K5D is the callsign reserved for the upcoming operation from Desecheo Island, which is due to begin late in the day on 12 February.

In their latest press release, dated 26 January, the team asks "that you not contact the DXpedition on any band/mode that you have confirmed from a previous DXpedition", in order to "allow the people who really need a new DXCC entity a better opportunity to get through the pileups".

K5D will neither try "to establish a world record for contacts" nor encourage "competitions for most band/mode QSOs", so "if you have KP5 already confirmed on a particular band/mode, we respectfully ask that you exercise restraint".

The team has encountered higher expenses than anticipated. These mainly involve the transportation and feeding of other personnel (about ten people) that will be on the island with K5D to provide security and carry out field research. Please consider a contribution to the DXpedition to help with these incremental expenses - just go to http://www.kp5.us/ and click "How you can Help".

[K4UEE]

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