Next for Monday 13th November 2023 was the Underbool I61 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4170. This was the first activation of the park for the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program.
Above:- Map showing the location of Underbool. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve is located on the southwestern corner of Purnya Road and Pink Lakes Road.
Above:- An aerial view of the reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 98 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. It is a piece of remnant mallee scrub surrounded by cleared farming land.
We decided to sit in the vehicle for this activation. It was a warm day so we had the windows down on the 4WD. The flies were relentless at this location so we donned our fly-netting hats.
We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation. I used the special event callsign of VI10VKFF to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the VKFF program.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK2HHA
- VK3DAC
- VK4FE/3
- VK2EXA
- VK5FANA
- VK3ZSC
- VK5DW
- VK3MTT
- VK3VIN
- VK2IO/p (Angels Rest Flora Reserve VKFF-2254)
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK2HHA
- VK3DAC
- VK4FE/3
- VK2EXA
- VK5FANA
- VK3ZSC
- VK5DW
- VK3MTT
- VK3VIN
- VK1AD
- VK1NAM
- VK3MIJ
- VK3CLD
- VK5MK
- VK3BBB
- VK2CCP
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3ATC
- VK3MCK
- VK3ACZ
- VK3CEO
- VK5HS
- VK3NBL
- VK3TKK/m
- VK3FABS/p (Alpine National Park VKFF-0619)
- VK5ZNP
- VK5GY
- VK3ARM
- VK3OF
- VK3APJ
- VK3KR
- VK2IO/p (Angels Rest Flora Reserve VKFF-2254)
- VK5KVA
- VK3SO
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK2NP
References.
- Australian Government, 2024, CAPAD 2022, viewed 23rd January 2024, <https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad>
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