Paskeville silo VK-PSE5

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On Wednesday, the 1st day of October 2025, Marija and I drove up to the Yorke Peninsula Field Days at Paskeville. We took our little grandson, Flynn. Marija needed to attend the Field Days as part of her work in the insurance industry.

While at the Field Days, I caught up with Dave VK5MRD who was manning the Royal Flying Doctor display.

Late in the afternoon, on the way home, I quickly activated the silo at Paskeville for the SIlos On The Air (SiOTA) program.

Paskeville is about 133 km northwest of the city of Adelaide, on the top of the Yorke Peninsula.

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

The first Europeans to explore the area were John Hill and Thomas Burr in 1840, who reported that they had found extensive, fertile land in the district. John Green established a sheep station in the district in 1851. By 1862, the Hundred of Kulpara was proclaimed, and surveys of land soon followed. In March 1880, the town of Paskeville was surveyed. It was named after General Edward Hanson Paske, who was the brother-in-law of the incumbent Governor, Sir William Jervois (Wikipedia 2025)

Not much remains at Paskeville. Some of the remaining historic buildings include the former bank and the former courthouse. Paskeville was located on the Balaklava-Moonta railway line. The station at Paskeville thrived in its heyday, with the railway line closing in the 1980s. (Wikipedia 2025)

The Paskeville Primary School opened in 1874 and closed in 2003.

The Paskeville grain silos are located on the southern side of the Copper Coast Highway and the northern side of Railway Terrace.

I operated from the 4WD, running the Icom IC-7000, 100 watts, and the Codan 930 antenna with the 1.5 metre stainless steel whip.

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK3VIN
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK1AO
  4. VK2MET
  5. VK7PJM
  6. VK3SMW
  7. VK5FANA
  8. VK2MOE
  9. VK4EW
  10. VK2XOR
  11. VK2VW
  12. VK2HFI
  13. VK2AKA
  14. VK2BUG
  15. VK3PWG
  16. VK3VMM
  17. VK5MK
  18. VK2HAK
  19. VK2IO
  20. VK5AAF
  21. VK5LRB
  22. F5PYI

References.

  1. Wikipedia Contributors (2025). Paskeville, South Australia. Wikipedia.‌

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