Our seventh and final park for Sunday 26th November 2023 was the Guildford I133 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4286. The park is located about 8 km south of Castlemaine and about 130 km northwest of Melbourne.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Guildford I133 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve comprised three separate sections. It is located on the western side of Donkey Gully Road. Godfrey Lane disects the park. It is located just to the southwest of the Guildford I132 Bushland Reserve.
Above:- An aerial view of the Guildford I133 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 7 hectares in size and was established on the 24th day of August 1982. (CAPAD 2022)
We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked diupole supported by the 7-metre telescopic squid pole. I used the special call of VI10VKFF.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK4SMA
- VK2IO/m
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
- VK5FANA
Marija worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK3UAO
- VK3GJG
Marija worked the following stations on 80m AM:-
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK4SMA
- VK2IO/m
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
- VK5FANA
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK3DEM
- VK7AN
- VK2HAK
- VK4HMI
- VK4EHI
I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK3UAO
- VK3GJG
- VK3DEM
- VK2EXA
- Vk3ANL
- VK3ZK
- VK3ZPF
I worked the following stations on 80m AM:-
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK3GJG
We then headed back to Newstead where we went out for dinner. It had been a great day. Seven parks activated under very trying band conditions, and lots of sightseeing.
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 5 Apr. 2024].
VK5PAS 