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Posted - 19 Dec 2005 : 11:37:26 AM
KP5, DESECHEO ISLAND. Some DXers received an early Christmas present when
operators Kam/N3KS and Dave/K3LP came on the air as N3KS/KP5 and K3LP/KP5
on Friday, December 16th. Thanks to Bernie of "The Daily DX", who was
in contact with the operators via a cell phone, updates were being provided
to the DX community. First announcements stated that the two operators
would be there for a very short time (possibly a minium of 48 hours only).
It was also mentioned that this was a working trip and not a full-blown
DXpedition. During the operation, another announcement came stating activity
may last until Tuesday, December 20th. However, the Grinch stole Christmas
for the DXers. The KP5 team was served with "some kind of official
documentation that apparently has the word lawsuit" late afternoon or
early evening on December 16th by the police. "The Daily DX" states, "It
seems the police served some kind of paper work that supposed came from
Washington DC demanding the KP5 team leave the island immediately." The
KP5 team was able to operate through the night and until the waves died
down to safely leave the island. They went QRT around 1730z, December 17th.
The lucky DXers that were able to work them can QSL via W3ADC:
John F. King, P.O. Box 64, Hampstead, MD 21074, USA. Stateside DXers
should remember that U.S. postage rates will increase on January 8, 2006 |
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