The San Andres Dxpedition 2003

"SAN ANDRES TEAM"

S.A.I. DX-Pedition 2004 - Team

***The San Andres Island Team 2003***


AS OF DATE: 15 September 2003:
   
Callsign
Name
Role
1 W4WX Bill Gallier Licenses and permits, Contact Sponsors
2 Bill Beyer Web Site, Antenna Site, Contact Sponsors
3 K4QD Jan Heise Computers, Antenna Site, Contact Sponsors 
4 XXXX XXX XXXXXX OPEN 
5 W9AAZ Clarence Kerous Article, Public Relation Manager, Logistics, Cook
6 N1WON Cory McDonald Site help, QSL Manager for 5J0J Callsign
7 XXXX XXX XXXXXX OPEN
8 Larry Rich Logistics, Contact Sponsors 
9 KR4DA Bob De Grippo Site help
10 K3VN Al Hernandez Loan antenna  
12 HK3CW Roberto Rey Local logistical assistance
13 N2OO Bob Schneck QSL Manager for HK0/N2WB callsign ONLY
14 WB9YBL Karen Adamitis Your Personal Travel Agent/Good-Buy Travel & Cruises
15 Waiting List  
16 Waiting List  
17 Waiting List  
18 Waiting List  
19 Waiting List  

© 2003, all rights reserved by the S.A.I. DX-pedition Team
Web-site design: William Beyer/N2WB

 

PHOTO'S OF OPERATORS FOR THIS DXPEDITION


Bill Gallier - HK0/W4WX

Team Leader and Group Organizer

(Photo of Bill from Antigua Dxpedition / V25WX)

W4WX

President, Florida DXPedition Group and Member of ARRL. On DXCC Honor Roll and DX
Century Club member for RTTY, CW, SSB and Mixed DXCC, and also 5BDXCC.

Enjoys DXPeditions and contesting. First licensed as a general class in 1963 as WA4SFY.
Other U.S. calls held KQ4GC and WT4K. Calls held out side U.S.: KZ5WO Canal Zone, KG4DX GTMO (in the isle of Cuba),
V25WX Antigua, VP2MHX Montserrat, J68WX St. Lucia, J75WX Dominica, 7J1AWO Japan, and operated
as WA4SFY/MM, KP4/, VP5L, VP5Y, HP1/, HP3/, W4WX/AERO MOBILE, WP2AWH, KG4GC, C6AJT,
C6A/, WP2/, WP2Z, J6J, V2/, SV9/, HI9X, HI9/, J75J, FG/, FG5BG, HH4, W4USN (FDXPG).




William Beyer - HK0/N2WB

(Photo from Spratly Island Dxpedition / 9M6OO)

N2WB

n2wb@arrl.net


Active in DX circles with avid interests in DXpeditions and RTTY, Satellites and low band operation. Other related interests are Antenna's and Towers.

A Life Member of ARRL, currently serving in the ARRL and W5YI VEC programs. Also active locally in the Florida Dxpedition Group and the North Ormond Beach Amateur Radio Society. Also the Hillview Gardens Amateur Radio Club 9M6AAC.

Married to Dawn / KB4NOA, with one son, Billy.

Other interests are traveling and family.


AWARDS

DXCC Challenge
HONOR ROLL
DXCC - 336
5BDXCC
DXCC-MIXED
DXCC-PHONE
DXCC CW
DXCC RTTY
WARC 500 AWARD
WAZ
WAS
WAC

Contest winner for 1995 and 1996 ARRL SS North Florida First Place, Multi OP Phone.

PAST DXPEDITIONS

Operated as KG4WB from Guantanamo Bay, GTMO, in the isle of Cuba 1997.
Wake Is.   KH9/N2WB - 1998
ST. Croix   KP2/N2WB - 1998
GTMO   KG4WB - 1999
St. Lucia   J68WB - 1999
East Malaysai   9M6AAC - 1999
Spratly Is.   9M6OO - 1999
Guadeloupe   FG/N2WB - 2000
Dominica   J79WB - 2001
New Zealand   ZL3/N2WB - 2002
Chatham Is.   ZL7C - 2002
Haiti   HH4/N2WB -2003
Montserrat   VP2MWB -2003
San Andres Is.   HK0/N2WB October 2003

Where Do We Go Next?


