Our final activation for Monday 27th November 2023 was the Sandy Creek Diggings Bushland Reserve VKF-4291. The reserve is located about 7 km south of Maldon and about 139 km northwest of Melbourne.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Sandy Creek Diggings Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve is located on the northwestern side of Sandy Creek Road, Welsmans Reef. Part of its boundary also abuts Maldon-Castlemaine Road.
Above:- An aerial view of the reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 15 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 dipole for this activation. I used the special call of VI10VKFF.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK2IO
- VK5PE
- VK5HS
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2MOE
- VK5FANA
- VK3VIN
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK2IO
- VK5PE
- VK5HS
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2MOE
- VK5FANA
- VK3VIN
- VK2RK
- VK2ACR
- VK5VK
- VK3CEO
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK2EXA
- VK7AAE
- VK3OAK
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK2HHA
- VK3MAP
- VK3GJG
- VK3PWG
- VK3DA
- VK3UAO
- VK2PBC
- VK3MLT
- VK2LQ
- VK2PCT
- VK7PSJ
- VK2MFW
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK3MCK
I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK5HS
- VK2IO
- VK3UAO
- VK3OAK
I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-
- VK3PWG
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK3MCK
- VK3OAK
- VK3UAO
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
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 9 Apr. 2024].
VK5PAS 