Cox Scrub Conservation Park VKFF-0824

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Our fourth and final park for the 2023 VKFF Team Championship on Saturday 21st October 2023, was the Cox Scrub Conservation Park VKFF-0824.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Cox Scrub CP. Map c/o Google Maps.

Marija and I have activated Cox Scrub many times in the past. This time we decided to activate from a different position in the park. We drove along Ridge Road towards the northwestern corner of the park. There were some terrific views of the surrounding countryside from Ridge Road.

Cox Scrub Conservation Park is about 563 hectares in size and is one of the largest parks on the Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide. The park is bordered by Bull Creek Road to the east, and Rymill Road to the west. Cleared farming land can be found to the south and north.

The park was proclaimed on the 5th day of March 1970 as the Cox’s Scrub National Park. Prior to this, the park was owned by Mr V. Cox, an apiarist of Ashbourne> He preserved the park in is natural state for the bees which he bred. On the 27th day of April 1972, it was reconstituted as the Cox Scrub Conservation Park. Additional areas were added to the park in 1977, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 2018.

In 1983 the park was destroyed during the Ash Wednesday Bushfires.

Birds SA have recorded 152 different bird species in the park including  Superb Fairywren, Red-browed Finch, Galah, New Holland Honeyeater, White-browed Scrubwren, and Red Wattlebird.

We operated from just inside gate 5 near the intersection of Varanus Tack and Boronia Track. Our operating equipment was the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

We made a total of 43 QSOs. Unfortunately, we were running short of time and needed to be at our son’s house for dinner and to drop off some tickets for the Bay to Birdwood Car Rally.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5CZ/m
  2. VK3VIN
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK1CHW
  5. VK2IO/m
  6. VK5HS
  7. VK7AAE
  8. VK1AO
  9. VK2MET
  10. VK5LKJ
  11. VK3UAO
  12. VK3SMW
  13. VK3SO

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. IK4IDF
  2. DK4RM

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5CZ/m
  2. VK3VIN
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK1CHW
  5. VK2IO/m
  6. VK5HS
  7. VK7AAE
  8. VK1AO
  9. VK2MET
  10. VK5LKJ
  11. VK3UAO
  12. VK3SMW
  13. VK3SO
  14. VK4SMA

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK6AKT
  2. F1BLL
  3. ZL1TPE
  4. VK6JK
  5. VK1AO
  6. VK2MET
  7. VK6HDY/2
  8. ON4ON
  9. VK4JM
  10. KD1CT
  11. IK4IDF
  12. IW2BNA
  13. DK4RM
  14. OH1MM

References.

  1. Birds SA, 2023, <https://birdssa.asn.au/location/cox-scrub-conservation-park/>, viewed 21st October 2023.
  2. National Parks and Wildlife Service, 2023, <https://www.parks.sa.gov.au/parks/cox-scrub-conservation-park>, viewed 21st October 2023.
  3. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cox_Scrub_Conservation_Park>, viewed 21st October 2023.

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