Also WD4GDZ, WA2JXK, WP2Z, J6J, J75J, FG5BG, W4DXP, & W4A!

*See you in the pileups!



Jan Heise - HK0/K4QD

(Operating from the shack)

K4QD

k4qd@arrl.net


Jan is a retired US Air Force officer where he spent twenty years working in the communications and computing fields. He has another twenty years experience in the information technology area.

Jan was first licensed 1964 as WA4VQD. He is married to Joyce WA4OMS (KG4OS) with a son Ron N4TXR and daughter Sarah KD4DHS.

Jan is a member of the Florida DXPedition Group and the ARRL. He is an active Dxer and RTTY contester. Jan has participated in several DXpeditions and contests including South Georgia Island (VP8SGP), Falkland Islands (VP8CRB), Guantanamo Bay (KG4QD), and Haiti (HH4/K4QD). He has also operated as C6A/WA4VQD and CE8/WA4VQD.



Clarence Kerous - HK0/W9AAZ

(Photo of Clarence)

W9AAZ

Clarence Kerous W9AAZ first licensed in 1979, since then DXing has been my main interest. Retired from CSX Transportation, and the New Buffalo, Michigan City Police Department. Am on the ARRL DXCC Honor Roll only needing a couple of more to have worked them all.


Past DXpeditions include WP2AHW 1996, C6AJT 1997, WP2Z 1998, J6J 1999, FG5BG 2000, J75J 2001, and HI9X in 2002. Looking forward to HK0 for CQWW 2003 !!


Enjoy DXing, RTTY, and CW, and lately have really gotten into QRP DXing ! Hope to C U all in the pileups from San Andres.



Cory McDonald - HK0/N1WON

(Photo of Cory from Dominican Republic Dxpedition / HI9/N1WON)

N1WON

Cory McDonald was licensed as a Novice in 1993 and upgraded to Tech Plus in 1994. First call was KE4ERU. Got a job in Guantanamo Bay in 1995 & was bitten by the DX/Contest bug. Gitmo call is KG4CM. Also obtained N1WON call while in Gitmo.
Worked the CQWWSSB contest from Gitmo in 95 (KG4ZE), 98 & 99 (KG4CM). Worked the CQWWDX RTTY contest from Gitmo in 1997 (KG4GC). I participated in several RSGB Iota contests in the late 90's from my former QTH in the Florida Keys (NA-062). Activated Howell Key FL 450S in June 1998 also in the Keys.
Operated in the CQWWSSB contest from the Dominican Republic in 2002 (HI9X).


Looking forward to HKØ in 2003 & many others in the future.



Bob De Grippo - HK0/KR4DA

(Photo of Bob)

KR4DA

I live in Middleburg Florida after retireing from Bell System, ATT, NCR after 30 years.

Moved here from Atlanta Ga where I lived for 20 years and became a HAM in 1992. Extra Class and enjoy the DX chase and challenge very much.


Achieved HONOR ROLL and 5BDXCC, also DXCC Phone, CW, RTTY number as 736.

Also DXCC on 10 Meter and WAC,WAZ.


Member of the Florida DXPedition Group and ARRL Won 1st place single operator phone only,low power Technician GEORGIA section for the 1992 ARRL 10-METER Contest.

I also enjoy computers, motorcycle riding, scuba diving and retirement.






Larry Rich - HK0/W1LR

(Photo of Larry on his way to Montserrat)

W1LR

Member of the Florida DXPedition Group, ARRL, Orange Park Amateur Radio Club, RANGE and Over the Hill Gang. EC Clay Cty, FL. First licenesed as Novice in '54, KN4OVT. Operated M/M on several ships in Atlantic and Pacific while in Navy. Held KH6ECC while stationed in Hawaii and operated /P Palamyra Is. several times during '60s. DXCC, ARRL FE, VHF card checker. Enjoy travel on DXpeditions to Caribbean Islands. Old calls, K4OVT, KH6ECC, WB4BMC, AB4LT and island calls.



SEE YOU IN THE PILE-UPS!

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