Our next activation for Tuesday 22nd October 2024 was the Chiprick I177 Bushland Reserve VKFF-4776.
The reserve is located about 18 km northwest of Hopetoun and about 387 km northwest of the city of Melbourne.
Above:- Map showing the location of the Chiprick I177 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
The reserve is located on Maidavale Road, Hopetoun.
Above:- An aerial view of the Chiprick I177 Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
It is located in the Parish of Chiprick. Chiprick is derived from the aboriginal word chipjerreng meaning rage. (Blake 1978)
Above:- The Parish of Chiprick. Image c/o MapshareVic
The reserve is about 12 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (CAPAD 2022)
We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK5HS
- VK3SSS
- VK3FQSO
- VK5WU
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK3APJ
- VK3CEO
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK5HS
- VK3SSS
- VK3FQSO
- VK5WU
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK3APJ
- VK3CEO
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK5TN
- VK3HJW
- VK5NHG
- VK2UW/M
- VK2SLO
- VK3PWG
- VK3TTK
- VK3UAO
- VK5FANA
I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-
- VK3KAI
- VK3CEO
- VK3PF
- VK3APJ
- VK3UAO
- VK5WU
- VK1AD
- VK5DXT
- VK1AO
- VK7XX
- VK5CZ
- VK4DNO
- VK3DL
- VK3DNO
- VK3SQ
- VK2BYF
I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-
- VK1AO
- VK2SN
- VK5CZ
- VK1AD
- VK1NAM
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK4NH
- VK4DXZ
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK2MG
- ZL3MR
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
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 5 Jan. 2025].
- Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.
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