Our second park for Sunday 24th November 2024, was the Doris Coulls Reserve VKFF-4033. The reserve is located in the Mount Lofty Ranges ‘Adelaide Hills’, about 18 km southeast of the city of Adelaide.
Above:- Map showing the location of Doris Coulls Reserve. Map c/o Google Maps.
Doris Coulls Reserve is located on the southern side of Old Mount Barker Road, Aldgate.
Above:- An aerial view of Doris Coulls Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth.
Doris ‘Doll’ Sophia Harris was born on the 8th day of June 1901, at Brompton, South Australia. Her parents were Frederick Ernest Youngman Harris and Martha Harris, nee Taylor. Doris died in July 1994, aged 93 years. She is buried at Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia. (www.genealogysa.org.au, n.d.)
Above:- the headstone of Doris Sophia Coulls. Image c/o http://www.findagrave.com
The Doris Coulls Reserve is a heritage agreement (No. HA1610) managed by the Adelaide Hills Council. It is 1.7 hectares in size. (CAPAD 2022)
Our operating spot was on a slope in a clearing on the western side of the reserve. It was our only viable option. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF/p (VKFF-6056)
- VK3APJ
- VK5TA
- VK5FANA
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK3SPG
- VK3CEO
- VK2PKT
- VK5TRM
- VK3MCA/P (VKFF-3765)
- VK2IO/P
- VK2GEZ/P
Marija worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK1AO/P (VKFF-0490)
- VK2MET/P (VKFF-0490)
- VK5DG/P (SOTA VK6/ SW-036 & VKFF-0645)
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF/p (VKFF-6056)
- VK3APJ
- VK5TA
- VK5FANA
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK3SPG
- VK3CEO
- VK2PKT
- VK5TRM
- VK5KVA
- VK3TDX
- VK3MCA/P (VKFF-3765)
- VK2EXA
- VK3WSG
- VK3KLI/M
- VK2LEE
- VK3DL
- VK7MAD
- VK2IO/P
- VK2GEZ/P
I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-
- VK3CEO
- VK5LA
- VK3AWA
- VK4DNO
- VK5PE
I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-
- VK2VAR
- VK7XX
- VK2GOM
- VK6XN
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-
- VK7XX
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK3SQ
- VK2BD
- VK4NH
- VK4DXA
- VK1AO/P (VKFF-0490)
- VK2MET/P (VKFF-0490)
- VK2LEE
- VK6XN
- VK6XL
- VK5DG/P (SOTA VK6/ SW-036 & VKFF-0645)
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 13 Jun. 2025].
- http://www.genealogysa.org.au. (n.d.). Genealogy SA | Leading resource for SA family history – Genealogy SA. [online] Available at: https://www.genealogysa.org.au/. [Accessed 13 Jun. 2025]
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