The first night (10th April 2024) of my trip was to be spent at Kimba in the north of South Australia. Kimba is located about 465 km by road from Adelaide.
Above:- Map showing the location of Kimba, South Australia. Map c/o Google Maps.
I booked into my accommodation, Olive House, in Railway Terrace at Kimba. What a beautiful place. I can highly recommend it.
I then headed around to the Kimba Hotel for a meal and a few refreshments.
The Kinba silo was directly opposite my accommodation, so I decided to do a quick activation of the silo for the Silos On The Air (SiOTA) program.
The silos at Kinba are operated by Viterra. They were painted in September 2017 by artist Cam Scale. The silo art covers the five silos and features a young girl standing in a wheat field. The silo art took 26 days to complete and 200 litres of paint. (Australian Silo Art 2024)
Below is an excellent video showing the Kimbia silo art from start to finish.
I operated from the 4WD and ran the Icom IC-7000, 100 watts, and the Codan 9350 antenna with the 1.5-metre stainless steel whip.
I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-
- VK5MAZ
- VK2RP
- VK2BDR
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
- VK3PF
- VK3CA
- VK3APj
References.
- http://www.australiansiloarttrail.com. (n.d.). Kimba Silo Art. [online] Available at: https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com/kimba [Accessed 25 May 2024].
VK5PAS 