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WWFF Hunter 1,744 certificate

Posted: 17 May 2021 06:17 PM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/18/wwff-h...4-certificate/

Back in March I received my latest global World Wide Flora Fauna

(WWFF)
certificate, the 1,744 WWFF Hunter certificate. It is issued for having
worked 1,744 different WWFF references.
Thanks to all of the WWFF activators and thanks to Karl DL1JKK the Awards
Manager.
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VK100AF at the Kyeema Conservation Park 5CP-107 and VKFF-0826

Posted: 17 May 2021 02:55 AM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/17/vk100a...and-vkff-0826/

After packing up at Mount Lofty I headed to the Kyeema Conservation Park
5CP-107 & VKFF-0826. The park is located about 62 km south of Adelaide

Above:- Map showing the location of the Kyeema Conservation Park. Map c/o
Protected Planet.
The Kyeema Conservation Park is about 346 hectares

(850 acres) in size and
was established on the 12th day of November 1964. In those days it was a
wildlife reserve proclaimed under the National Park & Wildlife Reserves
Act. On the 2rd day of August 1967 the wildlife reserve and another
section of land were proclaimed as the Kyeema National Park. On the 27th
day of April 1972 the park was reconstituted as the Kyeema Conservation
Park. On the 4th day of April 1974 further sections were added to the park.

Above:- The Kyeema Conservation Park showing the adjacent Christmas Hill
Native Forest Reserve. Image c/o Protected Planet.
The name Kyeema is believed to be local Kaurna aboriginal language meaning
‘dawn’.
The park is bounded in the south by Woodgate Hill Road, in the east by
Blackfellows Creek Road, and the parks boundary with the locality of Kuitpo
in the west and in part to the north.

Above:- An aerial shot of the Kyeema Conservation Park. Image c/o Google
maps
Prior uses of the land included the use of part of the current day park as
a labour prison reserve, the Kyeema Afforestation Camp, which was opened on
the 22nd day of March 1932. This was South Australias first prison camp.
On the 27th day of October 1932 it was gazetted as the Kyeema Prison Camp.
It operated until 1959 when it was replaced by the current Cadell Training
Centre in the Riverland region of South Australia.

Above:- Article from The Advertiser, Adelaide, Tues 6 Sept 1932. Image c/o
Trove

Above:- News article re escapees from Kyeema, The News Adelaide, 15 March
1948. Image c/o Trove
The overstorey in the park is predominantly messmate stringy bark

(Eucalyptus obliqua), with some pink gum

(E. fasciculosa) and cup gum

(E.
cosmophylla) and a diverse under storey.
Birds Sa have recorded about 84 native species of bird in the park
including Superb Fairywren, Striated Thornbill, Brown Thornbill,
White-browed Scrubwren, Crescent Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, and
Grey Shrikethrush.


The park was significantly damaged during the devastating Ash Wednesday
bushfires in February 1983. Following the fires, the park became the focus
of a large revegetation project involving local school students. About
20,000 seedlings were planted in the first three years after commencement
of the project. This area is now known as The Childrens Forest.


There are some nice walks in the park, including the famous Heysen Trail
walking track passes through the park.


After setting up I called CQ on 7.144 on the 40m band and this was answered
by Peter VK3PF. It was very slow going however, and it took me about 14
minutes before I had contact number ten in the log, a QSO with none other
than my wife Marija VK5MAZ.
I logged a total of 28 stations on 40m before callers dried up. Contacts
were logged into VK2, VK3, VK4, VK5, and VK7. This included two Park to
Park contacts, with Bob VK2BYF/p and Gerald VK2HBG who were activating the
Brundee Swamp Nature Reserve VKFF-2547.
I then moved down to 7.090 and logged David VK3IL, Glen VK3YY, and Andrew
VK3JBL who were activating SOTA summit VK3/ VT-011.
After logging the SOTA contacts I moved back to 7.144 where I logged a
further 5 stations from VK3, VK5, and VK7. Unfortunately callers dried up
very quickly, so I headed to the 80m band. I logged 6 stations on 80m, all
from VK5.
It was then off to 20m where I logged 6 stations from Indonesia, VK4, VK5,
and VK6.
To conclude the activation I went back to 80m and logged Adrian VK5FANA who
had missed me during my first go on 80m.


