Our fourth activation for Thursday 9th November 2023 was the Danyo I63 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4154. Danyo is located about 276 km east of Adelaide.

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

Danyo is a locality in northwest Victoria on the Mallee Highway between Ouyen and the South Australia/Victoria State border. Danyo is an aboriginal word for eucalyptus.

Above:- article from the Pinnaroo and Border Times, Fri 30 May 1913. Image c/o Trove.

The Danyo Post office opened on the 15th day of July 1912 when a regular mail service was provided following the opening of the Ouyen-Murrayville railway one month earlier. The Post Office closed in 1975.

Danyo once had its own football club. The first football match was played in 1927. It won the premiership in 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1947. Its last season was in 1969. The Danyo State School operated from 1926 to 1943.

Above:- Danyo school students., 1934. Image c/o Cowangie Danyo Tutye and district Facebook page.

The Danyo I63 Bushland Reserve is about 71 hectares in size and was declared on the 1st day of May 1979.

The park is a typical mallee park and is located on the northern side of the Mallee Highway. It is surrounded by cleared cropping land.

We found a dirt track leading into the park off Mallee Highway and set up. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3DCQ
2. VK5TN
3. VK3CEO
4. VK3VIN
5. VK3BEL/p (Barmah National Park VKFF-0739)
6. VK3SG
7. VK3PF
8. VK2HHA
9. VK3LOC/m
10. VK3CJN
11. VK5FANA
12. VK2IO/p (Nunga Bushland Reserve VKFF-4241 & Nunga silo VK-NNG3)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3DCQ
2. VK5TN
3. VK3CEO
4. VK3VIN
5. VK3BEL/p (Barmah National Park VKFF-0739)
6. VK3SG
7. VK3PF
8. VK2HHA
9. VK3LOC/m
10. VK3CJN
11. VK5FANA
12. VK5HS
13. VK3BWS
14. VK2EXA
15. VK3MIJ
16. VK3UH
17. VK5NHG
18. VK5JOS
19. VK5WWW
20. VK5MOO
21. VK5HAA
22. VK2XD
23. VK5IS
24. VK3ACU/m
25. VK5GY
26. VK5KGW
27. VK3CLD
28. VK5DW
29. VK3NBL
30. VK3APJ
31. VK3CEO
32. VK4NH
33. VK4DXA
34. VK3MCK
35. VK3SQ
36. VK2BD
37. VK3KAI
38. VK2IO/p (Nunga Bushland Reserve VKFF-4241 & Nunga silo VK-NNG3)
39. VK3EY
40. VK5KVA
41. VK1AO
42. VK2MET
43. VK3KRL

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK5IS
2. VK5HAA
3. VK5DW
4. VK3APJ
5. VK3SG
6. VK3CJN

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK4NH
2. VK4DXA
3. F1BLL

References.

1. Blake; L, 1977, Place Names of Victoria.
2. CAPAD 2022.
3. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danyo,_Victoria>, viewed 23rd December 2023.

Here is my Activator participation certificate for the 2023 VKFF Activation Weekend.

Thank you to all Activators and Hunters who took part in the weekend, despite terrible band conditions.

Our next activation for Thursday 9th November 2023 was the Carina Bushland Reserve VKFF-4150 and the Carina silo VK-CRA3.

Carina is located in northwest Victoria, close to the South Australia/Victoria State border.

Above:- Map showing the location of Carina in Victoria. Map c/o Google Maps.

Carina is a locality in the Sunraysia region of Victoria, on the Mallee Highway, about 14km west of Murrayville. The Carina area contains several smaller areas such as Mulcra which had a post office that was operational from 1910 to 1968, and Boltons Bore.

Above:- Map showing the locality of Carina. Map c/o Mapshare Victoria.

Carina is an aboriginal word meaning water. The area was opened up for farming in the early 1900s.

Above:- Article from the Kapunda Herald, Fri 17 Jul 1908. Image c/o Trove.

The Carina Post Office was opened on the 17th day of June 1923 and closed in 1949.

The Carina Bushland Reserve is about 15 hectares in size and was established on the 8th day of May 1990.

The main section of the reserve is located on the northern side of the Mallee Highway just to the west of Carina North Road. There are two smaller sections on the southern side of the Mallee Highway.

The Carina silos are located on the southern side of the Mallee Highway.

We operated from one of the small sections of the Carina Bushland Reserve within the activation zone of the Carina silo.

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

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK5HS
2. VK3VIN
3. VK3DAC
4. VK3CEO
5. VK3ZSC
6. VK2IO/p (Ouyen I85 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4212)
7. VK7ALH
8. VK3PF
9. VK3BEL/p (Barmah National Park VKFF-0739)
10. VK3APJ
11. VK5FANA
12. VK5FBIC/p (Fort Glanville Conservation Park VKFF-1031)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK5HS
2. VK3VIN
3. VK3DAC
4. VK3CEO
5. VK3ZSC
6. VK2IO/p (Ouyen I85 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4212)
7. VK7ALH
8. VK3PF
9. VK3BEL/p (Barmah National Park VKFF-0739)
10. VK3APJ
11. VK5FANA
12. VK3MHZ
13. VK5AV
14. Vk3DCQ
15. VK3MAP
16. VK3IDM
17. VK3SMW
18. VK3SQ
19. VK2BD
20. VK7XX
21. VK2HHA
22. VK2EXA
23. VK3UAO
24. VK3ACZ
25. VK5KLV
26. VK3VPM
27. VK3KGW
28. VK5AAF
29. VK3ZLD
30. VK5TN
31. VK5FBIC/p (Fort Glanville Conservation Park VKFF-1031)
32. VK3KRL
33. VK3TBS
34. VK5GY

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK3MHZ
2. VK3PF
3. VK3CEO
4. VK5HS
5. VK3KAL
6. VK3SQ
7. VK2BD

I worked the following stations on 40m FM:-

1. VK3SQ
2. VK2BD
3. VK3ACZ

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. ZL3MR
2. VK1AO
3. VK3MET
4. VK4NH
5. VK4DXA

References.

1. Balek, L, 1977, Place Names of Victoria.
2. CAPAD 2022
3. Wikipedia, 2023, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carina,_Victoria>, viewed 23rd December 2023.