Heritage Agreement (No.HA1446) VKFF-4057

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Our next activation for 21st April 2025 was Heritage Agreement (No.HA1446) VKFF-4057, at Palmer. The park is located about 4 km north of the town of Palmer, and about 75 km east of the city of Adelaide.

Above:- Map showing the location of the park. Map c/o Google Maps.

Prior to European settlement, Palmer was located on the western edge of the Ngaralta Aboriginal people. The first European exploration in the area was in 1838 by Dr. George Imlay and John Hill. In September 1846, the Reedy Creek special survey was granted to Enthoven, Capper and Masterman with Samuel Davenport as the agent. In August 1873, the township of Palmer was laid out, named in honour of Lt Colonel George Palmer, a South Australian Colonisation Commissioner. (Wikipedia 2019)

Above:- Lt Col. George Palmer. Image c/o Wikipedia.

You can undertake a History Walk in Palmer, with many of the historic buildings having information boards detailing their history.

We then headed out to the park, which on Google Maps indicated a road leading into it. However, what was found was a locked gate with ‘No entry’ signs. Marija and I managed to find a mobile telephone number as a contact point for the park, which we called. We spoke with the landowner, Greg Johns, who very kindly allowed us access to the park.

The park is located on the eastern side of Davenport Road.

Just inside the gate is an information board with a great amount of detail about the heritage agreement.

On the property is Leif’s Valley. It is named in honour of 21-year-old Leif Indigo Justham. On the 22nd day of March 2021, Leif set off from Adelaide on an adventure to cycle solo around Highway 1 in Australia, to promote the need to divest from polluting industries. On the 6th day of April 201, he was struck by a truck on the Nullabor in Western Australia and was killed. The truck driver was charged with Dangerous driving occasioning death and was sentenced in December 2022. (Leifjustham.com, 2021)

As it was a little wet and windy, Marija and I set up underneath the sheltered information area. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-3250)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-3250)
  3. VK3CEO
  4. VK3PF/P (SOTA VK3/ VT-047 & VKFF-4443)
  5. VK3KAI/P (SOTA VK3/ VT-047 & VKFF-4443)
  6. VK2YK
  7. VK5GA
  8. VK1RX/M
  9. VK2EXA
  10. VK5HS
  11. VK3AMO
  12. VK3TKK/P (VKFF-4637)
  13. VK5BJE
  14. VK3YV/P (VKFF-4440)

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK2IO/P (VKFF-3250)
  2. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-3250)
  3. VK3CEO
  4. VK3PF/P (SOTA VK3/ VT-047 & VKFF-4443)
  5. VK3KAI/P (SOTA VK3/ VT-047 & VKFF-4443)
  6. VK2YK
  7. VK5GA
  8. VK1RX/M
  9. VK2EXA
  10. VK5HS
  11. VK3AMO
  12. VK3ZSC
  13. VK5CZ
  14. VK3ZPF
  15. VK3JW
  16. VK3UH
  17. VK3DCU
  18. VK5AR
  19. VK5UV
  20. VK3JV
  21. VK3APJ
  22. VK6XL/7
  23. VK5SRF
  24. VK2LEE
  25. VK5BJE
  26. VK2USH
  27. VK3MDC
  28. VK2VW
  29. VK2HFI
  30. VK2AKA
  31. VK2BUG
  32. VK4DNO
  33. VK3DNO
  34. VK3TKK/P (VKFF-4637)
  35. VK2YW
  36. VK2PET
  37. VK5PE
  38. VK3VRL
  39. VK3YV/P (VKFF-4440)
  40. VK3TNL/P (VKFF-4440)

I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

  1. VK2VW
  2. VK2HFI
  3. VK2AKA
  4. VK2BUG
  5. VK1AO
  6. VK2MET
  7. VK4NH
  8. VK4DXA
  9. VK6XL/7
  10. ZL1TM
  11. VK5HS
  12. VK4CK/M
  13. ZL1HIM
  14. KG5CIK
  15. VK7EE
  16. VK2IWU
  17. VK4MWL
  18. VK6JK
  19. VK7XX
  20. VK1JIM
  21. VK2TER
  22. VK2USH
  23. ZL1JLM
  24. VK2MG
  25. VK6NU
  26. VK2BUM
  27. VK2GWB

References.

  1. Leifjustham.com. (2021). Leif Indigo Justham. [online] Available at: https://leifjustham.com/index.html [Accessed 16 Jun. 2025].
  2. ‌Wikipedia Contributors (2019). Palmer. [online] Wikipedia. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer. [Accessed 16. Jun 2025]‌

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