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Copyright – VK9MT Team March – 12 April 2014

Australia The Land Down Under Capital City: Canberra Largest City: Sydney (4m) ~24 million people Mining Bauxite Coal Copper Diamonds Gold Uranium Gems Vineyards / Wine Tourism Forestry Fisheries Farming Sheep Dairy

The First VK9MT Planning Session George HA5UK, Pista HA5AO, Les W2LK, Gene K5GS Budapest, Hungary – June, 2013

Mellish Reef 22nd Clublog Most Wanted DXCC list, 2014 Last DXpedition in Mar/Apr 2009 Experienced a cyclone 2 ops 20,000 QSOs 50%+ on the low bands No RTTY Goal: ATNO to as many as possible RTTY

Landing Requirements Quarantine Requirements –None Team Members Required (our requirement) –Emergency evacuation insurance –Medical insurance Landing permission –Not required before 1 July, 2014 –Boat must have Australian license to operate in the Coral Sea, and minimum of $10,000,000 liability insurance –Follow documented environmental protection rules –Beginning 1 July, 2014 landing permit will be required Prohibited: –Camping –Building permanent structures –Fires –Leaving anything on the reef –Annoying the wildlife

Mellish Reef Population

Ground Hazards

Markers to Protect the Nests

Mellish Reef Population Hermit Crab

The island is tropical in nature – Temps F / C – Humid – Storms - heavy rain – Hot Sun – No shade Trade winds ~ 20 knots – We experienced 40 – 50 knot winds due to the cyclone Health Exposures – Sun / wind burn – Contaminated fish Ciguatera Climate

1. PistaHA5AO HungaryTeam Leader 2. LesW2LKUSACo-Team Leader 3. GeneK5GSUSATreasurer 4. DaveK3ELUSA 5. GlennKE4KYUSA 6. MikeWA6OUSA 7. George HA5UKHungary 8. Luke VK3HJAustralia 9. Heye DJ9RRGermany 10. Norbert DJ7JCGermany 11. LuigiIV3YERItaly The Team

Mike WA6O San Jose, California

George HA5UK Budapest, Hungary

Gene K5GS Divide, Colorado

Pista HA5AO Budapest, Hungary

Heye DJ9RR Stockelsdorf, Germany

Les W2LK Ulster Park, New York

Glenn KE4KY Fisherville, Kentucky

Luke VK3HJ Benloch, Australia

Norbert DJ7JC Essen, Germany

Dave K3EL Princeton, New Jersey

VK9MT Team with Skipper L-R: Pista HA5AO, Gene, K5GS, Luke VK3HJ, Mike WA6O, Heye DJ9RR, Norbert DJ7JC Steve – skipper, George HA5UK, Luigi IV3YER, Glenn, KE4KY, Les W2LK, Dave, K3EL