If there is no chance of getting permission from any government agency to go to Desecheo and Navassa, and even if permission were granted, the DXpeditioners had to go there with armed guards, then the entity should be removed from the DXCC List as if it never existed. The same is true with Scarborough Reef. That one was a "joke" from Day 1. Dxpeditions are supposed to be fun. If they are unsafe, then they certainly are not fun. There are plenty of safe places to operate from and no need to put one's life on the line for a hobby.
73, Ron On Tue, 03 Sep 2002 15:47:14 +0200 LA9HF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------