I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK3PF
VK3CAT
VK2VW
VK2HFI
VK3SQ
VK3VRA
VK3DWL/m
VK2LEE
VK3DEN
VK5MAZ
VK7FAMP
VK3ARH
VK2IO/m
VK3UH
VK3AV
VK3AMB
VK7LTD
VK7ME
VK3PI
VK7QP
VK4KLA
VK3TV/m
VK2BYF/p

(Brundee
Swamp Nature Reserve VKFF-2547)

VK2HBG/p

(Brundee Swamp Nature
Reserve VKFF-2547)

VK3AZN
VK3FIMD
VK7KT
VK3DAC
VK3IL/p

(SOTA VK3/ VT-011)

VK3YY/p

(SOTA VK3/ VT-011)

VK3JBL/p

(SOTA VK3/ VT-011)

VK7JFD
VK3KV
VK5CZ
VK3IH
VK3EJ
I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

VK5CZ
VK5MAZ
VK5ST
VK5LA
VK5GY
VK5WG
VK5FANA
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

VK6NU
VK5MAZ
VK6XN
VK4JWT
VK4CZ
I packed up and made the short drive back to my home at Ashbourne,
travelling down Kirkham Road, enjoying the fabulous views of Ashbourne and
surrounds.



References.
Birds SA, 2021,
https://birdssa.asn.au/location/kyeema-conservation-park/, viewed 17th
May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyeema_Conservation_Park,
viewed 17th May 2021.
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VK100AF at Mount Lofty VK5/ SE-005 and the Cleland Conservation Park
5CP-042 and VKFF-0778

Posted: 16 May 2021 09:58 PM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/17/vk100a...and-vkff-0778/

On Friday 7th May 2021, I activated Mount Lofty summit VK5/ SE-005 which is
within the Cleland Conservation Park 5CP-042 & VKFF-0778, using the special
callsign of VK100AF. The activation qualified for the Summits on the Air

(SOTA) program, World Wide Flora Fauna

(WWFF), and the VK5 National &
Conservation Parks Award.
VK100AF is a special event callsign for the 100 year anniversary of the
Royal Australian Air Force

(RAAF).


Mount Lofty summit is 727 metres above sea level and is the highest peak in
the southern Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide Hills. It is located about 15 km
east of the city of Adelaide.
The summit is worth 4 points for the SOTA program. It has been activated
96 times for SOTA. This includes a number of activations by myself and
Marija.

Above:- Mount Lofty summit. Image c/o Google maps
The summit is accessed via Summit Road from the South Eastern Freeway at
Crafers, or from the eastern suburbs of Adelaide via Greenhill Road and the
Mount Lofty Scenic Route. For those who are keen, you can walk up the
gully to the summit from Waterfall Gully. It is a challenging walk.

An aerial view, looking west towatds the city fo Adelaide. Image c/o
Google maps
Mount Lofty was named by Matthew Flinders on the 23rd day of March 1802,
during his circumnavigation of the Australian continent. The summit was
first climbed in 1831 by Collet Barker

(1784-1831) a British military
officer and explorer. This was about 6 years before Adelaide was settled.

Above:- Captain Matthew Flinders. Image c/o Wikipedia.
The road from Crafers to Mount Lofty summit was originally known as Ridge
Road. The route of the present day Summit Road varies in places from the
original. Numerous stately homes were built along the road during the
1800s, as summer retreats for families of the so-called Adelaide
Establishment, a group of wealthy landowners and industrialists.
The first was Mount Lofty House. Frequently, extensive grounds
complemented the grand houses on Ridge

(Summit) Road. The houses gave
employment to local families as servants and gardeners.


Construction commenced of Mount Lofty House in the mid 1850s by Arthur
Hardy

(1817-1909), the patriarch of the famous South Australian Hardy
family. Hardy arrived in South Australia in 1839 from England, aboard the
Platina. He had received doctors advice to seek a warmer climate, and as a
result he emigrated to Australia.

Above:- Arthur Hardy. Image c/o Wikipedia.
While building Mount Lofty House he planted three Californian Redwood
Sequoias and through further plantings on the grounds of Mount Lofty House,
he set the foundations for what would become the current day 97 hectare
Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens.
In Australia, Hardy went on to be a pastoralist, barrister, quarry owners,
business and politician.


