{"id":3174,"date":"2013-04-15T16:27:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T00:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=3174"},"modified":"2013-04-15T16:28:14","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T00:28:14","slug":"amsterdam-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdxa.org\/?p=3174","title":{"rendered":"AMSTERDAM ISLAND"},"content":{"rendered":"

center>AMSTERDAM ISLAND
\na new one for you??<\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n

MAP LINK<\/a>
\nISLAND DETAILS LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

PRESS RELEASE – April 3, 2013
\nTO: The DX Community
\nFROM: Ralph Fedor – K0IR<\/p>\n

I am pleased to announce a major DXpedition scheduled to occur during
\nJanuary and February of 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n

An international team of 14 experienced DXpedition operators, led by
\nK0IR, will depart from Fremantle, Australia in early January of 2014.
\nTheir destination will be Amsterdam Island (FT5Z).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amsterdam Island is under the administration of Terres Australes et
\nAntarctiques Francaises (TAAF). There are strict rules and
\nenvironmental regulations in place on Amsterdam Island and access is
\nlimited. Representatives of this DXpedition team met with TAAF
\nofficials on Reunion Island in November and in Paris in early March.
\nThe team’s plan and credentials were reviewed at those meetings, and
\nresulted in TAAF’s final, written authorization to land on Amsterdam
\nIsland and conduct this DXpedition. The team has been granted an 18 day
\naccess to the island to occur between the dates of January 15 and
\nFebruary 20 of 2014.<\/p>\n

The team will sail from Fremantle, Australia aboard the MV Braveheart.
\nThe voyage to Amsterdam Island will take them through the “roaring 40s”
\nof the Indian Ocean and last about 8 days, depending on the wind and
\nweather. TAAF has reviewed the Braveheart’s specifications,
\nenvironmental precautions, and emergency response plan and has
\ndesignated anchorage conditions for the vessel. Landing at Amsterdam
\nmust be timed according to sea conditions as there is no natural harbor
\nto shield the landing area from the open sea. This may necessitate
\nwaiting off shore until the sea conditions are suitable. But, our 18
\nday window does not start until we step onto the island.<\/p>\n

Once ashore, the team will move to two station positions assigned by
\nTAAF. The two locations are about 2 kilometers apart. Each location
\nwill allow a full complement of antennas. The separation will allow
\nsimultaneous CW\/RTTY and SSB transmission on the open bands. The group
\nplans on eight stations; four at each location. Elecraft K3’s, a full
\ncomplement of antennas, and 500 watt and 1.5 KW amplifiers will be the
\nbackbone of the station configurations.<\/p>\n

The operators are well known in the DXing and contesting world and
\ninclude: 9V1YC, EY8MM, FM5CD, HK1R, K4UEE, K9CT, LA6VM, N4GRN, N6HC,
\nVE3EJ, VE7CT, W6IZT, WB9Z, and yours truly K0IR.<\/p>\n

Our website is in the final stages of preparation. When it is complete,
\nyou may access it at: www.amsterdamdx.org\/ The website will be
\npassword protected until it is ready.<\/p>\n

As with past DXpeditions to “Top Ten” countries, this is a costly
\nventure. The expenses total just over $400,000 (U.S.). Each operator
\nmust contribute a minimum of $10,000 of his own money, pay his own way
\nto Fremantle, Australia, be away from home and family for six weeks,
\nspend 16 to 18 days at sea, and be prepared for the financial and
\nphysical risks inherent in a major DXpedition of this magnitude. <\/p>\n

The group needs your financial support to successfully complete this
\nmajor project and is asking all DX’ers to contribute what they can to
\nmake this happen. We know that clubs and major sponsors will help us;
\nINDEXA has already made an extremely generous contribution to the
\nproject and the NCDXF has honored with a very large grant. But we also
\nneed the help of individual DX’ers, not only from North America, but
\nalso from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, and Oceania. Let’s make
\nthis happen! Then, let’s enjoy the chase of a new country, a new band
\ncountry, or working a rare one!<\/p>\n

73 – Ralph Fedor – K0IR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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