Our final activation for Monday 20th November 2023 was the Avoca Riflerange Bushland Reserve VKFF-4271. The park is just 2 km to the east of Avoca and about 184 km northwest of Melbourne.
This was the first time the park was activated for the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program.
The park is about 103 hectares in size and was established on the 25th day of November 1982. (CAPAD 2022)
Above:- An aerial view of the park with the town of Avoca in the background. Image c/o Google Maps.
We accessed the park via a 4WD track that ran off Barnett Street.
Above:- An aerial view of the reserve showing our operating spot. Image c/o Google Earth.
We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation. I used the special event call of VI10VKFF. It was late evening when we set up and by the time we were ready to pack up it was completely dark.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK2IO/p (Brindabella National Park VKFF-0054)
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3CTM
- VK2EXA
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK4SMA
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK2IO/p (Brindabella National Park VKFF-0054)
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3CTM
- VK2EXA
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK4SMA
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
- VK3CA
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2MOE
- VK4HMI
- VK2LWK
- VK1CHW
- VK5AEZ
- VK3DAC
- VK4FE/3
- VK3OAK
- VK3YV
- VK3SG
- VK3CWF
- VK3APJ
- VK3VIN
- VK3HJW
- VK2KET
- VK5AAF
- VK5HAA
- VK5KLV
- VK3SPG
- VK2WWV
- VK3YUN
- VK2EMI
- VK5HS
- VK3SO
- VK3TNL
- VK2DL
- VK2IMP
- VK5JOS
- VK5WWW
- VK3ACZ
- VK2EG
- VK4GJW
- VK3MLT
- VK2UTC
I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-
- VK5HS
- VK3CA
- VK3VIN
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK3YV
- VK3TNL
References.
- Dcceew.gov.au. (2023). Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2022 – DCCEEW. [online] Available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/2022 [Accessed 1 Mar. 2024].
VK5PAS 