Rosenkranz, DL4KQ

team leader

DX-pedition homepage:  www.dx-pedition.de/myanmar2002

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