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Planned Travel Dates:

a) April 1, 2007, Sunday, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii (HNL)- Hawaiian Airlines, FLT. 465, Depart: 5:05 PM,
Arrive: 9:35 PM, Pago Pago, American Samoa (PPG) – Hawaiian Airlines (Boeing 767-300 Passenger) – This is
the last plane – You must be on the island at this time or before.Some of team member will arrive before Aprill 1st (YU, SV,UR,UA team...)

b) April 2, 2007, Monday, 3:00 PM VEC Examination Ham Licenses for: YU7NU, SV2BFN, RU4SU, UA4HOX, RK3AD & UR0MC – VEC Examiners: AH8LG, KS6FO, K6SRZ, & N6TQS

c) April 2, 2007, Monday, 6:00 PM, Dinner at Larry’s (AH8LG) House

d) April 3, 2007, Tuesday, Depart AS for Swains Island (24 hrs or less trip). Ship Name: “M/V Tokelau”. Time Departure: 11:00 PM

e) April 4, 2007, Wednesday, 10:00 AM - Arrive on Swains Island

f) April 4, 2007 – Set-up Camps and Install Antennas

g) April 4-15, 2007 – Operate from Swains Island – “N8S” call sign was issued by ARRL on Oct 17, 2006

h) April 15, 2007 – Sunday, Disassemble Camps and Antennas

i) April 15, 2007, Sunday - Depart Swains Island 2:00 PM to Pago Pago, Am. Samoa.

k) April 16, 2007, Monday - Arrived at Am. Samoa Island (KH8) , 3:00 AM and Unload Cargo

l) April 16, 2007, Monday - RA3AUU, RK3AD.RU4SU,UA4HOX and UR0MC return to Russia, via Nadi and Tokyo.

m) April 17-24, 2007 – Operate from Samoa Island with call 5W5AA.Operators will use 5W other personal issued call signs.

t) April 24 thru 26, 2007 – Tuesday thru Thursday, Disassemble Camps and Antennas

u) April 24 thru 26, 2007 – Tuesday thru Thursday, Return to USA Return Flight Details (Options)

v) April 26, 2007, Thursday, Hawaiian Airlines, FLT 466, Depart 11:20 PM, Pago Pago, American Samoa (PPG) to Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL), Arrive 5:35 AM 4/20/06 - Hawaiian Airlines (Boeing 767-300 Passenger)

w) April 24, 2007, New Zealand island, FLT: NZ26, Depart 12:45 Am, APIA (Western Samoa) to LAX.

x) April 27-29, 2007 - Attend 58th Annual International DX Convention, Visalia, CA,


REMARKS:

Russian & Ukriane Team: RA3AUU, RU4SU, UA4HOX, RK3AD, & UR0MC – April 15, 2007 – Return Swains to Pago Pago with M/V Silli – Departure 02:00 PM, z. Arriving Pago Pago, April 16, 2007, 2:00 PM aa. April 16, 2007, Departure 06:00 PM, American Samoa, Apia, Fiji Island, Moscow.

During Stay on American Somoa, Operators can use AH8LG station using KH8/XXXXXX (US issued call sign),
Be very quite and confirm operating time with YT1AD and AH8LG. Please no Stress!

Cost of license in Tokelau ($25 NZ dollars) and 5W License ($65 Samoa Tolar or $26USD)


Team Member Names:

 
N8S Swains Island DXPed March 29 to April 30, 2007. Created Acim, YZ1EW