After leaving Port Vincent, Marija and I headed to the Ramsay Way Conservation Park VKFF-0815. I have previously activated this park.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Ramsay Way CP. Map c/o Google maps.

The Ramsay Way Conservation Park (often just referred to as Ramsay Conservation Park) is about 147 hectares in size. It is located on the western side of Power Line Road, about 7 km west of the town of Port Vincent.

Above:- An aerial view of the Ramsay Way CP looking west towards Port Vincent. Image c/o google maps.

The park was proclaimed on the 14th day of February 2008 and is located in the Minlaton Curramulka Threatened Habitat Area. The primary vegetation in the park is sheoak and mallee, with very low woodlands and a grassy understorey. The nationally and State endangered Jumping-Jack Wattle can be found in the park. This plant is not located in any other park on the Yorke Peninsula.

eBird has recorded a total of 60 species of bird in the park including Common Bronzewing, Yellow-plumed honeyeater, Striated Pardalote, and Wedge-tailed eagle.

Marija and I found an unlocked gate on Power Line Road and we drove a short distance into the park as there were no defined tracks. We operated from the vehicle running the Icom IC-7000, 100 watts, and the Codan 9350 antenna mounted on the rear of the 4WD. Despite the power lines running along the aptly named Power Line Road, we had no noise.

Unfortunately, I fell 4 contacts short of the 44 required to qualify the park for the global World Wide Flora Fauna Program.

Marija worked the following stations on 4m SSB:-

1. VK5TRM
2. VK5IS
3. VK5FANA
4. VK5BJE
5. VK5GY
6. VK3PF
7. VK5WRJ
8. VK2YK
9. VK5GA
10. VK5FR/m

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK5TRM
2. VK5IS
3. VK5FANA
4. VK5BJE
5. VK5GY
6. VK3PF
7. VK5WRJ
8. VK2YK
9. VK5GA
10. VK5FR/m
11. Vk3TBR

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK4TJ
2. VK4HAT
3. VK1AO
4. VK2MET
5. VK2IO
6. VK3SQ

I worked the following stations on 15m SSB:-

1. VK1AO
2. VK2MET
3. VK4TJ
4. VK8DNT
5. VK2NP
6. VK3PF
7. VKL2LEE
8. VK3UH
9. VK2VW
10. Vk2HFI
11. VK2IO

I worked the following stations on 10m SSB:-

1. VK4TJ
2. VK2IO
3. VK1AO
4. VK2MET
5. VK2FADV
6. VK2LEE
7. VK2NP
8. VK5KHZ
9. VK5LA/m
10. VK5HS/m
11. VK5ZSA
12. VK5KVA

References.

1. Department for Environment and Heritage, 2009, Mainland Conservation Parks of Yorke Peninsula
2. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsay_Conservation_Park>, viewed 22nd February 2023.