Jamaican DXpedition — October!
Reality Check
73,
It’s a “GO” folks. The trip is on. I’ll be posting specific information on the dates, times and frequencies soon. Licensing information is pending, and we’re writing a communications plan to make sure we include the items we need to take, and any information we need to consider regarding propagation.
I’ve already obtained permission from the resort where we will be living for a few days in Runaway Bay, Jamaica. We’ve visited there twice in the past, and they are very nice folks. We’ve been offered all the staff assistance we need it getting antennas set up and so on. I’m making this a shoe-string trip, with the minimum necessary equipment to make it work.
As a professional radio communicator I’ve been on literally a thousand similar trips doing military, and emergency communications so I do not expect ANY serious problems. I’ve traveled to forty countries with communications gear “officially”. This is “unofficial” and I’m on a civilian passport, so, anything is liable to happen. 
I will deal with it as it comes. Wish us luck and plan on listening in and if you’re a ham, trying to catch us. We do plan on QSLing with SWLers under the right conditions as well. So, if you’re not a ham, fire up the Shortwave and listen for us too!
More to come! Stay tuned!
Rick Donaldson
US Amateur Callsign NØNJY
(And JoAnne, KBØIRW)
