After returning to Goondooloo Cottage in the Deep Creek Conservation Park, with the help of Marija, I set up the station in the sun room at the rear of the cottage.  Sadly, when I turned the FT-857d on, the noise floor was about a strength 5.  But I did manage to work a total of 18 stations before relocating outside.  They included a number of park to park contacts as follows:-

• Andrew VK5MR/p, Caroona Creek Conservation Park
• Adrian VK5FANA/p, Innes National Park
• Greg VK5GJ/p, Lowan Conservation Park
• Norm VK5GI/p, Lowan Conservation Park
• Stev VK5HSX/p, Beachport Conservation Park
• Peter VK5FKLR/p, Whyalla Conservation Park

I then moved the gear outside and made a further 27 contacts on 40m including some more Park to Park contacts as follows:-

• Greg VK5ZGY/p, Karte Conservation Park
• Garry VK1ZZ/4, Forty Mile Scub National Park

It was then time to head in for some dinner.

The following stations were worked on 40m SSB:-

1. VK5MR/p (Caroona Creek Conservation Park)
2. VK5FANA/p (Innes National Park)
3. VK5GJ/p (Lowan Conservation Park)
4. VK5GI/p (Lowan Conservation Park)
5. VK2YK
6. VK5FTVR
7. VK2RM
8. VK5FMID
9. VK3VEF
10. VK5HSX/p (Beachport Conservation Park)
11. VK5FKLR/p (Whyalla Conservation Park)
12. VK5TRM
13. VK3MRH
14. VK5NFT
15. VK3PMG
16. VK2XXM
17. VK5IS
18. VK5FD
19. VK7CW
20. VK5TR
21. VK5ZGY/p (Karte Conservation Park)
22. VK3FENV
23. VK6MB
24. VK5HOS
25. VK5FPAC
26. VK5DF
27. VK3AV
28. VK5NJ
29. VK2HHA
30. VK6OX/5
31. VK5HEL
32. VK2FSPG
33. VK4QQ
34. VK5ZA
35. VK6JON/m
36. VK5FGRY
37. VK3OHM
38. VK4FW
39. VK4HNS/p
40. VK3ZD
41. VK2NP
42. VK3MCD/p
43. VK5FKLF/p (Whyalla Conservation Park)
44. VK4FBMW
45. VK1ZZ/p (Forty Mile Scrub National Park).