Kara Kara National Park VKFF-0629 and West of England Range VK3/ VW-013

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After packing up at the West of England Fire Tower summit, Marija and I headed to our next activation for Saturday 18th November 2023, the West of England Range summit VK3/ VW-013 which is located in the Kara Kara National Park VKFF-0629.

This was the first time that we had activated this summit.

Above:- Map showing the location of the West of England Range summit. Map c/o Google Maps.

We needed to travel south through the Kara Kara National Park across the West of England Range to reach the summit. It took us a little longer than we expected. The track was quite rough in parts but no challenge for the Toyota Hi-Lux 4WD.

We stopped every now and again to admire some of the beautiful wildflowers and the occasional view through the forest.

The West of England Range summit qualifies for the Summits On The Air (SOTA) program and is worth 2 points. The summit is 617 metres above sea level. It has been activated a total of 13 times. (SOTA 2024)

Above:- An aerial view of the West of England Range summit. Image c/o Google Maps.

Marija and I parked on the side of Centre Track and walked a little way to the west and found a fallen log which acted as ‘our shack’ 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. VK3PF
  2. VK3KAI
  3. VK2EXA
  4. VK3SQ
  5. VK2BD
  6. VK7XX
  7. VK2KYO
  8. VK3APJ
  9. VK3ZPF
  10. VK3BBB
  11. VK2CCP
  12. VK3TKK/p (Castlemaine H80 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4283)
  13. VK3MTT
  14. VK5MK
  15. VK1CHW
  16. VK1AO
  17. VK2MET
  18. VK3SQ
  19. VK3FRC
  20. VK3DAC
  21. VK2JES
  22. VK2XD
  23. VK3TDX
  24. VK3SX
  25. VK5CZ
  26. VK3YV
  27. VK3NAD
  28. VK5NM
  29. VK5TQ
  30. VK2IO/p (SOTA VK2/ SW-034)
  31. VK3TKK/p (Diamond Gully H8A Bushland Reserve VKFF-4284)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3PF
  2. VK3KAI
  3. VK2EXA
  4. VK3SQ
  5. VK2BD
  6. VK7XX
  7. VK2KYO
  8. VK3APJ
  9. VK3ZPF
  10. VK3BBB
  11. VK2CCP
  12. VK3MTT
  13. VK2IO/m
  14. VK2DG
  15. VK3CJN
  16. VK3TKK/p (Castlemaine H80 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4283)
  17. VK3GTV
  18. VK2XD
  19. VK2IO/p (SOTA VK2/ SW-034)
  20. VK3GRX
  21. VK3CAT
  22. VK3TKK/p (Diamond Gully H8A Bushland Reserve VKFF-4284)
  23. VK3SX
  24. VK5HS
  25. VK5VST
  26. VK5NM
  27. VK5TQ
  28. VK5ZBR
  29. VK3ZS
  30. VK3SO

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK6XN
  2. VK1AO
  3. VK2MET
  4. VK6LMK
  5. VK4MGO/p (Silo VK-MRK4)
  6. VK4MUD
  7. VK4SMA
  8. VK4EMP
  9. VK4TI
  10. VK4GUE
  11. KG5CIK
  12. VK4FO
  13. VK4EH
  14. ZL1TM

References.

  1. http://www.sotadata.org.uk. (n.d.). Sotadata3. [online] Available at: https://www.sotadata.org.uk/en/summit/VK3/VW-013 [Accessed 17 Feb. 2024].‌

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