[OKDXA] What DXPeditions Should We Fund?

[Roger Simpson]

------ Original Message ------
From: "Kim Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: 4/23/2018 22:25:37
Subject: [OKDXA] What DXPeditions Should We Fund?

>The OKDXA receives many requests for funding from DXpeditions. When we 
>get these, we usually provide some funding for the "big ones," like 
>Bouvet Is. But I began to wonder... Even though I missed (completely!) 
>the 3B7 due to work, I know that it was heard enough here in OK that we 
>would have had a good chance to work it. Yet, I have a friend in CO, 
>with a pretty good station, who never heard it on any band. DX is like 
>that and there may be regional "most needed" DXCC entities different 
>from the generic "most needed."
>
>Are there any DXCC entities that are particularly rare /here in OK 
>/different form the "most needed" list that we should consider funding 
>should a request come through? If so, what are they? Or, should we 
>stick with the simpler "DXCC most needed" list for our decisions?
>
>73,
>
>Kim Elmore N5OP
>
>--
>Kim Elmore, Ph.D. (Adj. Assoc. Prof., OU School of Meteorology, CCM, PP 
>SEL/MEL/Glider, N5OP, 2nd Class Radiotelegraph, GROL)
>
>/"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in 
>practice, there is." //– Attributed to many people; it’s so true that 
>it doesn’t matter who said it./
>
Kim:

I guess everyone has their own list of "rare" ones. If you have not yet 
worked it then it is "rare". Here are the ones I still need for an ATNO. 
I have been fairly diligent in trying to work every DXpedition that has 
been on since about 2004. I did miss the North Korea operation which was 
only a single op who was on for a few hours.

Here is my list:  North Korea, Crozet, Johnston, Kerguelen, Bouvet, San 
Felix, Turkmenistan, Pratas.   As you know, the Bouvet guys had to 
cancel their trip when they were only a mile off the shore of Bouvet due 
to engine trouble. I think they will go back in a year or so. I think 
ham radio is illegal in Turkmenistan so I don't expect any activation 
from there in the foreseeable future.  It will be a while for Johnston 
also since the US Fish and Wildlife service probably won't give a permit 
for any one to go there since they have just issued the permit for 
Baker/Howland. I'm waiting with baited breath now for Baker/Howland 
which is due to fire up in the second half of June.


73  Roger   K5RKS


>