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3Y0X Peter I DX pedition


Press Release


I am afraid we have bad news.  At 1 AM local time today we learned that our
charter vessel, the Cavendish Sea, had not yet sailed from the port of
Comodoro Rivadavia.  The Cavendish Sea was to sail to Ushuaia to pick up
the Dxpedtion team and their equipment on Friday, Feb 18th.  We were to
sail before noon.

Because they have delayed their arrival until Sunday, and with a projected
Monday departure, we have simply run out time. This latest delay on top of
numerous previous delays, simply makes it impossible for us to spend a
sufficient amount of time on Peter I to justify the DXpedition  this year.

So, we have no choice but to postpone the DXpedition until 2006.  We
believe it is essential to allow enough time on Peter I to justify the
monetary investment made by the team members, our sponsors, individual
contributors, DX Clubs, DX Foundations.

After having the first vessel, the Antarctic Dream, default on their
contract with us, then  the helicopter company default on their contract
and then after putting everything  back together with an new boat and
helicopter on this past Tuesday, the team has been on quite an emotional
rollercoaster.  Our sincerest thanks to everyone for the encouragement and
support you offered us during this time.

Thanks,

Bob Allphin, K4UEE
Ralph Fedor, K0IR

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Evo odgovora svim znatizeljnima, sad neznam kome vjerovati:
http://www.peterone.com/p1news13.html

It's a GO!!!!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

After a trying week of travel, re-positioning of the team and equipment, working with a new ship, being blind-sided by cancellation of the first helicopter company, negotiating a new helicopter contract, and re-configuring our supplies; the 3YØX team is ready to roll!

Today at 1800 UTC arrangements with the ship and the new helicopter company contract were finalized.  Specifications of the helicopter and experience of the pilot were reviewed and found satisfactory.  Our ship, the Cavendish Sea, and a Lama helicopter will begin moving in a matter of hours and converge on Ushuaia, Argentina.

This evening we will begin an extensive review of our shelter set up procedures, camp layout, and equipment review.  We will continue our familiarization with our radios and propagation.  When you hear us signing LU/, please call us so we can continue to study propagation from this part of the world.  Don't worry about duplicate contacts.

We expect to depart from Ushuaia midday, February 18, and begin our sail to Peter I.  Weather permitting; we will land on Peter I within five or six days.  Because our time on the island has been shortened by the difficulties we encountered, we will shift to the "fast strike" mode and get one or two stations on the air as soon as possible.

These last days have been extremely difficult for us.  Uncertainties were around every corner.  With things changing so rapidly, it was difficult to release meaningful information.  We are now better positioned and can send out updates more frequently.  Our entire team thanks the DX community for their patience and good wishes expressed on the air.

Please continue to check our web site for updates.

This is a huge undertaking and very, very expensive.  The team members are funding 74% of the total cost and need your help with the remaining expenses.  Your contribution will be very much appreciated.  Send contributions to either: W4GKF, F2JD, JA1ELY or ZL2AL (check the website for an easy-to-use donation form).


Toliko, 73 Pa3k

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Pozdarv Patrik!
Vijest sa www.peterone.com je od utorka, ova sa 425dxn je nova, a ista je objavljena i na www.arrl.org
Šmrc, a dobro bi mi došao novi DXCC, nadajmo se da će u 2006. momci biti bolje sreće.

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Branko je u pravu.
9A6AA

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Peter I DXpedition postponed to 2006

Nista bit ce jos zanimljivih DXCC!
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