Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary VKFF-1880 and Osborne silo VK-OSE5

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Our next activation for Tuesday 31st October 2023 was the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary VKFF-1800 and the Osborne silo VK-OSE5.

Osborne is a suburb on the LeFevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide, about 21 km northwest of the Adelaide Central Business District.

 Above:- Map showing the location of Osborne. Map c/o Google Maps.

It appears that Osborne was initially known as Brooklyn. In 1878 it was named Brooklyn by Alfred Jones, a hay and corn merchant of Port Adelaide. Three years later in 1881, James Gartrell (b. 1846. d. 1925) and Captain Robert W. Osborne (b. 1834. d. 1920) created Brooklyn, in current day Osborne and Wingfield.

On the 10th day of May 1945, the name Osborne was formally submitted by the City of Port Adelaide at a council meeting and was formally adopted in 1951 by the Nomenclature Committee.

Above:- Captain R.W. Osborne. Image c/o https://www.flickr.com/photos/paelocalhistory/14768611130

In about 1922 the Osborneville Post office was opened. It was renamed Taperoo in February 1964 and then North Haven in 1989.

Osborne is the home of several industrial employers, including the Adelaide Submarine Corporation, a naval shipbuilder – Royal Australian Navy’s Collins class submarines and Hobart-class destroyers.

The Osborne silos are located on the southern side of Veitch Road, Osborne.

Marija and I drove down to the bottom of Vietch Road and parked in the carpark right alongside of the Port River.

Above:- An aerial view showing our operating spot. Image c/o Google Maps.

Above:- the activation zone at the Osborne silo showing our operating spot. Image c/o SiOTA website.

It was a lovely warm and sunny evening and we had a nice view up and down the Port River.

Above:- Aerial view showing our operating spot. Image c/o Google Maps.

Unfortunately, we had a strength 8-9 noise on 40m. This was not unexpected as this is a highly industrial location.

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5BJE
  2. VK3APJ
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK2IO/p (Pooginook Conservation Park VKFF-0929)

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK7ZA
  2. VK4HAT
  3. F1BLL
  4. PA5WK
  5. F4WEC
  6. F5LML
  7. ZL4NVW
  8. F4DSK
  9. SP2GWH
  10. EA5JMN
  11. F6DZU
  12. EA3MP
  13. ON5RKN
  14. W1OW
  15. IZ2IHO
  16. IK4JPK

References.

  1. A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia, 2023, <https://published.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/placenamesofsouthaustralia/>, viewed 19th December 2023.
  2. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne,_South_Australia>, viewed 19th December 2023.

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