Box Flat Bushland Reserve VKFF-4650 and Chinkapook silo VK-CHK3

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Upon advice from Peter VK3PF, Marija and I moved on Friday, the 7th day of November 2025, to the Box Flat Bushland Reserve VKFF-4650 in the activation zone of the Chinkapook silo VK-CHK3.

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

The Box Flat Bushland Reserve consists of 10 sections surrounding the town of Chinkapook.

Above: the boundaries at the Box Flat Bushland Reserve. Image c/o Google Earth

Box Flat Bushland Reserve is about 160 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (Dcceew.gov.au 2025)

We accessed the park via the Pier Millan-Chinkapook Road. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.

Above: the activation zone at the Chinkapook silo. Image c/o SiOTA website

Marija worked the following staions on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5HS
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0056)
  5. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0056)
  6. VK2ZR
  7. VK2AZR
  8. VK2ZRX
  9. VK3WSG
  10. VK2YK
  11. VK5GA

I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

  1. VK5HS
  2. VK3PF
  3. VK3KAI
  4. VK2IO/P (VKFF-0056)
  5. VK2GEZ/P (VKFF-0056)
  6. VK2ZR
  7. VK2AZR
  8. VK2ZRX
  9. VK3WSG
  10. VK2YK
  11. VK5GA
  12. VK3ALF
  13. VK3APJ
  14. VK3DCQ
  15. VK2HAK
  16. VK5DW
  17. VK2NP
  18. VK5FANA
  19. VK3EJ
  20. VK2DA
  21. VK1DA
  22. VK3MCK
  23. VK1AO
  24. VK2MET

References.

  1. Dcceew.gov.au. (2025). Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database 2024 – DCCEEW. [online] Available at: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/land/nrs/science/capad/2024. [Accessed 19 Apr. 2026]‌

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