David Gemmell, VK4GL 
Skipper

Radio Operator 

& Survey Team

First licensed as VK4ZEK in 1962.  

Main amateur interests include 6M DX, Skipper of sailing

Catamaran "Bach & Byte", Top ocean racing multi-hull 

sailor with 35 years experience. 

Age 56, married, 2 children aged 24 and 19.

Alan Meek, VK4BKM

Radio Operator

New Zealander.  First licenced 1979 as ZL2BKM. 

Previously held callsigns ZL7BKM, ZL5BKM, H44AL & YJ0DX.

Age 42.  Keen HF contester and 6M operator. 

Founding member of ZM2K contest group.  

Is an Operations Manager for a Car Rental Company.

Peter Garden, VK4APG

Radio Operator, 

Award winning Baked Beans Chef !

Dedicated 6M DX'er, Gourmet Chef de Cuisine, Expert 

multi-hull skipper and sailor.  Life Member of Queensland 

Multihull Yacht Club, Part-Owner of "MV Robert" a canal-boat 

in France, Recently retired Air Traffic Controller.  

Age 56, married with 1 daughter. 
Licensed since age 19.

Harris Leck, VK4CWT

Radio Operator

Canadian. Licensed in 1967 as VE2DGL (after several years as a SWL)  Became VE4AH in 1970 & VE6DK in 1980.  Vaguely remembers working contests single op for 48 hours consecutively while in University (W7OHR). 
The demands of career and family inherent with 5 children precluded much operating in the intervening years. From 1987-97 he traveled to over 35 countries. Moved to Brisbane in 1997 & got seriously back into radio in 1999 chasing DX & contesting. Works 80-6M, SSB and CW.  

A Senior Legal Counsel for one of the world’s largest

publicly traded energy companies.

Bill Brosnan

Sailor & Survey Team

Recently retired Air Traffic Controller, age 53, friend of VK4APG & partner with him in Canal Boat in France. 

Plenty of sailing experience, mostly in multihulls.  Believes he has developed immunity to Amateur Radio Viruses but willing to undergo extended exposure to test hypothesis! Enjoys Pete's cooking and a cold beer on a hot day. Has difficulty keeping up with DG's mind. Has organized several group trips to remote coral atolls over the past ten years.

Adam Maurer, VK4CP   

Webmaster

Pilot - Rest of World

First licensed in March 1980 as VK3YWV, upgraded to VK3ALM in April 92. Held VK4CP since January 2000. 

Main interest is 6M DX since being bitten by the 6M DX bug in late 91.  Manages his own website with an emphasis on 6M related content.   Enjoys homebrewing projects that use imbedded microcontrollers.  Age 36.  Other interests include 4WDing, the Stockmarket, and not having to work for a living - more radio time!

Bill Rothwell, G0VDE   

Pilot - Europe

British. Licenced in 1993 as G7RLU for VHF, and passed 

CW test to become G0VDE in August 1994.
Wide range of radio interests - active on top band to 

23 cm, repeater keeper for one of the first 6M repeaters 

in the UK - GB3EF, near Ipswich. Uses SSB, digimodes & a

little CW.
Main interest is HF DX - over 300 countries worked.

41 years old, married with one son.

Lives near Ipswich in the UK and works for a large UK 

Telco on both radio issues and Optical Fibre.