Young DXpeditioners on Willis
VK9 Willis Island update

"We have decided! It was a very difficult decision for us, we have got 22 applications, all of them avid contesters and DXers. Unfortunately some of them did not meet the age criteria, while others with visa-problems had to withdraw.
(see also: Young DXpeditioners on Willis)

Two of them were outstanding in performance, dedication
and commitment. These two rookies to join our expedition to Willis Island are:

* On the first part:
W4WJF, William Joshua (Josh) Fischer, from North Carolina, USA, 21 years old

* On the second part:
ZS6DXB, Rhynhardt (Rhy) Louw from JHB, Rep. of South Africa, 25 years old.

We are very happy to announce this decision to the DXers community and hope that this will encourage further DXpeditions to take similar or even better approaches to promote and "elmer" young DXers and Contesters.

Preparations
All our preparations are entering the final stage. 1.4 tons of material are on its way and as our carrier told us, it is about to arrive in Australia with the "MS Ute Oltmann" in these days.

There will be a vanguard consisting of Joerg (DL8WPX), Gerd (DJ5IW) and Robert (SP5XVY) who will fly to Cairns by Friday 26th, followed by Dieter, DL8OH, who departs two days later. They will meet our man in Australia, Dale (VK4DMC), and together will take care of all necessary work, in particular, to meet our boat charter, get all material cleared and all additional purchases done. The idea is to fight Murphy as effective as possible and to prepare the departure of our vessel, the "MV Floreat", as actual as we can, before the crew steps in and the show will begin.
We will keep you informed!"

Check their Web site for more details in the next 2 weeks at: http://willis2008.dl1mgb.com/index.php

The team is still looking for donations. For details on how to help, please visit: http://www.vk9dwx.de/howtohelp/index.php

Chris, DL1MGB/VK9DWX