[RRDXA] Merry XMas-cu in 2014 on the air

[Norbert Meyer]

    To all my friends all over the world


Merry Christmas and HNY

cu on the air from some different location in 2014

- First trip to Réunion TO7CC with F6KOP in February
-second trip to VK and VK9MT, Mellish Reef
etc......

Hope that HAM Spirit and good team competencies will joining us on all  
trips, DXpeditions, contests as a fundamenta factor of success beside 
good condx, functionable antennas and stations...

vy 73
Norbert
www.dj7jc.de



    Press release #5

Sunday, 22 December 2013 19:45

*Mellish Reef DX-pedition is scheduled for
March 28, 2014 to April 9, 2014.*


*Addition to the On-island Team:*

*/dj7jc 
152<http://vk9mt.com/images/stories/VK9MT/Team_Members/dj7jc.jpg>Norbert 
Meyer DJ7JC Joins the Team/*
Norbert was first licensed in 1961 as DJ7JC. He spent his professional 
career in electronics, beginning with radio / television technical 
training and later electronic engineering-microwave research 
development, including teaching RF-communication techniques. He spent 35 
years on all levels of management up to 15 years at CEO level of a 
training and research center.
Retired since 2005 Norbert is a well known DX-pedition participant. His 
interests include CW, DXing, SSB and digital modes, contesting, 
DX-peditions and traveling around the world or with his mobile home in 
Europe. His DX-peditions include:TI9KK, TI7/DJ7JC, 3D20CR, FK/DJ7JC, 
VU4RG, VU3NLF, A31JC, 5W0NM, A31A,  E51NAA, ZL/DJ7JC, W6/DJ7JC, TJ9PF, 
PJ4C, PJ4M, 5X8C, V84SMD, S21ZBC/S21ZBB, CQ3L, CR3L, CT9/DJ7JC, CS95A, 
CT8/DJ7JC, LX0HQ, LX7I, LX0RL, OH0CE, OH0/DJ7JC, TK4A, TK7JC, VK2IAW, 
VK2/-, VK5/-,VK6/-,VK7/-  ,VK8/DJ7JC Norbert brings many years of 
DX-pedition experience to the team, we welcome his participation on 
Mellish Reef.

*Corporate Sponsors:*

Signing on as sponsors are:
-    DX Engineering who is fulfilling our coax requirements
-    Astrid's Embroidery who is providing our hats, tee-shirts and polo 
shirts
We welcome these 2 excellent firms to the project.


*Boat Scheduling:*

We confirmed the sailing schedule with the Evohe's skipper, Steve Kafka. 
Evohe will arrive in Mackay, Australia one week prior to our departure 
for the reef. A DX-pedition advance team arrives at Mackay shortly after 
the Evohe to begin the process of consolidating and testing equipment.  
Depending on the weather and sea conditions our planned arrival at the 
reef is approximately March 28th. Radio operation will begin as soon as 
the HF stations are installed. Low band antennas will be installed on 
the 2nd day for operation beginning that night.  After the DX-pedition 
is completed several team members will remain in Mackay to repack and 
ship equipment, as required.Propagation

*Forecasting:*

Thanks to Stu K6TU for his outstanding job in developing customized 
propagation prediction tools.
Please feel free to use his propagation forecasting tools to predict 
conditions towards VK9MT based on your location and your equipment. This 
prediction brought to you as a free service at K6TU.NET
https://www.k6tu.net/?q=node/add/dx-prediction-vk9mt
Or from the VK9MT.COM web site, Operating Plan tab.
.    You DO NOT need an account on Stu's system to run this prediction.
.    If you would like to try other features on K6TU.NET, please go to 
his site and click on the Create New Account link

*Fund Raising:*

Donations are welcomed through the web site: vk9mt.com 
<http://www.vk9mt.com>, please use the Donate Button on the web site to 
insure your name is added to the donor list automatically, or by check / 
money order in US dollars to:


Mellish Reef 2014 DX-pedition
Gene Spinelli, Treasurer
PO Box 189
Divide, CO
USA 80814


For our friends outside the USA please use PayPal button on the website 
or e-mail for wire transfer instructions: info at vk9mt.com 
<mailto:info at vk9mt.com>
For additional information please e-mail: info at vk9mt.com 
<mailto:info at vk9mt.com>

73,
Team Mellish 2014