On the ridge-line near Mount Lofty summit are three television transmission
towers for Adelaide television.
There is also the ruin of St Michaels House. The property was originally
called Koralla and was left to the Anglican Diocese of Adelaide in 1943 by
Mrs. Audine G. OLeary, the widow of Dr. Arthur Pryce Evelyn OLeary. Soon
after this, Bryan Percival Robin, the Bishop of Adelaide, invited the
Society of the Sacred Mission to establish themselves in Adelaide at the
property which was to become their monastery and theological college. The
building was destroyed during the devastating Ash Wednesday Bushfires in
February 1983.


The summit is located in the Cleland Conservation Park


The park is named in honour of Sir. John Burton Cleland CBE

(1878-1971) who
was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist, and
ornithologist. Following a successful career in medicine and pathology,
Cleland became keenly interested in wildlife conservation.

Above:- John Burton Cleland. Image c/o Wikipedia.
Cleland Conservation Park is about 11.25Â*km2 in size and was established on
the 1st day of January 1945.


At Mount Lofty summit you can find the fire spotting tower which is 34
metres tall and commenced operation in 1982. It is one of two fire
spotting towers in the Mount Lofty Ranges.


Mount Lofty summit also has a visitor information centre, cafe and
restaurant. The old 1958 built tearooms at the summit were replaced with
the new summit restaurant in 1997.


Just outside of the building is a paved outdoor area, with a number of
spots under cover to enjoy a coffee or a meal.


Some sensational panoramic views of the city of Adelaide and its suburbs
can be enjoyed from Mount Lofty summit.


You can also find the obelisk known as Flinders Column. It was named in
honour of the famous explorer Captain Matthew Flinders, who in 1802 from
Kangaroo Island, discovered and named Mount Lofty. The obelisk was
originally erected as a trig station in 1885.
A cairn of stones was erected on the summit in 1865, along with a table &
chairs and a wooden flagstaff. The wooden flagstaff was replaced in 1885
when the stone tower was built.


At the summit you can also find a number of memorials, including one which
honours the firefighters who fought the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983. The
fires commenced on the 16th February 1983 on a day when the temperature
reached 40 deg C with a strong, hot northerly wind. The fires resulted in
the death of 28 people including 3 Country Fire Service volunteer
firefighters. A total of 363 homes and 200 other buildings were destroyed
and 160,000 hectares were burnt.
Another one acknowledges Thomas Charles Hockridge, the stonemason who
erected the obelisk in 1885.


For this activation I ran the Yaesu FT857d, 40 watts, and the 20/40/80m
linked dipole.
First in the log for the activation was Peter VK3PF, followed by Alan
VK2MET, Neil VK4HNS, and Gerard VK2IO. With 4 contacts in the log, the
summit has been qualified.
Callers were a bit thin, but I boxed on and logged a total of 23 stations
on 40m before the UTC rollover at 9.30 a.m. South Australian local time.
Contacts were made into VK1, VK2, VK3, VK4, VK5, VK6, and New Zealand.
After the UTC rollover I logged 12 from VK2, VK3, VK7, and New Zealand.
I then moved to the 80m band where I logged just 3 stations, all VK5s.
I then headed to 20m and lgoged three stations from VK2 and New Zealand.
To conclude the activation I moved back to 40m and put out a few final CQ
calls on 7.144, logging a total of 7 stations from VK2, VK3, VK4, VK6, and
VK7.


Adjacent to where I was operating was Carminow Castle which was built in
1885 in Scottish baronial style as a summer house by the Scottish migrant
Sir. Thomas Elder

(1818-1897). Elder was a highly successful businessman,
philanthropist, politician, race-horse owner and breeder, and public figure.
His main house was called Birksgate and was located at Urbrae. His summer
house was Carminow.

Above:- Sir Thomas Elder. Image c/o Wikipedia.
It was later owned from 1902 by Sir. Langdon Bonython, a proprietor of the
Advertiser newspaper. The castle was inherited by his grandson Kym
Bonython

(1920-2011). During the Second World War it was used to house up
to 120 troops at a time.


