Dimboola North silo VK-DMH3

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Our final activation for Sunday 3rd December 2023 was the Dimboola North silo VK-DMH3. Dimboola is about 335 km northwest of the city of Melbourne.

Above:- Map showing the location of Dimboola. Map c/o Google Maps.

The first European settlement in the Dimboola district was the Upper Regions pastoral run taken up by William Patterson in 1859. This was followed by other runs along the Wimmera River and to beyond Lake Hindmarsh. The Moravian Ebenezer Mission at Lake Hindmarsh was established in 1859. It was one of seven aboriginal reserves in the colony of Victoria by 1863. An itinerant hawker set up a general store in 185 at Nine Creeks, the original name of Dimboola. In 1863 the Nine Creeks Post Office was opened. In that same year, the township of Dimboola was surveyed. It is believed the name comes from Dimbula in Ceylon where the surveyor had previously resided. (Blake 1978) (Victorian Places 2024)

We stopped for a coffee and a bite to eat at DImboola. Being the owner of a 1972 Chrysler VH Ranger, my attention was drawn to the very beautiful Valiant below which was parked in the main street of Dimboola.

The Dimboola North silo is located on the northern side of the Western Highway.

Marija and I parked in the Dimboola-Rainbow Road and operated from the 4WD. We ran the Icom IC-7000, 100 watts and the Codan 9350 antenna with the 1.5 metre stainless steel whip.

Above:- The activation zone at the Dimboola North silo. Image c/o SiOTA website.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5AAF/p (Sweetwater Creek Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2200)
  2. VK3GJG/p (Murrindindi River Natural Features & Scenic Reserve VKFF-3807)
  3. VK5LA
  4. VK5KAW

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5AAF/p (Sweetwater Creek Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2200)
  2. VK3GJG/p (Murrindindi River Natural Features & Scenic Reserve VKFF-3807)
  3. VK5LA
  4. VK5KAW
  5. VK3UCD
  6. VK3PF
  7. VK3CEO
  8. VK3MAB
  9. VK5FANA
  10. VK3ZSC
  11. VK3APT
  12. VK3VIN
  13. VK7EE

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO
  2. VK6XN

We left DImboola and stopped briefly at Pink Lakes Lochiel.

A little further up the Western Highway we stopped to have a look at the unique fence built with bicycles.

References.

  1. Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.‌
  2. http://www.victorianplaces.com.au. (n.d.). Dimboola | Victorian Places. [online] Available at: https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/dimboola [Accessed 3 May 2024].‌

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