Kathai Conservation Park VKFF-1041

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After dinner on Sunday 21st April 2024, I decided to head out to activate the Kathai Conservation Park VKFF-1041.

The park is located in the locality of Duck Ponds, just to the southwest of Port Lincoln on the Eyre Peninsula.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Kathai Conservation Park. Map c/o Google Maps.

The Kathai Conservation Park is about 81 hectares (200 acres) in size and was established on the 7th day of November 1985. (Wikipedia 2024)

Above:- An aerial view of the Kathai Conservation Park. Image c/o Google Maps.

The park includes a large hill rising about 145 metres above sea level. It was proposed that the park be named as the Northside Hill Conservation Park but ‘Kathai’, the aboriginal name for the hill, was approved by the Geographic Names Board. (Cons Parks Eyre Pen 2007) (Wikipedia 2024)

Above:- An aerial view of the park showing the boundaries. Image c/o Google Earth.

The park comprises predominantly Coastal White Mallee open mallee forest over Dryland Tea-tree tall shrubs. The regionally rare Purple-flowered Mallee community is conserved within this park. (Cons Parks Eyre Pen 2007)

I accessed the park via Blue Fin Road. I ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

I logged a total of 59 stations on 20, 40 & 80m SSB.

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. VK4SMA
  3. ZL3MR
  4. VK2IO
  5. DL2ND
  6. F4HZR
  7. VK6NU
  8. UT5PI
  9. VK4ABH
  10. VK6BAP
  11. VK7AAE
  12. F1BLL
  13. IK4IDF
  14. VK7NRT
  15. VK4TMZ
  16. OH1XT
  17. VK6YV
  18. VK4HNS
  19. VK4EMP
  20. VK4TI
  21. 2E0IGD

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5BRU/p
  2. VK2IO
  3. VK5MAZ
  4. VK5LA/m
  5. VK5KAW/m
  6. VK3PF
  7. VK3KAI
  8. VK3CEO
  9. VK2USH/p (Vale of Belvoir Conservation Area VKFF-2925)
  10. VK3HJW
  11. VK5TUX
  12. VK5FB
  13. VK4EMP
  14. VK4TI
  15. VK6YV
  16. VK4HNS
  17. ZL2STR
  18. VK5HS/m
  19. VK4SMA
  20. VK7AAE
  21. VK5AMH
  22. VK5LEX
  23. VK3EY
  24. VK2EG
  25. VK5JA
  26. VK4VCO
  27. VK5QA
  28. VK3CLD
  29. VK6GEM

I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

  1. VK4VCO
  2. VK5QA
  3. Vk3CLD
  4. VK5MAZ
  5. VK5LA/m
  6. VK5HS/m
  7. VK6WCA
  8. VK5KAW/m
  9. VK5TUX

References.

  1. Department for Environment and Heritage, 2007, Conservation Parks of Lower Eyre Peninsula.
  2. Wikipedia. (2021). Kathai Conservation Park. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathai_Conservation_Park [Accessed 26 Jul. 2024].‌

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