(Araucaria) Desecheo 2009 "K5D" Press release # 5

[Ariosto R. de Souza]

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73 Ari PT2BW



 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Desecheo 2009 Press Release #5

February 6, 2009


Today several team members leave their homes and start their journey to
Desecheo via Puerto Rico.   The entire fifteen man team will assembled by
Saturday evening in San Juan.  Sunday morning will be devoted to the
required UXO (unexploded ordnance) training and afterward the team will
travel to Rincon, Puerto Rico, the closest landfall to Desecheo.   The Lazy
Parrot Hotel will be the team headquarters for the following 4 days.

All equipment and antennas that we shipped have arrived and are in storage.
Most of our infrastructure supplies and equipment has been purchased locally
is also in our storage facility. 

The team will spend Monday through Wednesday completing team training,
finalizing assignments, testing generators and pre-assembling antennas. The
remaining shopping will also be completed.

The SUP (Special Use Permit) will be presented to us in a special ceremony
scheduled for Monday night.   With that in hand, we will finally be ready to
activate the #6 "most wanted" DXCC entity from February 12th-26th. 
We hope
to be QRV late in the day on the 12th, weather depending.

Visit the new "K5D Store" (the button is about 2/3 down on the
Welcome page)
on the our website:  www.kp5.us  There is a good selection of memorabilia
including nice polo shirts, t-shirts, caps, mouse pads, and mugs.

Financial support is being sought and very welcome. The "How you can
help"
tab on the website makes it easy.   For larger contributions; they can be
made tax-deductible (consult your tax advisor) if directed through the
Northern California DX Foundation.  Details are found on our website.

CU in the pileups,

Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Glenn Johnson W0GJ





 


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