 Iraq DXpedition
A group of multi-national ham radio operators are planning to
operate from Northern Iraq (Kurdistan) and will be active between April
2-12th.
The team has received a ten day visa issued by the Government
of Kurdistan.
A band/mode survey is available on their Web site at:
http://www.yi9pse.com/survey.html
Suggested frequencies are also published on their Web page.
The current updated YI9PSE Team consists of the following operators:
Paul N6PSE (Team Leader), Bob N6OX, David AH6HY, Krassy K1LZ, Bill N2WB,
Dave K3LP, Al K3VN, Wayne W5KDJ, Jack W0UCE, Michel FM5CD, Jun JH4RHF,
Heathem YI1UNH and Hrane YT1AD. Pilot stations are: Don/N1DG (East Coast),
Chuck AA6G (West Coast), Toshikazu JA1ELY (JA) and Col MM0NDX (EU).
The
group is still looking for donations to help fund their DXpedition.
Donations can be made via PayPal or mail a check to: Kurdistan 2010
DXpedition, 3052 Wetmore Dr., San Jose, CA 95148, USA.
Online logs
will be available during and after the DXpedition. QSL via N6NKT.
For
more details and updates, visit: http://www.yi9pse.com
Also, you can now follow their activities (as well as regular updates)
via Twitter at: http://www.twitter.com/yi9pse
ADDED UPDATE:
Bill, N2WB, YI9PSE Team Coordinator, reports the following:
"Preparations continue for the multi-national YI9PSE, Kurdistan expedition,
with departure for Erbil on March 31st.
"Last operators have been added
to the team and the final pieces of equipment are being staged at their
West Coast and East Coast staging sites. Organizers say all the pieces
are falling into place very well and the schedule remains intact. The last shipment of gear being sent on ahead goes out early this month,
March.
"The team expects to be on the air April 2-12 with five stations
on '24/7', emphasizing the low bands and targeting North America and
Europe. Special attention will be done to beam to the US West Coast and
beyond to ZL and VK.
The YI9PSE Website can be found at www.yi9pse.com
"Lastly, YI9PSE will send twitter "tweets" to announce activity on the
General Class portions of the bands - so watch for YI9PSE on twitter.com
"All plans are moving ahead. Team is looking for additional Club and
Individual Sponsors. Thank you for your help and SUPPORT....."
OPDX
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