Our next park for Saturday, 2nd November 2024, was the Jallakin I15 Bushland Reserve VKFF-5165. The reserve is located about 13 km north of Edenhope in southwest Victoria.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Jallakin I15 Bushland Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.

The reserve is located on the corner of Kaniva-Edenhope Road and Ian Forsters Road.

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

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3KLI/P (VKFF-6008)
2. VK2USH/P (VKFF-0373)
3. VK3PF
4. VK3KAI
5. VK5DW
6. VK4DNO
7. VK3DNO
8. VK3SQ
9. VK2BD
10. VK2VW
11. VK2HFI
12. VK2AKA
13. VK2BUG
14. VK3YV/p (VKFF-0539)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

1. VK3KLI/P (VKFF-6008)
2. VK2USH/P (VKFF-0373)
3. VK3PF
4. VK3KAI
5. VK5DW
6. VK4DNO
7. VK3DNO
8. VK3SQ
9. VK2BD
10. VK2VW
11. VK2HFI
12. VK2AKA
13. VK2BUG
14. VK7MAD
15. VK5LA
16. VK5KAW
17. VK2SLB
18. VK2BRN
19. VK2KBT
20. VK7XX
21. VK3YV/p (VKFF-0539)

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

1. VK7XX
2. VK3PF
3. VK5LA
4. VK3KAI
5. VK3SQ
6. VK3WSG
7. VK3APJ

I worked the following stations on 40m FT4:-

1. VK7XX
2. VK1AO
3. VK5CZ
4. VK5WU

I worked the following stations on 20m FT4:-

1. VK2MET
2. VK7XX
3. VK1AO

I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-

1. VK1AO
2. VK2MET
3. VK7XX

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

1. VK2VW
2. VK2HFI
3. VK2AKA
4. VK2BUG
5. VK1AO
6. VK2MET

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