On Friday, the 7th day of November 2025, Marija and I packed up at Box Flat and drove the short distance along the Pier Millan-Chinkapook Road to our next park, the Chinkapook Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2292.
Above: Map showing the location of the Chinkapook NCR. Map c/o Google Maps
The reserve is located on the southern side of the Pier Milan-Chinkapoo Road. The western boundary is Bennett Road.
Above: the boundaries of the Chinkapook NCR. Image c/o Google Earth
The reserve is about 203 hectares in size and was established on the 1st day of May 1979. (Dcceew.gov.au 2025)
This was an easy park to access. We drove in via a 4WD track. We ran the Yaesu FT857, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m linked dipole.
Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2ZR
- VK2AZR
- VK2ZRX
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK5DW
- VK2DA
- VK1DA
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:
- VK3PF
- VK3KAI
- VK2ZR
- VK2AZR
- VK2ZRX
- VK2YK
- VK5GA
- VK5DW
- VK2DA
- VK1DA
- VK3DJC
- VK2MAB
- VK5FANA
- VK1AO
- VK2MET
- VK3EJ
- VK2VW
- VK2HFI
- VK2AKA
- VK2BUG
- VK5LA
- VK5KAW
- VK3SMW
- VK1DI
- VK3MTT
- VK3IDK
- VK3ALF
- VK3UH
- VK2NP
- VK2BHO
- VK2EXA
- VK3LRX
References.
- 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]
VK5PAS 