Karawinna Bushland Reserve VKFF-4123 and Karawinna silo VK-KRA3

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Our next activation for Sunday 30th October 2023 was the Karawinna Bushland Reserve VKFF-4123 and the Karawinna silo VK-KRA3. Karawinna is about 53 km west of Mildura in northwest Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Karawinna Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

It is believed that Karawinna is an aboriginal word meaning emu. Karawinna once had stores, a school, a public hall and a football club. None of this is evident in current-day Karawinna.

Above:- A plan of the township of Karawinna. Image c/o State Library Victoria.

Regular dances were held in the Karawinna hall.

Above:- Article from the Sunraysia Daily, Tue 3 Dec 1935. Image c/o Trove.

During the 1930s the Karawinna area was in the wheat belt production area in the Millewa region.

Above:- Article from the Sunraysia Daily, Tues 27 Jan 1931. Image c/o Trove.

The Karawinna Bushland Reserve was established on the 1st day of May 1979 and consists of 24 hectares.

The reserve consists of five different sections on the northern and southern sides of Millewa Road.

The Karawinna silos are located on Karawinna North Road, alongside the former railway line.

We drove a short distance along Karawinna North Road and operated from the northern section of the Karawinna Bushland Reserve.

Again for this activation, we ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5DG/p (Benetook Bushland Reserve VKFF-4126)
  2. VK3TUN/p (Benetook Bushland Reserve VKFF-4126)
  3. VK3YV/p (Howells Hill Scenic Reserve VKFF-3726)
  4. VK3ZPF/m
  5. VK3JW/m
  6. VK3APJ
  7. VK3PF/m
  8. VK3KAI/m
  9. VK1AO/p (Mount Ainslee Nature Reserve VKFF-0850)
  10. VK2MET/p (Mount Ainslee Nature ReserveVKFF-0850)
  11. VK3OAK/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  12. VK3PWG/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  13. VK2IO/p (Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723)

Marija worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

  1. VK3YV/p (Howells Hill Scenic Reserve VKFF-3726)
  2. VK3ZPF/m
  3. VK3JW/m
  4. VK3APJ
  5. VK3OAK/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  6. VK3PWG/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  7. VK2IO/p (Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5DG/p (Benetook Bushland Reserve VKFF-4126)
  2. VK3TUN/p (Benetook Bushland Reserve VKFF-4126)
  3. VK3YV/p (Howells Hill Scenic Reserve VKFF-3726)
  4. VK3ZPF/m
  5. VK3JW/m
  6. VK3APJ
  7. VK3PF/m
  8. VK3KAI/m
  9. VK1AO/p (Mount Ainslee Nature Reserve VKFF-0850)
  10. VK2MET/p (Mount Ainslee Nature ReserveVKFF-0850)
  11. VK5MK
  12. VK3OAK/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  13. VK3PWG/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  14. VK3VIN
  15. VK2VH
  16. VK4AAC
  17. VK3UP
  18. VK3MTT
  19. VK7XX
  20. VK3WAR
  21. VK3UH
  22. VK3BKO
  23. VK3CEO
  24. VK2MOP
  25. VK3AMO
  26. VK2IO/p (Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723)
  27. VK3AEI
  28. VK5BJE
  29. VK2EXA
  30. VK5TN
  31. VK3HEW/m
  32. VK2KJJ
  33. VK3BBB
  34. VK2CCP

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

  1. VK3YV/p (Howells Hill Scenic Reserve VKFF-3726)
  2. VK3APJ
  3. VK3OAK/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  4. VK3PWG/p (Chowilla Game Reserve VKFF-1697)
  5. VK2IO/p (Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723)
  6. VK3UP
  7. VK5TN
  8. VK3BBB
  9. VK2CCP

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK4EMP
  2. VK4TI
  3. VK5HS
  4. VK6LMK
  5. VK7XX
  6. VK4KC
  7. VK4MAD
  8. VK4DOG
  9. VK8DJ
  10. VK7HBR
  11. VK4EW
  12. VK1AO/p (Mount Ainslee Nature Reserve VKFF-0850)
  13. VK2MET/p (Mount Ainslee Nature Reserve VKFF-0850)
  14. VK4NH
  15. VK4DXA
  16. VK7HCK
  17. VK4JT/p

References.

  1. Trove, 2023, <https://trove.nla.gov.au/>, viewed 18th December 2023.

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