Plain forgot: Please reply to me personally, and I'll try to make a sypnosis for the list!
LA9HF wrote: > > Hi, > > It's been a few years since I've heard DX signals from Navassa KP1 and > Desecheo KP5. I've heard of piracy and of drug trafficking, and that US > Coast Guard denied access/ security. Today permission might be given by > US Fish and Wildlife Service? > Does that mean access for a small DXpedition is easier today? I've seen > that other DXpeditions has brouhgt a representative from USFWS with them > to safeguard that organizations interests. Wouldn't that be possible in > the case of these two islands as well? > Compared to some of the expeditions to the Pacific, it should be > possible to operate on a much smaller budget. In my case last QSO's were > 1992/1993 and I'm sure those two entities are getting high up on some > DX'ers Christmas list! > > Finally, for me as a Scandinavian DXer, it's always been difficult to > hear and work Kure Island. In some cases the operators have been US > hams, and operated on bands and times not suited for North Eu. K7K were > on a few years back, when Cycle 23 was still low and condx here were > poor. I didn't make it. What is the status today? Is Kure Island a > difficult spot to travel to and from, and work some radio from? > > Any info much appreciated! > > 73, > > Hans LA9HF > ------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc > DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news > DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net > ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems, etc DX-NEWS http://njdxa.org/dx-news DX-CHAT: http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX NEWS items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/dx-news%40pro-usa.net -------------------------------------------------------
