On Wednesday, the following message came from the team:
“VK9GMW will operate from Mellish Reef between about March 22 and April 6, 2009.
This will be another low-key, simple DXpedition by AA7JV and HA7RY. It will be the two guys operating; and doing everything else.

They will have a strong low-band focus, although they intend to operate on all HF bands. Weather will be a critical factor, therefore please check the www.vk9gmw.com web-site for updates on the actual operating dates which are likely to change due to weather. Currently (18 March), the team is waiting at Marion Reef for the weather to turn better before they can cross to Mellish.”

Indeed, the weather did become a major factor as the following reports this morning:

“VK9GMW operation suffers delay - Saturday, March 21 0000 UTC, Marion Reef.
It appears the Tropical Low has dissipated. If this is correct, a serious danger to us has been removed. Winds, however, are still near gale force and are forecast to remain strong at least until Tuesday.
This means that we will not be able to leave for Mellish until Wednesday, the earliest. The soonest we are likely to be on the air from Mellish is Friday, Mar 27. In any case, we will be able to extend the operation to make up for any lost time. While we continue waiting at Marion Reef for the weather to break, we are operating as HA7RY/MM and AA7JV/MM using a short vertical and 100W.
Please follow updates at www.VK9GMW.com”

Hope these “hot” news items are helpful to you this weekend.

73,
Carl, N4AA

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