Our next activation for Friday, 1st November 2024, was the School Swamp Wildlife Reserve VKFF-5819. The reserve is located about 13 km north of Edenhope in southwest Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of School Swamp Wildlife Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

The reserve is located on the southern side of Old School Lane, which runs off Kaniva-Edenhope Road.

Above:- an aerial view of the School Swamp Wildlife Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

The reserve is about 30 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK3AMO
4. VK3WSG
5. VK2USH
6. VK3APJ
7. VK3MIJ
8. VK3DL
9. VK2IO/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF 2912)
10. VK2GEZ/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF 2912)

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. ZL/VK3BCM
2. VK2IO/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF 2912)
3. VK2GEZ/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF-2912)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK3AMO
4. VK3WSG
5. VK2USH
6. VK3APJ
7. VK3MIJ
8. VK3DL
9. VK3ZSC
10. VK3SQ
11. VK2BD
12. VK3MGM
13. VK2SLB
14. VK2BRN
15. VK2KBT
16. VK1AO
17. VK2MET
18. VK3HO
19. VK2IO/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF 2912)
20. VK2GEZ/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF-2912)

I worked the following stations on 40m AM:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

1. VK3PF
2. VK3KAI
3. VK3WSG
4. VK2VAR
5. VK1AD/P (SOTA VK2/ ST-001)
6. VK2GOM
7. VK3SQ
8. VK3APJ
9. VK1DI

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. ZL/VK3BCM
2. VK2IO/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF 2912)
3. VK2GEZ/P (SOTA VK7/ SC-045 & VKFF-2912)
4. VK1AO
5. VK2MET
6. VK2VW
7. VK2HFI
8. VK2AKA
9. VK2BUG

I worked the following stations on 20m AM:-

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

I worked the following stations on 15m SSB:-

1. ZL/VK3BCM

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].‌