Sheepwash Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2437

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Our first park activation for Friday, 1st November 2024, was Sheepwash Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2437, located just to the north of Edenhope in southwest Victoria.

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

The Sheepwash Wildlife Reserve is situated on the eastern side of the Kaniva-Edenhope Road.

Above:- an aerial view of the reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.

The reserve is about 12 hectares in size and was established on the 22nd day of November 1983. (CAPAD 2022)

The swamp was full of water during our visit and alive with birdlife.

We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this activation.

Unfortunately, band conditions were very poor.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3APJ
  2. VK7PJM
  3. VK1AO
  4. VK2MET
  5. VK3VIN
  6. VK2VAR
  7. VK2GOM
  8. VK2IO/P (VKFF-2907)
  9. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-2907)
  10. VK5HS

Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2VW
  2. VK2HFI
  3. VK2AKA
  4. VK2BUG
  5. VK4CEG/p

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3APJ
  2. VK7PJM
  3. VK1AO
  4. VK2MET
  5. VK3VIN
  6. VK2VAR
  7. VK2GOM
  8. VK2IO/P (VKFF-2907)
  9. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-2907)
  10. VK5HS

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

  1. VK3PF
  2. VK1CHW
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK2VAR
  5. VK2FAB
  6. VK2GOM

I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-

  1. VK1AO
  2. VK2MET

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2VW
  2. VK2HFI
  3. VK2AKA
  4. VK2BUG
  5. VK1AO
  6. VK2MET
  7. VK4CEG/p

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].‌

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