QSOs count for the DXCC entity of Willis Islands from 1945-11-15. QST January 1960 carries the following announcement in respect of Willis:
"An announcement is also made of the addition to the A. R. R. L. Countries List of Willis Islands, VK4. The Willis Islands are located in the Coral Sea outside the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia, and approximately 240 miles east of Port Douglas <snip>.
DXCC credit will be given starting March 1, 1960 for creditable confirmations dated on or after November 15, 1945. <snip>."
Location map (credit UKSMG, VK4CP):
Prefix:es VK4 VK9W, VK9Z, AX9W, AX9Z, VI9W, VJ9W, VK9FW, VL9W.
Ranking in "Most Wanted" league.
The IOTA reference for Willis Island is OC-007.
The Willis Island Group consists of Mid, North, and Willis Islands.
Whitelisting
Willis Island is a whitelisted DXCC entity. The following table lists stations known to have been QRV from Willis Island and which are thought to be good for DXCC credit.
The callsigns below are the only ones that Club Log will map to Willis Island. These callsigns have been taken from QSL cards and other sources.
Callsigns that are not listed below, or QSOs outside the exception date range, will be not be mapped to Willis Island but will be mapped as INVALID.
Please advise any missing valid Willis Island callsigns to Alan, 5B4AHJ, or via the Help Desk.
| Call | Island | Date/Note (follow callsign links to see exact dates, QSLs and additional notes) |
| VK4CP | 1947? QSL required please | |
| VK4IC | 1954 - October to 1955 - July | |
| VK4IA | 1955-56. QSL required please | |
| VK4HG,VK4WV | Willis | 1962 - June to 1963 - June QSLs |
| VK4JQ | Willis | 1963 - June to 1964 - June |
| VK4TE | Willis | 1964 - November to 1965 - May |
| VK4HG, VK4WV | Willis | 1967 - June to 1967 - December VK4WV QSL required |
| VK4EV | Willis | 1968 - June until November |
| VK9NP/W [VK9NP] | Willis | 1971 - June |
| VK9ZB | Willis | 1972 - June to October |
| VK9ZC | Willis | 1973 - July to November |
| VK9ZM | Willis | 1976 - December to 1977 - June QSL required |
| AX9ZM | Willis | 1977 - March QSL required |
| VK9ZM | Willis | 1978 - February until December |
| VK9ZG | Willis | 1980 - July to December |
| VK9ZD | Willis | 1980 - December to 1981 - July |
| VK9ZH, VK9ZJ | Willis | 1982 - December to 1983 - June..VK9ZJ QSL required |
| VK9ZR | Willis | 1982 - May |
| VK9ZA | Willis | 1982 - July to December |
| AX9ZA | Willis | 1982 - August QSL required |
| VK9ZB | Willis | 1982 - June to October |
| VK9ZS | Willis | 1983 - June to December QSL required |
| VK9ZA | Willis | 1984 - June to December |
| VK9ZB | Willis | 1985 - June to November |
| VK9ZR | Willis | 1987 - December to 1983 - March |
| VK9ZG | Willis | 1987 - July to November |
| VK9ZW | Willis | 1989 - January |
| VK9TR | Willis | 1989 - December to 1990 - July |
| VK9NL/P, VK9NL/W, VK9WW | Willis | 1992 - October |
| VK9WG | 1996 - April to June QSL required | |
| VK9WM, VK9WX, VK9WY | Mid | 1997 - September VK9WX QSL required |
| VK9WG | 1998 - Julyto December QSL required | |
| VK9WI | Willis | 2000 - May |
| VK9WWI | North | 2007 - September/October |
| VK9DWX | Mid | 2008 - October |
| VK9WBM | Willis | 2009 - December until 2010 - Ju |
| VK9WA | Mid | 2015 - November |
| VK9WX | Willis | 2022 - November until 023 - April. |
| The ones that didn't count | ||
| VK9WI | 1991 - pirate activity (DXNS #1489) | |
| VK9GS | Licence issued but not activated. |
Acknowledgements and references
Anthony Quest G4UZN
Dokufunk Willis Island
Hamgallery Willis Island, Oceania VK9W
Les Nouvelles DX VK - Willis
Michael Goode VK3BDL/VK3QK
Peter Wolfenden VK3RV WIA Historian
Sam Dellit VK1DXA
Wikipedia Willis Island
Willis Island, a DXERS PARADISE by Franz Langner DJ9ZB, published in the CDXC Digest June 1986.