Desecheo Island KP5 Press Release # 2

23 November 2008

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has notified the team that February
12-26, 2009, will be the dates allocated for the radio operation.
These dates are coordinated with other USFWS research activities
scheduled on other parts of Desecheo Island as well as scheduling
USFWS security personnel for the camp.

Fifteen operators will be allowed on the island at any given time. A
total of 6-8 stations will be operational, including 160-6 meters.

A reconnaissance trip to Desecheo is scheduled for Friday, December
19. Three team members, USFWS personnel and an UXO (unexploded
ordnance) expert will sweep and clear the assigned area of UXO and
other hazards. There will be no radio operations.

The 15-man team will assemble in Puerto Rico on February 8, 2009, for
mandatory UXO training. The next three days will include team
operations training, and last minute preparation and staging of the
several tons of equipment for transport. On February 12th, landing
will commence and two stations will be immediately activated.
Likewise, stations will continue to operate until the final moments
before departure on February 26th.

Halfway through the operation, on February 19th, approximately half of
the operating team will be replaced with fresh operators for the final
week.

The team has been diligently planning antennas and propagation paths
to take advantage of every possible band opening to Asia, where
Desecheo is #2 on the Most Wanted List and to Europe, where it is #3
on the Most Wanted List.

Contributions are being solicited. To assist us and for the latest
news, please go to the team's website: http://www.kp5.us

73,

Glenn Johnson, WØGJ
Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Desecheo 2009 co-leaders

Mike
NØODK
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