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Dear members Oklahoma DX Association,



Recently, DXpedition leader Ralph K0IR announced plans to activate the #4 
most-need DXCC entity---Amsterdam Island-St. Paul (FT5ZM). Our operation is 
scheduled for 18 days and will occur between January 15th and February 20th, 
2014.   Ralph has assembled a terrific team of great operators with many 
years of DXpedition experience.  They are: Nodir - EY8MM; Michel - FM5CD; 
Jorge - HK1R; Bob - K4UEE; Craig - K9CT; Erling - LA6VM; George - N4GRN; 
Arnie - N6HC; Neil - VA7DX; Steve - VE7CT; Gregg - W6IZT; Jerry - WB9Z and 
Andy UA3AB. Included are three members of the CQ DX Hall of Fame: 9V1YC, 
K0IR and K4UEE.



The last major operation from Amsterdam Island was 1998, and it has climbed 
steadily back up the most wanted list in the last 15 years. Our goal is to 
give everyone who needs a contact for an all-time new one at least one QSO. 
Secondarily, we will provide band/mode contacts for those chasing the DXCC 
Challenge and other awards.



The team will be QRV on 160m-10m CW, SSB, and Digital modes.  There will be 
two Operating locations are about 2 kilometers apart. Each location will 
allow a full complement of antennas. The separation will allow simultaneous 
CW/RTTY and SSB transmission on the open bands. The group plans on eight 
stations; four at each location. Elecraft K3's, a full complement of 
antennas, and 500 watt amplifiers will be the backbone of the station 
configurations.



As with past DXpeditions to "Top Ten" DXCC entities, this is a costly 
venture. The expenses total just over $400,000. Each operator must 
contribute a minimum of $10,000 of his own money; pay his own way to/from 
Fremantle, Australia.  They will be away from home and family for six weeks, 
spend 16 to 18 days at sea, and be prepared for the financial and physical 
risks inherent in a major DXpedition of this magnitude.




The group needs your financial support to successfully complete this major 
project and is asking all DXers to contribute what they can to make this 
happen. We are hopeful that clubs and major sponsors will help us; INDEXA 
has already made an extremely generous contribution to the project and the 
NCDXF has honored us with a very large grant. But we also need the help of 
individual DXers, not only from North America, but also from Europe, Asia, 
Africa, South America, and Oceania. Let's make this happen! Then, let's 
enjoy the chase of a new country, a new band country, or working a rare one!

.



So, please consider a generous contribution to this project. To have your 
club or organization's logo included on our QSL card please contribute $500 
or more; or $250 to have your club's name included on the QSL card. 
Individual contributions of $100 or more will be listed on our QSL card. 
Everyone who supports the DXpedition will be listed and properly recognized 
on our website.

We encourage you to visit the Amsterdam Island website (www.amsterdamdx.org) 
and donate via the PayPal link. It's free and easy. You can contribute with 
a major credit card, AND you don't even have to have a PayPal account to do 
it! If that is not convenient, you may print the contribution from provided 
on our website and mail a check or money order.
If you choose to use the mail, be sure all checks are made payable to: 
Amsterdam Island DX Group. Remember to put your clubs name on the "for" 
line.

Please mail all contributions to:

Amsterdam Island DX Group

C/o Bob Allphin, K4UEE

4235 Blackland Dr.

Marietta, Ga. 30067
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//  ===========     12 April   === from K5RKS
Gene:   I will send $50 to Bruce to add to the OKDXA fund for our donation 
to the Amsterdam Island. It looks like 2014 will be a banner year with two 
major DXpedtions: Amsterdam Island and Heard Island. Also, according to the 
"Daily DX" there is supposedly an upcoming "major announcement" coming up in 
a few weeks [I think during Dayton]. Maybe there will be another operation 
announced at that time.

73   Roger   K5RKS