My next activation for Sunday 18th August 2024 was the Ginquam I4 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4128. This was the first time that I had activated this park and only the second time that the park had been activated for the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program.
The reserve is located about 35 km (by road) south of Mildura in northwestern Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Ginquam I4 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve is located on the northern side of NW Angle Road, west of Austin Road.
Above:- An aerial view of the Ginquam I4 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
Ginquam is derived from the aboriginal word gam gam meaning horse. The reserve is about 40 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022) (Place Names)
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:-
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK3VIN
- VK3HJW
- VK3KGW
- VK3CA
- VK3SPG
- VK5PL
- VK2EXA
- VK3EJ
- VK2USH/p (Lake Broadwater Conservation Park VKFF-1577)
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK7DW
- VK7ADW
- VK3ACZ
- VK4SMA
- VK4HNS
- VK3AMO
- VK5FANA
- VK1DI
- VK7PJM
- L3MR
- VK1MA
- VK4MPB
- VK3RU
- VK2VE
- VK3SKS
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK4GKO
- VK5AAF
- VK3CEO
- VK2MFW
- VK2DWD
- VK4KBA
- VK2HMV
- VK5AYL
- VK3APJ
- VK4PDX
- VK4IKZ
- VK3ZK
- VK3CWF
- VK4DTS
- VK2XXM
- VK3VPM
- VK5VGC
- VK6LK
As I packed up I enjoyed a magnificent sunset.
I headed into Red Cliffs after this activation for a bite to eat. I enjoyed a magnificent steak sandwich from one of the take away stores.
References.
- Dcceew.gov.au. (2023). Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database (CAPAD) 2022 – DCCEEW. [online] Available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/2022 [Accessed 8 Oct. 2024].
- Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.
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