My next activation for Tuesday 20th August 2024 was the Ouyen I83 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4211. The park is located about 4.5 km east of Ouyen in northwest Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Ouyen I83 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The Ouyen I83 Bushland Reserve is located on the northern side of the Mallee Highway.
Above:- An aerial view of the Ouyen I83 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 24 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022)
This was an easy park to access. I was able to drive in along a 4WD track. 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:-
- VK3PF
- VK5AYL
- VK3CEO
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK2SLB
- VK2BRN
- VK2KBT
- VK3BEL
- VK2EXA
- VK2MZ
- VK7XX
- VK1AAF
- VK3APJ
- VK2KYP
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK5GVV
- VK4HNS
- VK5DC
- VK3CJN
- VK3QHU
- VK2DWP
- VK5FD
- VK3ANL
- VK2JDD
- VK2VAR
- VK2GOM
- VK2KA
- VK3SO
- VK3SFG
- VK3PWG
- VK3TTK
- VK3MDC
- VK7WN
- VK3UAO
- VK5CFW
- VK3VIN
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK1ARQ
I worked the following station on 40m AM:-
- VK3UAO
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK7XX
- VK2VAR
- VK2GOM
- VK2SLB
- VK2BRN
- VK2KBT
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK6DS/p (Westralia Conservation Park VKFF-1442)
- VK5QA/4
- VK3CLD/4
- VK3PF
- VK1ARQ
- VK4ALA
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 6 Nov. 2024].
VK5PAS 