Our third silo for Thursday 26th October 2023, was the Wanbi silo VK-WNI5. Wanbi is a small town located about 202 km northeast of the city of Adelaide
Above:- Map showing the location of Wanbi. Map c/o Google Maps
Wanbi is an aboriginal word meaning ‘dingo’. The town of Wanbi was proclaimed on the 9th day of July 1914.
Sadly not much remains in Wanbi today. The old Wanbi Memorial Hall built in 1925 is in a state of disrepair, and the beautiful two-storey former hotel is closed.
The Wanbi silos are located on Francis Road, just north of the Karoonda HIghway.
We parked alongside the old tennis courts (see below) that have ‘seen better days’.
This was within the silo activation zone.
Above:- the activation zone at the Wanbi silo. Image c/o SiOTA website.
The band conditions on 40m were terrible. However, all three of us managed to activate and qualify the silo with more than 3 QSOs each. This was the third SiOTA activation for Hans VK6XN.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3ZSC
- VK2VH
- VK4AAC
- VK5TN
- VK5KBJ
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3ZSC
- VK2VH
- VK4AAC
- VK5TN
- VK5KBJ
We then headed off to our next stop, the little town of Alawoona for another silo activation.
References.
- A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia, 2023, <https://published.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/placenamesofsouthaustralia/>, viewed 7th November 2023.
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