[OKDXA] Navassa, Centennial and etc.

[John Geiger]

Hi Gene,

In terms of a speaker, what about Frosty, K5LBU?  He is in Texas, so travel 
shouldn't be too bad and he leads DXpeditions to Southern African countries 
every year.

73 John AF5CC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "W5LE" <w5le at beggstelco.net>
To: "okdxa >> Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>; 
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Sent: Monday, September 08, 2014 9:37 PM
Subject: [OKDXA] Navassa, Centennial and etc.


> As you probably all saw the other day via some posts on the reflector, Bob 
> Allphin,
> K4UEE, and the KP1-KP5 project team, through many meetings with the Fish 
> and Wildlife
> Service, has gotten the green light for a DXpedition to take place from 
> Navassa Island.
> This entity is either at the top of the most-needed list or #2 on the 
> most-needed list, according
> to whose list you look at.  At any rate, it's super rare and very much 
> needed by just about everyone.  So rejoice those of you who have been 
> waiting for this one to happen.  It will be
> taking place within the next 2 years.  Bob and the team of his choosing 
> has not been officially
> told they're the team that will activate it.  Everyone who has applied in 
> the past and been turned down is allowed to submit a new proposal,  but, 
> to me, it seems like a no-brainer that Bob and company should be the ones 
> who activate it.  I got a request from Bob for a "Letter of 
> Recommendation" from the OKDXA to support their proposal.  I was hoping 
> that I might have a shot at being one of the operators on this particular 
> DXpedition but was told by Bob that he has to give preference to the 
> KP1-KP5 team.   And, apparently, they have people lining up to be 
> operators on this one.
>
> On an unrelated matter, I attempted to find us a featured speaker for a 
> banquet and was unable to do so.  Even though the founder of eQSL read my 
> email, he didn't respond.  The founder of QRZ.com said he's going to be 
> out of the country the whole month of October and then will be playing 
> catch up the rest of the year.  I didn't find any fairly close-in hams who 
> have recently returned from a DXpedition who would be candidates as a 
> speaker.  San, K5YY, was in 7P8, Lesotho, earlier this year but didn't 
> figure the OKDXA bunch would want to hear from the same guy 2 years in a 
> row.  I mentioned this at the OKDXA meeting at Ham Holiday in Oklahoma 
> City,
> but I realize a lot of you didn't make it to that meeting.  I solicited 
> input from the gathering but didn't get any input.  I guess, as it stands, 
> we won't have a banquet.  I am, however, open to suggestions.
>
> I want to give a huge verbal pat-on-the-back to our club members who acted 
> as organizers of the Oklahoma portion of the W1AW/5, ARRL Centennial, 
> operation.  Connie, K5CM, handled our first week in January and Sam, W5CU, 
> handled the August operation.  Between the two operations, we gave around 
> 55,000 people Oklahoma on Phone, CW, and digital.  I truly feel like 
> Oklahoma brought its "A Game" and I'm proud of not only the organizers but 
> also the many OK hams who jumped in with both feet.  Thanks to you all!
>
> 73 and see you in the pileups.
> Gene W5LE
>
>
>
>
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