Kalkee silo VK-KLE3

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Our third activation for Sunday 3rd December 2024 was the Kakee silo VK-KLE3. Kalkee is located about 19 km north of Horsham and about 317 km northwest of the city of Melbourne.

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

Kalkee is derived from an aboriginal word gulke or kalk meaning bone or wood. It has been suggested that the name came from a reference to the buloke and eucalyptus trees that grew on the surrounding plain. The Kalkee district was taken up for farm selections during the 1870s. In 1877 a school was opened and a Wesleyan chapel was built. (Victorian Places 2024)

There is a monument for the Kalkee Methodist Church that was erected in 1876 and closed in August 1975.

There is also a monument for the Kalkee Primary School No. 1840 which operated from 1877 to 1993.

The Kalkee silos are part of Blair Farms.

Marija and I parked on Finlaysons 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:- Map showing the activation zone at the Kalkee silo. Image c/o SiOTA website.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3PF
  2. VK2EXA
  3. VK3ZPF

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3PF
  2. VK2EXA
  3. VK3ZPF
  4. VK1CHW
  5. VK3ZK/p (Wilsons Promontory Marine National Park VKFF-0956)
  6. VK3TBR
  7. VK3CLD
  8. VK3OAK
  9. VK2USH

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO
  2. VK4JJ

References.

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

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