Here is my latest VKFF Activator Honour Roll certificate.
It is issued for having activated 400 different VKFF reference areas.
Thanks to all of the VKFF Hunters and thanks to Adam VK2YK, the VK5 State rep for the certificate.
A selection of QSL cards which have arrived in the mail over the past couple of weeks for VK5MAZ and VK5PAS.
Here are my most recent FT8 award certificates.
Today I received a few more FT8 award certificates.
A small selection of some of the QSL cards received in the mail over the past couple of weeks for VK5MAZ and VK5PAS.
Here are my latest FT8 award certificates.
Marija and I have returned from our trip to Victoria to attend the Avalon Air Show.
Whilst we were away we activated a number of parks, silos, and a summit.
Tintinara silo VK-TNA5
Lillimur silo VK-LLR3
Miram silo VK-MRM3
Jumping Jack Wattle Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2120
Tarranginnie silo VK-TRE3
Nhill Swamp Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2412
Deep Lead Nature Conservation Reserve No. 2 VKFF-2078
Rossbridge Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2429
Tatyoon silo VK-TTN3
Salt Lake Wongon Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2433
Skipton silo VK-SKN3
Linton Flora & Fauna Reserve VKFF-2370
Mount Erip Flora Reserve VKFF-2397
Port Arlington (Point Richards) Flora Reserve VKFF-2423
Salt Lagoon St Leonards Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2432
Swan Bay-Edwards Point Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2444
Port Phillip Heads Marine Park VKFF-0954
The Spit Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2452
Little River silo VK-LRA3
Lara silo VK-LRR3
Breamlea Flora & Fauna Reserve VKFF-2276
Teesdale Flora Reserve VKFF-2206
Mount Mercer Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2154
Warrambine Flora Reserve VKFF-2479
Cordinhap Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2070
Commeralghip Flora Reserve VKFF-2296
Illabrook Rail Line Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2110
Illabrook Grassland Flora Reserve VKFF-2335
One Tree Hill VK3/ VS-9036 & Ararat Hills Regional Park VKFF-0958
Remlaw silo VK-RMW3
Walmer South silo VK-WLR3
Natimuk silo VK-NTK3
Arapiles silo VK-ARS3
Mount Araplies-Tooan State Park VKFF-0765
Nurcoung Flora Reserve VKFF-2417
Mitre silo VK-MTE3
Gymbowen silo VK-GYN3
Goroke silo VK-GRE3
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who called us.
Here are some more FT8 award certificates received in the past couple of days.
QSL card received from Radio Taiwan International for the reception of their station on 17th Dec 2022 on 12065 kHz.
I was a ‘late starter’ to the FT8 mode. I only made my first FT8 contact on the 13th day of January this year (2023).
Since then I have made a total of (as I type this blog) 2,064 QSOs into 108 different DXCC entities.
The map below shows my FT8 contacts around the world.
Below is a list of the DXCC entities I have worked on FT8
The majority of my contacts have been on the 20m band (619), followed by 40m (495) and closely following in third position is 15m (485). The graph below shows the number of FT8 contacts I have made per band.
As far as countries (DXCC) worked, the majority has been with Japan (562), followed by USA (460), and then Indonesia _130). The graph below shows the Top 10 countries worked and the number of QSOs made into that country
I am having a lot of fun on FT8.
I would like to thank the following people who have either help me set up FT8, or have provided assistance re Ultimate AAC (software) re FT8 awards:
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