After leaving the Tiega I80 Bushland Reserve on Thursday 22nd August 2024, I headed south to my next park activation, the Carters Tank Bushland Reserve VKFF-4198.
The reserve is about 15 km west of Ouyen in northwest Victoria.
Above:- Map showing the location of Carters Tank Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve is located at the intersection of Lodwick Road and Weston Road.
Above:- An aerial view of Carters Tank Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
The reserve is about 79 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022)
I ran the Yaesu FT857d, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK6LK
- VK6LMK
- ZL4KD
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK7AAE
- VK7DWS
- VK5MAZ
- VK7XX
- VK2COS
- VK2LC
- VK4HNS
- VK7HBR
- VK4MUD
- VK7HAM
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- KG5CIK
- ZL2BEJ
- VK2NCS
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK5MAZ
- VK3APJ
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK3ANL
- VK3HJW
- VK3PWG
- VK3TTK
- VK6XL/5
- VK3CA
- VK3HM
- VK3VIN
- VK3BBB
- VK2CCP
- VK3EJ
- VK3WSG
- VK5GY
- VK7XX
- VK3DL
- VK3BCM
- VK5CZ
- VK2KYO
- VK3SO
- VK3SFG
- VK2ADF
- VK5WU
- VK3CEO
- VK3AMO
- VK3IK/M
- VK2IO
- VK2GEZ
- VK2MOE
- VK1MO
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 18 Nov. 2024].
VK5PAS 