2. Sound starts after calling up the next slide

3. Copyright – VK9MT Team 2014-2015 18 March – 12 April 2014

4. 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

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

6. 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

8. 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

9. Mellish Reef Population

13. Ground Hazards

14. Markers to Protect the Nests

15. Mellish Reef Population Hermit Crab

17. The island is tropical in nature – Temps 80 - 90F / 27- 32C – 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

18. 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

19. Mike WA6O San Jose, California

20. George HA5UK Budapest, Hungary

21. Gene K5GS Divide, Colorado

22. Pista HA5AO Budapest, Hungary

23. Heye DJ9RR Stockelsdorf, Germany

24. Les W2LK Ulster Park, New York

25. Glenn KE4KY Fisherville, Kentucky

26. Luke VK3HJ Benloch, Australia

27. Norbert DJ7JC Essen, Germany

28. Dave K3EL Princeton, New Jersey

29. 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