Danyo I64 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4155

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Our first park for Friday 10th November 2023 was the Danyo I64 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4155. The park is about 11 km east of Murrayville.

This was to be a first time activation of the park.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Danyo I64 Bushland Reserve. 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.

More information on Danyo can be found on my previous post……

Danyo I63 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4154

The Danyo I64 Bushland Reserve is about 38 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979.

The park is divided into two sections and is located on the northern side of the Mallee Highway. It is divided by Danyo North Road.

Above:- an aerial view of the Danyo I64 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

The park is a piece of remnant mallee scrub that is surrounded by clearing farming land.

Above:- An aerial view of the park. Image c/o Google Maps.

We found a track leading into the park off Danyo North Road. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.

Unfortunately, there was initially no close in propagation on the 40m band and we did not log any VK3 stations or any VK5 stations. The 80m band was far more reliable.

I was very surprised to work Pasi OH1MM in Finland on the 20m band.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK4NH
  2. VK4DXA
  3. VK2NP
  4. VK1AD
  5. VK1NAM
  6. VK1RF
  7. VK2MK
  8. VK4CEE
  9. VK2KET
  10. VK2GWB
  11. VK2CG

Marija worked the following station on 80m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/p (Timberoo I106 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4201)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK4NH
  2. VK4DXA
  3. VK2NP
  4. VK1AD
  5. VK1NAM
  6. VK1RF
  7. VK2MK
  8. VK4CEE
  9. VK2KET
  10. VK2GWB
  11. VK2CG
  12. VK2CDB
  13. VK3DAC
  14. VK1DI
  15. VK3PF
  16. VK2EXA

I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

  1. VK5IS/m
  2. VK3VIN
  3. VK5HS
  4. VK2IO/p (Timberoo I106 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4201)
  5. VK3APJ
  6. VK3PF
  7. VK5NPP
  8. VK5BJE

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK4NH
  2. VK4DXA
  3. OH1MM


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.

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