[SJDXA] Navassa

[Bob Schenck]

> PRESS RELEASE
> 
> From: The KP1-5 Project
> 
> Re:  Navassa (KP1) DXpedition
> 
> Dated: 22 October 2014
> 
> The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has notified the KP1-5 Project that 
> they will be the team to activate Navassa Island (KP1) in January 2015.
> 
> The DXpedition will be a maximum of fourteen days.  The exact dates 
> in January will be determined by USFWS mission requirements and 
> weather windows.
> 
> Our experienced team of fifteen is complete and is ready for the 
> challenge.  The weeks ahead will be extremely busy as the team has 
> less than 90 days before the DXpedition comes on the air.
> 
> January is the month of minimum bird nesting activity and this is 
> the primary reason USFWS is asking that the operation be completed 
> during that month. However, the weather is unpredictable in January 
> and because Navassa is surrounded by cliffs, this may preclude a 
> safe landing by boat. For safety reasons and in order to maximize 
> our time on the Island and on the air, a helicopter operation is 
> planned.   Navassa is over 100 miles (160 km) from the nearest 
> helicopter staging point and as many as ten round trips will be 
> required at the beginning and end of the operation. Obviously, this 
> means that there will be a significant cost for activating this #1 
> ranked DXCC entity.
> 
> In the next few weeks, we be working with USFWS and as details firm 
> up, we will issue periodic press releases.   Check our webpage, 
> http://www.kp1-5.com for more details of the operation and how you 
> may financially support this DXpedition.
> 
> The KP1-5 Project team has committed to fund 50% of the total 
> costs.  We are hopeful the DX community at large will fund the remainder.
> 
> for The KP1-5 Project,
> 
> Bob Allphin, K4UEE, President
> Glenn Johnson, W0GJ, Vice-president
> Mike Thomas, NA5U, Secretary
> 


73. Bob Schenck, N2OO

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