My next activation for Monday 19th August 2024 was the Carwarp West I9 (Castle Crossing) Bushland Reserve VKFF-4145. This was the first time that I had activated the park.
The reserve is located about 36 km south of Mildura in northwest Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Carwarp West I9 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The park is located on the western side of Calder Highway at the intersection with Castles Crossing Road.
Above:- An aerial view of the Carwarp West I9 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 39 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022)
I drove into the park and set up in the carpark area. There was plenty of room to string out the 20/40/80m linked dipole. I ran the Yaesu FT857 and 40 watts. I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF/m
- VK3CEO
- VK3CJN
- VK3QHU
- VK3ACZ
- VK3MIJ
- VK3EJ
- VK2SLB
- VK2BRN
- VK2KBT
- VK3PWG
- VK3TTK
- VK5WU
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK3CA
- VK3BEL
- VK3QH
- VK1AD
- VK1NAM
- VK3YE/p (Mt Martha Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2152)
- VK3APJ
- VK3HJW
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK4FDJL
- VK3MKE
- VK2EXA
- VK7ALB
I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-
- VK3CA
- VK3QH
- VK3BEL
- VK3APJ
I worked the following stations on 40m FM:-
- VK3CA
- VK3QH
- VK3BEL
- VK3APJ
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK2USH/p (Lake Broadwater Resources Reserve VKFF-3539)
- VK6AB
- KG5CIK
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK4GKO
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK6JK
- VK2MJW
- OM5TX
- DL2ND
- DL1EBR
- VK4SMA
- VK5QA/4
- VK3CLD/4
- OH1XT
- F5PYI
- OH1MM
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 14 Oct. 2024].
VK5PAS 