Rudall silo VK-RDA5

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After packing up at the Rudall Conservation Park (25th April 2024), I headed into the little town of Rudall to activate the Rudall silo VK-RDA5.

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

The Hundred of Rudall, County of Jervois, was proclaimed on the 3rd day of February 1910. The town of Rudall was proclaimed on the 4th day of June 1914. The Hundred of Rudall School opened in 1917 and closed in 1949. In 1921 the Rudall Centre School opened and closed in 1946. (Place Names 2012)

Above:- Proclamation of the town of Rudall in the SA Govt Gazette, 4 Jun 1914.

The town is named in honour of Samuel Bruce Rudall, a lawyer and politician. Samuel was the elder surviving son of John Rudall, the first town clerk of Gawler, and the first solicitor to practise there. (Wikipedia 2024)

Above:- Samuel Bruce Rudall. Image c/o gawlerhistory.com

Today Rudall is a tiny little town with a population of about 70 people (Wikipedia 2024)

The Rudall silo is located on the southwestern side of Birdseye Highway.

I set up on the side of Birdseye Highway and 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 Rudall silo. Image c/o SiOTA website.

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. AX5MAZ
  3. AX3UCD
  4. VK3BEL

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK7XX
  2. AX3TKK/p (Wyberjong Streamside Reserve VKFF-3924)
  3. VK3PWG
  4. AX3UCD
  5. VK2IO
  6. VK4NH
  7. VK4DXA
  8. AX4NH
  9. AX4DXA
  10. VK1AO
  11. VK2MET
  12. AX1AO
  13. AX2MET
  14. VK7HBR
  15. AX3JBL/p (SOTA VK3/ VC-037)
  16. VK3APT
  17. VK4SMA
  18. VK3OAK
  19. VK7PAL
  20. VK3DCQ
  21. AX3PF/p (Traralgon South Flora & Fauna Reserve VKFF-2464)
  22. ZL3MR
  23. VK3ZSC
  24. VK4EMP
  25. VK4TI

References.

  1. ‌published.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au. (n.d.). A Compendium of the Place Names of South Australia. [online] Available at: https://published.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/placenamesofsouthaustralia/. [Accessed 15 Aug. 2024]‌
  2. Wikipedia Contributors (2023). Samuel Bruce Rudall. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Bruce_Rudall [Accessed 15 Aug. 2024].‌
  3. Wikipedia Contributors (2024). Rudall, South Australia. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudall [Accessed 15 Aug. 2024].‌

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