With 48 QSOs in the log, it was time to pack up and head off to the Kyeema
Conservation Park for a park activation using VK100AF.
I worked the following stations before the UTC rollover on 40m SSB:-

VK3PF
VK2MET
VK4HNS
VK2IO
VK2RO
VK6XN
VK4NH
VK4DXA
ZL4TY/VK4
VK1MIC
VK5HS
VK3ARH
VK3SQ
VK5GA
VK3FIMD
VK2VW
VK2HFI
ZL3RIK
VK5JK
VK5CZ
VK4HMI
VK2ZK
VK2SLB
I worked the following stations after the UTC rollover on 40m SSB:-

VK3PF
VK3FIMD
VK2VW
VK2HFI
ZL3RIK
VK3SQ
VK2IO
VK2SLB
VK7LTD
VK7FAMP
VK2AB
VK3MDH
VK6BMM
VK2HRX
VK4KLA
VK2RR
VK7RV
VK4GJP
VK3PI
I worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

VK5FANA
VK5CZ
VK5ST
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

ZL1BYZ
VK2VW
VK2HFI


References.
Australian Institute for Disaster Resiliance, 2021,
https://knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/bushfire-ash-wednesday-victoria-and-south-australia-1983/,
viewed 17th May 2021.
flickr, 2021, https://www.flickr.com/photos/82134796@N03/49944624172,
viewed 17th May 2021.
Medievalism in Australian Cultural History, 2021,
https://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/536, viewed 17th May 2021.
Monument Australia, 2021,
https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/exploration/display/51271-matthew-flinders,
viewed 17th May 2021.
Mount Lofty House, 2021,
https://www.mtloftyhouse.com.au/about/#mtloftyhistory, viewed 17th May
2021.
SOTA, 2021, https://summits.sota.org.uk/summit/VK5/SE-005, viewed 16th
May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lofty, viewed 16th
May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Hardy_(businessman), viewed 17th May
2021.
Wikipedia, 2021,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Lofty_Botanic_Garden, viewed 17th May
2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide_Establishment,
viewed 17th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_House,
viewed 17th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleland_Conservation_Park,
viewed 17th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Elder, viewed 17th
May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collet_Barker, viewed 17th
May 2021.
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VK100AF at Lake Albert

Posted: 14 May 2021 09:06 PM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/15/vk100af-at-lake-albert/

On Saturday 24th April 2021, myself and Marija VK5MAZ headed to Lake Albert
at Meningie, about 149km south-east of Adelaide. We intended to operate
with the special event callsign of VK100AF to commemorate 4 Royal
Australian Air Force

(RAAF) personnel who were killed in 1942 at Lake
Albert.

Above:- Map showing our operating spot at Lake Albert. Map c/o Google maps.
VK100AF and VI100AF are two special event callsigns which have been on air
since 1st March 2021, to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Royal
Australian Air Force. Marija and I have been very lucky to take part in
the event using both of the callsigns.


On the 3rd day of June 1942, an Avro Anson, No. W2370, was on a training
flight from No. 6 Service Flying Training School at Mallalla. The crew on
board lost their way in the darkness and after circling the town of
Meningie and Lake Albert for some time, the aircraft finally crashed into
Lake Albert.

Above:- Article from the Chronicle, Adelaide, Thurs 11 June 1942. Image
c/o Trove
The Avro Anson was a British twin-engined, multi role aircraft, which was
manufactured by British aircraft manufacturer Avro

(1910-1963).


A total of 6,688 MK1 Avro Anson aircraft were built. They were powered by
two 350hp

(261 kW) Armstrong Siddeley Cheetah 1X or 395 hp

(295 kW)
engines. Large numbers of the Avro Anson served in various roles for the
Royal Air Force

(RAF) in Britain, the Royal Australian Air Force

(RAAF),
the Canadian Air Force and numerous other air forces before, during, and
after World War Two.

Above:- An Avro Anson aircraft. Image c/o Wikipedia
A total of 1,028 Ansons were operated by the Royal Australian Air Force,
with the majority being MK1s. The RAAF initially ordered 33 Ansons in
November 1935 to fill the maritime reconnaissance role. The first were
delivered in 1936 and 48 were in service before the start of the war. These
aircraft continued to operate until 1955.

Above:- Avro Anson RAAF aircraft. Images c/o Australian War Memorial.
Here are a couple of videos on the Avro Anson


Those killed on board the aircraft we-
401888 Sgt. Finlay Emmerson Anderson
Aged 20 of Benalla, Victoria
412898 LAC William Stanley Butler
Aged 22 of Grenfell, NSW
4122254 Sgt. Joseph Gray Myers
Aged 25 of Ballina, NSW
403968 Sgt. Graeme Yeoman Wadlow
Aged 22 of Sydney NSW.

