 Agalega
Island DXpedition now in doubt
Team leader Witek, SP9MRO, says that "a
decision to suspend the expedition to 3B6 Agalega has been taken".
"We will decide on March 15th whether it is postponed only or rather
cancelled. The decision is due to enormous costs of the expedition that
have much exceeded the estimated budget".
The expedition was supported by PZK, SP-DX-C, G DX Foundation, EU DX
Foundation and institutional sponsors as well as other hams from a few
countries.
"We would like to thank all of those. Our main sponsors have decided
that the period between receiving the licenses and the time set by Mauritius'
government to start the ham's activity is too short.
"Due to all of that, expedition's members are checking the possibility
to postpone it until the 4th term of 2007 unless it collides with September's
expedition to St. Brandon.
"All of the donations will be immediately returned the same form
they were paid. We hope that, in case of reorganizing the expedition to
Agalega in the end of this year, our kind donors will be able to support
us once again. We would like to thank those who supported our actions,
especially those from Mauritius. Simultaneously we would like to apologize
to all of those who along with us counted on QSO in March 2007."
Agalega DXpedition's web
page
Source: OPDX
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