Willis Island is a tiny coral island in the Coral Sea off the
North Queensland coast of Australia.
A meteorological station was established there
in 1921, and the station is currently a vital link in
Australia's cyclone warning network.
A group of Australian amateur Radio Operators has been granted permission to visit Willis in May 2000 for a "DXpedition". They will install and operate amateur radio tranmitters to communicate with other amateurs all round the world.
The group will use a sailing Catamaran as their transport to and from the island, and as their offshore floating "hotel" while they are staying there. The 43' catamaran "Bach and Byte" is fully equipped for long-distance cruising.
The plans of the group include future DXpeditions to other remote South Pacific and Indian Ocean Islands and reefs. These include Marquesas Is, Austral Is, North Cook, Kingman Reef, Tokelau Is, Vanuatu, Eastern Kiribati, Baker-Howland Is, Kermadec Is, Tuvalu, Mellish Reef, Temotu (Santa Cruz Islands), and Conway Reef.
Contact the group via email at [email protected] or visit the website on http://www.qsl.net/vk9wi