Wharminda Conservation Park VKFF-1120

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My last park for ANZAC Day, 25th April 2024, was the Wharminda Conservation Park VKFF-1120. The park is located about 334 km west of Arno Bay on the Eyre Peninsula.

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

Wharminda is an aboriginal word meaning ‘a range of hills’. In 1914 the Wharminda Post Office opened. In that same year, the Wharminda Siding School opened. (Place Names 2012)

I headed down Range Road from Hincks and enjoyed some nice views of the surrounding countryside.

The park is about 662 acres in size and was established on the 7th day of November 1985. (Wikipedia 2024)

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

The park was gazetted to “conserve remnant vegetation” which is “dominated by mallee and shrubland”. The park has native plants within that are considered as ‘state and regionally rare.’ (Wikipedia 2024)

I ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. AX5MAZ
  3. VK3CEO
  4. VK1AO
  5. VK2MET
  6. AX1AO
  7. AX2MET
  8. VK7AAE
  9. VK4NH
  10. VK4DXA
  11. AX4NH
  12. AX4DXA
  13. VK4SMA
  14. VK3AOJ
  15. VK3EJ
  16. VK2VW
  17. VK2HFI
  18. VK2AKA
  19. VK2BUG
  20. VK4EMP
  21. VK4TI
  22. AX4EMP
  23. AX4TI
  24. VK5HS
  25. AX5HS
  26. VK3PI
  27. VK3SO
  28. VK3SFG
  29. VK5LA
  30. VK5KAW
  31. AX3NFS
  32. VK5FANA
  33. AX5FANA
  34. VK5WU
  35. VK4HNS
  36. AX4HNS
  37. VK3PMC
  38. VK5TUX
  39. VK5AYl
  40. VK2IO
  41. VK7MAD
  42. VK3ZPF
  43. VK2LQ
  44. VK2PCT
  45. VK3VIN
  46. VK4CZ
  47. VK5EMI
  48. VK5AAY
  49. VK3ANL
  50. AX3ANL
  51. VK2EG
  52. VK2KJJ

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. AX7MAD
  2. VK3ANL
  3. AX3ANL
  4. VK3DCQ
  5. OH1XT
  6. VK1AO
  7. VK2MET
  8. AX1AO
  9. AX2MET
  10. VK4EMP
  11. VK4TI
  12. AX4EMP
  13. AX4TI
  14. VK2USH
  15. KG5CIK
  16. ZL3MR
  17. VK2HAK
  18. VK3SQ
  19. VK2BD
  20. VK4NH
  21. VK4DXA
  22. AX4NH
  23. AX4DXA
  24. VK4SMA
  25. IW2BNA
  26. ON4VT
  27. UT5PI
  28. VK3EJ
  29. DK4RM
  30. VK4FOX
  31. VK3PF
  32. VK2IO
  33. IK4IDF
  34. VK7AAE
  35. VK7IAN
  36. VK4ABH
  37. VK5MAZ
  38. AX5MAZ
  39. OH1MM
  40. IW2NXI
  41. VK4LA
  42. OH5M

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 (2024). Wharminda Conservation Park. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wharminda_Conservation_Park [Accessed 15 Aug. 2024].‌

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