My final activation for Tuesday 20th August 2024 was the Blue Mountain Bushland Reserve VKFF-4220.
I headed to the park after enjoying a very nice meal at the Victoria Hotel at Ouyen.
The Victoria Hotel was built in c. 1920. It was extensively enlarged in 1934.
Above:- The Victoria Hotel Ouyen. Image c/o Walking Ouyen Facebook page.
The park is located about 13 km (by road) south of Ouyen in northwest Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of Blue Mountain Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The park is located on the southern side of Steele Road which runs off the western side of the Calder Highway.
Above:- An aerial view of the Blue Mountain Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The park is about 40 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. I am not sure how it was named as there is certainly no mountain in or near the reserve. (CAPAD 2022)
Above:- An aerial view of the park looking north towards Ouyen. Image c/o Google Maps.
By the time I arrived at the park, it was completely dark. I ran the Yaesu FT857d, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK2DWP
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK3BBB
- VK2CCP
- VK4SMA
- VK2YAK
- VK4YAK
- VK3APJ
- VK5PL
- VK3MTT
- VK2EXA
- VK2HAK
- VK3PWG
- VK3TTK
- VK3GJG
- VK3ANL
- VK5CZ
- VK7PJM
- VK4FDJL
- VK4WAB
- VK2BW
- VK4HMI
- VK3PF
- VK3HJW
- VK4HNS
- VK3ALF
- VK3CA
- VK7DIK
- VK5FANA
- VK3MKE
- VK7AAE
- VK7DWS
- VK3HM
- VK1AAF
- VK3SWA
I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-
- VK5FANA
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK7DIK
- VK3MKE
- VK7AAE
- VK7DWS
- VK4HNS
- VK3APJ
- VK5CZ
- VK3ANL
- VK4EMP
- VK4TI
- VK4GOZ
- VK3MBW
- VK3GJG
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 10 Nov. 2024].
VK5PAS 