K5D Desecheo 2009 DXpedition update

In the start of the expedition K5D,they where very strong here at my side.But as later the time went,the signals went also lower and lower.Sometimes not even signals that came above the noicelevel.Thursday is daytime it was the same.In whole Europe they could work K5D,but here at my radio is was all silence.

Till around 18:00 UTC,the signals came up and getting stronger and stronger.
The SSB station went up to 5/5 at the top.In the cluster i did read,that K5D was going to listen 14234 till they change operators.I went there and just had to call one time....Lucky i was....i was logged !!!

The signals where not very strong,just 5/5 on top,sometimes even lower.I just waited till the online log was update,before i did my happydance :)

K5D is a very big new DXCC for me,and many others as well.It's a DXCC that won't be active alot in the future,because it's not just a Island that is easy to acces.

In December 1976, Desecheo was transferred to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which is now responsible for its management as a wildlife refuge. Desecheo has been closed to all visitors.

So special papers/permit need to be asked for to get there.

Sometimes you hear and see alot of OM's complaining about the K5D crew.I really don't understand why...Ofcourse not all members have years of experiences on expeditions.But with new operators at the Dx Expeditions,it helps to get the active expedition OM's community bigger.This way we will get more and more very nice DXCC's active in the coming years.

View of Desecheo Island - K5D

For me,and for sure many others,the K5D is already a very good expedition.Not only now because if have worked them,but before iw as as well.For many this will be a very new DXCC....for some the last on the list.

Many thanks again to the crew and sponsors for make this happen!!!!!!!

Links: http://www.kp5.us/

http://69.89.25.185/~trexsoft/t-rexsoftware.com/desecheo/about.htm

http://www.kp1-5.com/

K5D Desecheo 2009 DXpedition

For almost one week K5D is active on the bands.
Before they started,they asked that OM's that have already worked K5D before,not to call in the first week.But.....i think they said it to deaf OM's.
As also many try to work them on all slots...
Some are even 2 times or more in the log on one band !!!!
This way,the OM's that don't have much power or big antenna systems,aren't able to work them.It's a shame that in the HAM world,the real world reflects as well.Just think about yourself and not about your fellow HAM in this case.
There's still one week to go before K5D will stop,so still some changes to work them.

But the propagation isn't the same all days as well.Like yesterday K5D wasn't strong here at all on 20M.Most of the time not even so strong to work them.I just hope that all OM's will have a fair change to work them and to give them also the BIG new DXCC in their list.

Thanks anyway to the OM's and Sponsors that make K5D happen.It's for sure one of the nicest DXCC's that will be active in 2009.

Link: http://www.kp5.us/