[SADXA] Fwd: Malpelo 2012 DXpedition update !

[Richard Solomon]

Has the Club considered a donation to this effort ? I'll bet it's
needed by us all on some
band or mode.

I last worked it 11 years ago and still have a few holes to fill.

73, Dick, W1KSZ

On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 9:20 PM, Keith Schlottman, KR7RK
<keith at kr7rk.com> wrote:
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Bob Allphin <k4uee at comcast.net>
> Date: Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 11:19 AM
> Subject: Malpelo 2012 DXpedition update !
> To: kr7rk at arrl.net
>
>
> Dear Members of the Southern Arizona DX Assn,
>
> I wrote to you some 90 days ago about the upcoming DXpedition to Malpelo.
> With only about 30 days to go, I felt it was time for an update as some
> things have changed since asking for your support earlier.  It has become
> apparent that there will not be another DXpedition authorized for Malpelo in
> the foreseeable future.  So, we have decided to go all out!  The team has
> been expanded to 20 members representing six countries.  Many are
> experienced DXpeditioners with credentials including VK0IR, A52A, FO0AAA,
> K5K, 3Y0X, K5D and many others.  Additionally we have decided to increase
> the number of stations from 6-7 to 10.  Most significantly, we now have the
> option to stay for as long as 17 days, if funding is available.
>
> The dates are pretty firm.  We expect to arrive on the island on Jan. 21,
> 2012 and begin operations immediately.  Four members of the team will travel
> to the island in late December and have the mission to erect the operating
> sites, infrastructure to support twenty people for 17 days, and erect all
> the antennas and stations.  This is a huge sacrifice on their part as they
> will be on the island until our departure on Feb. 7 th. It is likely they
> will be QRV prior to the main team arriving.  SEE: www.hk0na.com  for a
> complete list of operators.
>
> The team will be QRV on 160m-6m, CW, SSB, and Digital modes.  Elecraft will
> be supplying the team with eleven K3 transceivers and five new KPA 500
> amplifiers.  Alpha will supply three of their High Power 8410's amplifiers
> for use on the low bands and DX Engineering will supply many of the antennas
> to be used. We plan to have two operating sites and as many as ten stations
> QRV on open bands/modes. One of the operating sites will be placed near the
> summit of the island with antennas to cover the areas of the world that have
> been blocked on previous DXpeditions. Our antennas will be strategically
> deployed to maximize our signal and to ensure DXers worldwide will have an
> opportunity to work us.
>
> With the addition of more days, more operators, more radios and more power
> our costs have escalated accordingly. The operating team is providing 58%
> ($110,000+) of the total cost anticipated.  The team is hopeful that the DX
> community-at-large will contribute the remainder of the needed funds.  This
> includes contributions from DX foundations, DX clubs, corporate sponsors and
> individual DXers.
>
> So, please consider a generous contribution to this project. Everyone who
> supports the DXpedition will be listed and properly thanked on our website.
> Larger contributors will have their logo displayed on the website and QSL
> card, along with the call signs of large individual contributors.
> We encourage you to visit the Malpelo 2012 DXpedition website
> (www.hk0na.com) 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: Bob
> Allphin/Malpelo. And, remember to indicate on the "for" line: "Malpelo
> Island 2012".
>
> Please mail all contributions to:
> Bob Allphin, K4UEE
> 4235 Blackland Dr.
> Marietta, Ga. 30067
>
> Thanks in advance for your support.
>
> CU in the pileups from HK0NA
> 73, K4UEE
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