Hi all

We want to thank :
- First Didier, F5OGL, of course, otherwise nothing had been possible. His great patience, and relationship mastery with the HQ both in Paris and Saint Denis de la Réunion, and the Civilian authorities. Thanks also Didier, for having trust on us.

- Rafik, F5CQ , the dxpedition webmaster , and also for the daily updating of the online log and for the complaints treatment.
- Jeff F6AOJ, pilote, who maintained at our disposal his great technical knowledge. Thanks also for the statistics.

Thanks for having answered with humour on his personnal website, to defend us against the grizzly OM who
never, at least one time in their life , left their armchair, except, maybe , to go sometimes to the toilets. THE CREW HAVE APPRECIATED

- The KOP TEAM F6KOP (F4AJQ F6AML F4TTR F4EVR F5AGB F9IE and may be other whose callsigns have been forgotten) , otherwise nothing about the gear and technical help could have be possible,. They helped us from the beginning in 2004. We thank them for their help include their effort to go along us to the airport. They did so, on front of numerous French and foreign Hams reluctances. We think the real Ham Spirit is their, they are an exemple for all,included the French community.

- All of the previous , both Servicemen and hams who were at a time or another on the list of operators and who did leave the crew for Service reasons, like F5RQQ F5TLN F5PHW F5PTM F5CQ F5CW F5JKK and many other.
- All of you who, in the background, helped us in spite of the difficulties which appeared all this aventure long.
We hope we have won our challenge, in spite of the Service duties and our more or less habits of each of us in this kind of traffic. Nobody is perfect and those who never did will never know and will never be mistaken.
The goal of 50 000 QSO’s was reached by a 5 operators crew, with two and sometimes three stations. We think It seems correct for a spare time activity. Of course with two more operators, it could have been possible to traffic 24 hours a day, and why not to break the K5D results, but the Service has decided differently.
Freddy has now to sort the pictures and the videos, a joint job with Florence’s job who made the dxpedition report. A documentary movie will be realised , to be came out for the next Clipperton DX Club Convention.

To all of you, Thank you and once again Thank you, see you soon on the air from Metropolitan France.

73 from FT5GA operator’s : Yves F5PRU - Bernard F5LPY - David F8CRS - Philippe F4EGS - Freddy F5IRO

via F5NQL's mail box, Maurice, Internet communication for FT5GA

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