Here is a PowerPoint presentation given by N1DG at the 2012 Dayton Hamvention which explains the often mysterious topic of DXpedition funding in some detail: DXpedition Costs Presentation - Hamvention 2012 by Don, N1DG <http://www.ncdxf.org/misc/N1DG-DXpeditioncosts-Dayton2012.ppt>