[OKDXA] KP5 Desecheo Island

[william wells]

And....though I have absolutely nothing to do with this group - I happened
to bump into them here in Rincon at a bar near where we were
surfing/snorkeling at lunchtime today (Tuesday) at Step beach.  Being very
friendly (as we all are, right?)  they told me the helicopter begins
ferrying their supplies out to Desecheo tomorrow(Wed) so it wont be long
now.  I can see the island off the coast in the distance from the balcony of
our hotel - very nice.

Also, they told me how disappointed they were that they had to eat fried
plantains instead of french fries when the restaurant ran out.  What a
bummer.

73,

Bill/WW5X

On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 2:18 PM, N5PA <n5pa at n5pa.com> wrote:

> Well, it looks like we might get the chance to work another new one.  The
> USFWS has sent letters out to everyone that has filed for permission to go
> to Desecheo Island, KP5.  They sent out letters June 30th and told them
> that
> they had 45 days to respond.  Then they will pick one of the applicants to
> be able to go to KP5 under strict USWFS supervision for 14 days.  They will
> only be given 30 days notice before going.  So out of all the ones that
> have
> applied to go, only one group will be able to go and only on a very short
> notice.  I will certainly have to dig Big Bertha out of the closet for this
> one!  I wish I had my new vertical up because that would allow me more
> bands.  I will do whatever it takes to work this one, even take a day of
> vacation to work them!  That should give us something to work towards,
> anyway.  It will be very workable from my QTH.  It is only 1629 miles from
> my QTH outside of Ellisville, MS.  They think it will be sometime from
> September to December 2008 for the DXpedition.  So warm up those tubes
> boys!
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> 73,
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> Alan, N5PA
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William Wells, MD
University of Oklahoma
Department of Pediatrics
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
(405) 271-5215
william-wells at ouhsc.edu
bill at wells.net
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