Spring Mount Conservation Park VKFF-0789

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My next activation for Monday 7th April 2025, was the Spring Mount Conservation Park VKFF-0789.

Above:- Map showing the location of Spring Mount Conservation Park. Map /o Google Maps.

I have activated Spring Mount several times previously. It is one of my favourite parks.

Mount Alma Road dissects the park. Springmount Road is the northern boundary of the park. There is a heritage agreement to the west of the park.

Above:- An aerial view of the Spring Mount Conservation Park. Image c/o Google Earth.

The park is about 279 hectares in size and mostly consists of Open Forest of Brown Stringybark and Messmate Stringybark with understorey plants including Myrtle Wattle, Beaked Hakea, and Yacca. Over 90 species of native birds have been recorded in the park, including Adelaide Rosella, White-throated Treecreeper, Superb Fairywren, Crescent Honeyeater, Grey Shrikethrush, Grey Fantail, and Scarlet Robin.(Birdssa.asn.au, 2016)

The Spring Mount Conservation Park was formerly known as the Spring Mount Wild-life Reserve, proclaimed on the 3rd day of February 1966. On the 27th day of April 1972, the Wild-life Reserve was reconstituted as the Spring Mount Conservation Park. (Wikipedia 2025).

Above:- the SA Govt Gazette, Thu Feb 3, 1966.

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5MAZ
  2. VK4DNO
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK3KAI
  5. VK3DL
  6. VK5KLD
  7. VK5CZ
  8. VK5XE
  9. VK3IDM
  10. VK2EXA
  11. VK3APJ
  12. VK3SQ
  13. VK2BD
  14. VK3JT
  15. VK5LKJ
  16. VK3UH
  17. VK5HS
  18. VK3BEC

I worked the following station on 40m AM:-

  1. VK5MAZ

I worked the following stations on 40m FT8:-

  1. VK3UH
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK2IO
  4. VK2HMC
  5. VK5MAZ

I worked the following stations on 20m FT8:-

  1. VK3MOF
  2. YB2AYA
  3. VK3PF
  4. VK3SQ
  5. VK1AD
  6. VK3CEO
  7. 3D2AJT
  8. VK1NAM
  9. UA6XY
  10. ZL3YB
  11. VK1NS
  12. VK4EMP
  13. VK4TI
  14. UA6FM
  15. VK4GKO

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2VW
  2. VK2HFI
  3. VK2AKA
  4. VK2BUG
  5. VK5MAZ
  6. VK1AD
  7. VK1NAM
  8. VK5CZ
  9. VK5XEVK1AO
  10. VK2MET
  11. VK3IDM

References.

  1. Birdssa.asn.au. (2016). Spring Mount Conservation Park – Birds SA. [online] Available at: https://birdssa.asn.au/location/spring-mount-conservation-park/ [Accessed 15 Jun. 2025].
  2. ‌Wikipedia Contributors (2025). Spring Mount Conservation Park. Wikipedia.‌

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