Saturday 22nd October 2022 was the first day of PerthTech, held at the Gidgegannup Recreation Centre, Western Australia.
I delivered a presentation on the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program. There were about 70 people in attendance.
It was now day three of our trip, Friday 21st October 2022. Following breakfast Mike VK6KMS picked us up from Andrew’s house and took Marija and I to the Motor Museum of Western Australia at Whiteman Park. With over 200 vehicles on display, we spent a number of hours here drooling over some of the magnificent vehicles.
We then headed back to Andrew’s house where we met up with Hans VK6XN who took Marija and I out to activate the Swan River Management Area VKFF-3007 and then the Helena River Management Area VKFF-2975.
The Swan River runs through the metropolitan area of Perth. The river was originally named Swarte Swaene-Revier by Dutch explorer, Willem de Vlamingh in 1697, after the famous black swans of the area.
The Helena River is a tributary of the Swan River. It rises in country east of Mount Dale and flows north-west to Mundaring Weir where it is dammed. It then flows west until it reaches the Darling Scarp.
We used Hans equipment for these activations, a Yaesu FT857 and an end fed antenna which was supported by a telescopic squid pole.
Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB at VKFF-3007:-
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB at VKFF-3007:-
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB at VKFF-3007:-
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB at VKFF-3007:-
Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB at VKFF-2975:-
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB at VKFF-2975:-
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB at VKFF-2975:-
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB at VKFF-2975:-
References.
On 20th October 2022, after breakfast, Andrew took Marija and I to a rural location near Perth where he and three other amateurs have set up a remote station. A very interesting visit.
We then headed back to Perth where we visited the Aviation Heritage Museum in Bull Creek. We spent the majority of the afternoon there enjoying the many exhibits including 35 different aircraft. The highlight was the Avro Lancaster. Of the 7,377 Avro Lancasters built, 3,736 were lost during the War. Today 17 remain in complete form. Two can be found in Australia. One in Perth, and the other at the War Memorial in Canberra.
Andrew then took us to Wireless Hill which is a 40 hectare park in the suburb of Ardross. It is the location of the former Applecross Wireless Station. The West Australian VHF Group have a clubrooms at Wireless Hill.
We then headed to the local hotel for some dinner.
References.
On the 19th October 2022, Marija and I headed to the Adelaide Airport and flew out to Perth, Western Australia, to attend PerthTech. I had a few quiet ales and some tucker in the Qantas club before boarding.
Andrew VK6AS kindly picked us up from the airport and took us to his house where we stayed for 7 nights. Many thanks Andrew for your hospitality.
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