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13.  SEMI REMOTE DXPEDITIONS TRIPS TO SEMI REMOTE LOCATIONS OFTEN REQUIRE
TEAMS EXTENSIVE PLANNING, GAINING GOVERNMENT APPROVAL, AND SCHEDULING
NONCOMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION.  THE 13 SEMI REMOTE DXPEDITIONS ANALYZED HAD
AN AVERAGE CHARTERED TRANSPORTATION COST OF 86,000, WITH THE LARGEST BUDGET
327,000 AND THE SMALLEST BEING 54,000.  THE AVERAGE BUDGET WAS 145,000, AND
WITH THESE EXPEDITIONS MAKING AN AVERAGE OF 96,600 CONTACTS, THE RESULTING
AVERAGE COST PER CONTACT WAS 1R59, WHICH IS ALMOST DOUBLE THE COST PER
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