Jallakin I17 Bushland Reserve VKFF-5166

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Our next park for Friday, 1st November 2024, was the Jallakin I17 Bushland Reserve VKFF-5166. The reserve is located about 8 km north of Edenhope in southwest Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Jallakin I17 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

The Jallakin I17 Bushland Reserve is located on the western side of Patyah Road.

Above:- An aerial view of the Jallakin I17 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

Jallakin is an Aboriginal word meaning kangaroo rat. (Blake 1978)

The reserve is about 7 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)

We arrived at the park just before the UTC rollover, which we decided to take advantage of. Contacts made on either side of the UTC rollover would count towards our 10 QSOs and 44 QSOs required to qualify the park. We called CQ from the 4WD before setting up our normal portable station outside of the vehicle and logged 14 stations.

We then set up the fold-up table, deck chair, the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB before the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK3PF
  2. VK3KAI
  3. VK3CEO
  4. VK2SLB
  5. VK2BRN
  6. VK2KBT
  7. VK3DL
  8. VK5DW

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB after the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK5DW
  2. VK2HRX/P (SOTA VK1/ AC-023 & VKFF-0054)
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK3KAI
  5. VK1AD/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
  6. VK1NAM/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB before the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK3PF
  2. VK3KAI
  3. VK3CEO
  4. VK2SLB
  5. VK2BRN
  6. VK2KBT
  7. VK3DL
  8. VK5DW

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB after the UTC rollover:-

  1. VK5DW
  2. VK2HRX/P (SOTA VK1/ AC-023 & VKFF-0054)
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK3KAI
  5. VK1AO
  6. VK2MET
  7. VK7MPB/P
  8. VK2SLB
  9. VK2BRN
  10. VK2KBT
  11. VK2IO/M
  12. VK2GEZ/M
  13. VK3CEO
  14. VK3HJW
  15. VK3IDM
  16. VK3VIN
  17. VK3WSG
  18. VK1AD/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
  19. VK1NAM/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
  20. VK3TDX
  21. VK3ZSC
  22. VK3MIJ
  23. VK4CEG

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

  1. VK3WSG
  2. VK3KRL
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK3CEO
  5. VK3KAI
  6. VK7XX

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2VW
  2. VK2HFI
  3. VK2AKA
  4. VK2BUG

I worked the following stations on 20m AM:-

  1. VK2VW
  2. VK2HFI
  3. VK2AKA
  4. VK2BUG

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 4 Jun. 2025].‌
  2. Leslie James Blake, 1978, Place Names of Victoria.

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