[W2CRA] Fwd: Amsterdam Island DXpedition request for support

[Tony Ploski]

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Tony
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Subject: 	Amsterdam Island DXpedition request for support
Date: 	Thu, 3 Oct 2013 10:35:35 -0400
From: 	Bob Schenck N2OO <n2oo at comcast.net>
To: 	<w2cra at qsl.net>



P.O. Box 345 Tuckerton, NJ 08087 October 2, 2013 n2oo at comcast.net 
<mailto:n2oo at comcast.net>

CHERRYVILLE REPEATER ASSOCIATI

PO Box 308

Quakertown, NJ 08868-0308

Dear members of the CHERRYVILLE REPEATER ASSOCIATI,

In January of 2014, I have the privilege of traveling to Amsterdam 
Island in the central Indian Ocean with an international team of 14 
amateur radio operators.  We will conduct a DXpedition from Amsterdam 
Island using the call sign FT5ZM.  We have obtained a license to conduct 
this activity and have been issued landing permission by the Terres 
Australes et Antarctiques Francaises, the governing body of the French 
Antarctic Islands. I have been on numerous DXpeditions over the years 
including places like The Spratly Islands, Navassa Island, Desecheo 
Island, Wake Island, Pratas Island, Brunei, East Malaysia and many 
others. I have also been a QSL Manager for several major DXpeditions, 
such as 3Y0X Peter I, VU7RG/VU7MY Lakshadweep Islands, K5D Desecheo 
Island, HK0NA Malpelo Island and many more. I also organized the QSL 
Managers Society back in 2001 in an effort to "save older DX and 
DXpedition" logs. Through those efforts, members have been able to save 
numerous logs in order to continue to provide QSL cards as needed. I 
have also been selected to be the QSL Manager for FT5ZM with the 
assistance of my fellow "South Jersey DX Association" members.

As you might imagine, these trips are logistically complicated and 
costly.  We must first fly to Perth in Western Australia and then embark 
on a nine day sail to Amsterdam Island.  It will cost each team member a 
minimum of $10,000 plus travel expenses to and from Australia.  Our 
budget, less team member travel expenses, is just under $450,000.  The 
fees for the charter vessel alone exceed $300,000.

Fortunately, we have received generous sponsorship from amateur radio 
equipment suppliers, foundations, clubs and organizations, and 
individual amateur radio operators.  To date we have raised 
approximately $290,000.

I was moved when my local club, The Old Barney Amateur Radio Club, 
presented our DXpedition with an unsolicited contribution of $250.  It 
made me think that perhaps other New Jersey clubs would have an interest 
in helping our team financially so that we can reach our goal.  If you 
would bring this topic up for discussion at your next club meeting, I 
would be very appreciative. Every little bit will help!

For more information about Amsterdam Island, our team, and our plans 
please visit our website at: www.amsterdamdx.org 
<http://www.amsterdamdx.org>.   It will even tell you how to 
contribute!  Also on our website, you can view a video about the past 
experience of our team; our pedigree so to speak. You can also find it 
on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qHkdADyxuA&fmt=37.  We 
would very much like to have a QSO with each of you from Amsterdam, 
currently the 4^th rarest country on the air.

Any financial support you can give us as a club, or individually, would 
be most welcome.  One method used at a recent local club meeting was a 
"pass the hat" collection. Contributions are acknowledged on our website 
under the "Sponsors" tab.  Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Thank you and 73!

Bob Schenck, N2OO
n2oo at comcast.net <mailto:n2oo at comcast.net>



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