Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve VKFF-1701

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Our second park for Saturday 12th October 2024, and the 2024 VKFF Team Championship, was the Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve VKFF-1701.

The park is located about 66 km south of Adelaide on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Cox Scrub Conservation Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

If you did not know this little park was here, you would drive straight past it. It is located on the western side of Bull Creek Road, adjacent to the much larger Cox Scrub Conservation Park. There are no signs.

The reserve is just 1 hectare in size and was established on the 11th day of November 1993. (CAPAD 2022)

There were several native plants in flower during our visit.

We set up in a clearing amongst the scrub and ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

We found the 40m band had improved a little since our first activation at Bullock Hill. We made a total of 104 QSOs on 40m SSB & 80m SSB.

Marija worked the following contacts on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/p (SOTA VK2/ ST-001 & VKFF-0307)
  2. VK2GEZ/p (SOTA VK2/ ST-001 & VKFF-0307)
  3. VK3HJW
  4. VK3MCA
  5. VK2VW
  6. VK2HFI
  7. VK2AKA
  8. VK2BUG
  9. VK5TR
  10. VK3MGM
  11. VK5TUX
  12. VK3DL
  13. V2KVIC/ (VKFF-0269)
  14. VK2LEE
  15. VK3GJG
  16. VK2VAR/P (VKFF-2698)
  17. VK2GOM/P (VKFF-2698)
  18. VK2LQ
  19. VK5AYL
  20. VK3AWA
  21. VK3AWB
  22. VK3AWC
  23. VK3IFR
  24. VK3TKU
  25. VK2TOT
  26. VK3ZSC
  27. VK7PAL
  28. VK3STV
  29. VK1ACE
  30. VK3ACZ
  31. VK3ARD
  32. VK1AC
  33. VK2JCP
  34. VK2OKR
  35. VK2AUS
  36. VK2BXB
  37. VK3FDFD
  38. VK5LA
  39. VK5KAW
  40. VK3JV
  41. VK3ZK/P (VKFF-0978)
  42. VK5SRY
  43. VK5ZKJ
  44. VK3PF/P (SOTA VK3/ VE-049 & VKFF-0619)
  45. VK3APJ
  46. VK3SMW
  47. VK3VIN
  48. VK2AC

Marija worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

  1. VK5TUX
  2. VK5LA
  3. VK5KAW
  4. VK5AYL

I made the following contacts on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/p (SOTA VK2/ ST-001 & VKFF-0307)
  2. VK2GEZ/p (SOTA VK2/ ST-001 & VKFF-0307)
  3. VK3HJW
  4. VK3MCA
  5. VK2VW
  6. VK2HFI
  7. VK2AKA
  8. VK2BUG
  9. VK5TR
  10. VK3MGM
  11. VK5TUX
  12. VK3DL
  13. V2KVIC/ (VKFF-0269)
  14. VK2LEE
  15. VK3GJG
  16. VK2VAR/P (VKFF-2698)
  17. VK2GOM/P (VKFF-2698)
  18. VK2LQ
  19. VK5AYL
  20. VK3AWA
  21. VK3AWB
  22. VK3AWC
  23. VK3IFR
  24. VK3TKU
  25. VK2TOT
  26. VK3ZSC
  27. VK7PAL
  28. VK3STV
  29. VK1ACE
  30. VK3ACZ
  31. VK3ARD
  32. VK1AC
  33. VK2JCP
  34. VK2OKR
  35. VK2AUS
  36. VK2BXB
  37. VK3FDFD
  38. VK5LA
  39. VK5KAW
  40. VK3JV
  41. VK3ZK/P (VKFF-0978)
  42. VK5SRY
  43. VK5ZKJ
  44. VK3PF/P (SOTA VK3/ VE-049 & VKFF-0619)
  45. VK3APJ
  46. VK3SMW
  47. VK3VIN
  48. VK2AC

I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

  1. VK5TUX
  2. VK5LA
  3. VK5KAW
  4. VK5AYL

References.

  1. 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 16 Dec. 2024].‌

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