[KCDXC] KH3: Johnston Island

Mon, 27 Jan 2003 14:15:34 -0800 (PST)

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The following announcement comes from Bernie McClenny,
W3UR, Editor of The Daily DX:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
approved a plan to permanently close a chemical
weapons disposal facility on Johnston Island. After
the completion of the cleanup facility on Johnston
Island is expected to close soon and an administration
 change will soon put the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) in charge of the overall 
operations of this U.S. territory. Future DXpeditions
to Johnston Island, KH3, may be much more difficult.

On top of all of this the Johnston Island Club station
KJ6BZ will be dismantled. Finnish operators OH2BH, 
Martti Laine, and OH2PM, Pertti Simovaara, along with
DX editor W3UR, Bernie McClenny have obtained special
permission to visit, document and operate from the
club station for one week and just before the
demolition, which is scheduled just days after the
operation.

In the spirit of "cleanup," the ham radio team is
going to do its best to "clean up the demand" for KH3
for Europe, low bands and WARC bands. The AH3D crew
will also "tidy up" on 6 meters and RTTY. The all band
CW, SSB and RTTY operation is scheduled to take place
from January 27 to February 4.

The group will use proven sanitation materials, and 
the recently launched DXpedition grade Yaesu FT-857
and FT-897 radios with multiple amplifiers.  They will
use a variety of antennas to spray their signals
across the airwaves including a TH11, 3-element 10
meter beam, duo bander for 12 and 17 meters and
various wires for the low bands.

To help manage the cleanup K6GNX, Dr. Bill Avery, will
step in as the team's pilot station.  He will act as 
a point person to relay news between the operating
crew and the DX community.  Bill can be reached via  
e-mail to [email protected].

This may very well be the last big sweep from Johnston
Island for a long time. Those wishing to fill their
needed list should monitor the following frequencies:

CW   1827.5, 3506, 7006, 10106, 14024, 18075, 21024,
24895, 28024, 50105
SSB  3795, 7082, 14195, 18145, 21295, 24945, 28495,
50105
RTTY 14085 or 21085

QSL via OH2BH, 2003 Johnston Atoll DXpedition, P.O.
Box 73, 02380  Espoo, Finland.

Mauro Pregliasco, I1JQJ/KB2TJM
425 DX News Editor
E-mail: [email protected]

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