[OKDXA] Swains2020 W8S Breaking News

[Jeff Martin]

Swains Island Dxpedition Postponed Due to the Corona Virus...

73,
Jeff - K5WE
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Swains2020 W8S Breaking News:

In close cooperation with Alex Jennings, the representative of Swains
Island, the team has decided to postpone the W8S DXpedition to Swains Island
to autumn of 2020.
The reason behind this postponement is the travel restrictions when entering
American Samoa, restrictions imposed by the Department of Health of American
Samoa as a result of the Corona virus outbreak.

The Department of Health allows non-residents to enter American Samoa only
via Hawaii, after a 14 days mandatory quarantine in Hawaii.
For the team this is not a workable situation. It would require extending
the holiday time by an additional 2 weeks, re-routing of the flights and
purchasing new tickets etc. 
Everything is prepared for our DXpedition, and we are eager to go, but
unfortunately the Corona virus outbreak is out of our control.
Although this is a disappointment for everyone, the W8S DXpedition is not
cancelled, but just postponed for later this year!

You and/or your DX-club made a donation to the Swains DXpedition, which is
very much appreciated by the whole team as that helps the team to cover some
part of the investment the team already made. 
However if you are considering withdrawing your donation, please just let us
know.

As soon as we have the new firm date for the DXpedition we will update you
and the whole DX-community.

See our website, Facebook and Twitter for the latest news and announcements.

https://swains2020.lldxt.eu/

Regards,

Ronald Stuy, PA3EWP
Talmaweg 138
2992AK Barendrecht
The Netherlands

Email: rstuy1 at chello.nl
Skype: PA3EWP