Press Release – South Sudan – DX Friends & Intrepid DX Group

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Press Release #4 DXpedition to Southern Sudan

In just a few short days, the people of Southern Sudan will declare their independence from Sudan and will become the new Republic of Southern Sudan.

Vice President of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar Teny has announced that admission as a member state of the United Nations will take place on July 14th, 2011.

The DX Friends and the Intrepid-DX Group continue to monitor the UN General Assembly and Security Council votes and are moving forward with our plans for a large multi-national DXpedition to take place soon after the UN admission occurs.

Equipment has been procured and is being staged for rapid delivery to Juba, the new capitol of Southern Sudan. Team members have applied for their visas and we are awaiting them now.

We have held several successful meetings with representatives of the Government of Southern Sudan. We have been issued an amateur radio license for the purpose of this DXpedition. The Government of South Sudan is very supportive of our plans to visit Juba and to help them celebrate the birth of their new country.

We plan to soon be in the new capital of Juba and to be ready to start our DXpedition after admission by the UN. We will have 18 operators operating 24×7 on seven active stations.

At this time, we are seeking Foundation, Club and Individual Sponsors to help us defray the costs of carrying out this very important DXpedition.

Our official website is http://www.dxfriends.com/SouthernSudan2011/

Thank you,
The Intrepid-DX Group and The DX Friends.

http://www.dxfriends.com/

http://www.intrepid-dx.com/