Above:- Headstones of the killed RAAF servicemen. Images c/o vwma.org.au
Meningie is a small town on the banks of Lake Albert. The word Meningie is
derived from an aboriginal word meningeng meaning place of mud. The town
of Meningie was surveyed between March and June 1866, with land being
offered for sale in August 1866.
In 1867 a jetty was erected, with paddle steamers operating between
Meningie and other ports on Lake Albert and Lake Alexandrina. Meningie
ceased to operate as a port in December 1936.


In the Soldiers Memorial Park on the lakefront you can find the Avro Anson
Memorial. It features a replica Avro Anson engine which is protected in
an encasement which reflects the shape of a Nissen hut.


A little further to the north is a Monument re the crash of the Avron Anson.


It was an overcast day with patches of blue, with a slight breeze coming
off Lake Albert, a fresh water lake which was named after Prince Albert,
the Consort of Queen Victoria.


The area is well known for its variety of birdlife, and during our visit to
Meningie we were not disappointed.


We ran the Yaesu FT857d, 40 watts and the 20/40/80m linked dipole for this
activation. The antenna was inverted vee configuration and was supported
by a 7 metre telescopic squid pole.
First in the log was Ken VK3DQW, followed by Peter VK3PF, and then John
VK3CU.
Marija and I logged a total of 52 stations on 40m from VK2, VK3, VK4, VK5,
VK6, VK7, and VK8. This included two park activators: John VK5HAA in the
Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park VKFF-0781, and Peter VK3TKK/p in the
North Western Port Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2166.
We then moved to 80m where we logged 10 stations from VK5, including John
VK5HAA in the Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park.
To conclude the activation we called CQ on 14.310 on the 20m band where we
logged 11 stations from VK2, VK4, VK6, VK7, and VK8.
After a little over 2 hours at Lake Albert we had 73 contacts in the log.


We worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK3DQW
VK3PF
VK3CU
VK2LEE
VK4NH
VK4DXA
ZL4TY/VK4
VK3UAO
VK5HS
VK3ANL
VK2PET
VK5PE
VK5ZSH
VK3AHR
VK7HB
VK3PI
VK3AWA
VK5WF
VK5RK
VK5HAA/p
VK2EAC
VK5BJE
VK3OF
VK3NFS
VK3DAC
VK6XN
VK2KYO
VK5KVA
VK3MAB
VK3CJN
VK3HSB
VK3ZSC
VK3TKK/p

(VKFF
VK1MAL
VK2DG
VK3UP/m
VK5AW
VK2MOR
VK5VST
VK3BBB
VK2CCP
VK5VOB
VK5MJC
VK5FUSE
VK5KBJ/m
VK5WG
VK7ME
VK3ZD
VK4CWR/7
VK5HLS
VK3LF/m
VK3DBP
We worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

VK5BJE
VK5VST
VK5BB
VK5HLS
VK5IS
VK5GA
VK5FUSE
VK5HAA/p

(VKFF-VK5KBJ/p
VK5FANA
We worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

VK6BAP
VK8NSB
VK6LIN
VK4FDB
VK6JK
VK2IO/m
VK7HRS
VK6POP
VK6NU
VK2CR
VK6XN

References.
Monument Australia, 2021,
https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww2/display/51174-lake-albert-air-crash-memorial,
viewed 15th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meningie,_South_Australia,
viewed 15th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Anson, viewed 15th
May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Albert_(South_Australia), viewed 15th
May 2021.
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Results from the trip

Posted: 14 May 2021 07:26 PM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/15/results-from-the-trip/

Here are some results from our recent trip to VK2, VK3, and VK5 by myself
and Marija.
We activated 22 parks in VK2, VK3, and VK5.
We made a total of 2.149 QSOs.
My stats:-

Canada 1
VK1 34
VK2 320
VK3 450
VK4 266
VK5 285
VK6 11
VK7 56
VK0

(Antarctica) 1New Zealand 42
Total of 1,466 QSOs.
The graph below shows my contacts. The majority were to VK3, followed by
VK2. VK4 and Vk5 were very close.


The map below shows my contacts.

Above:- Map showing my contacts. Map c/o qsomap.org
The map below shows my contacts around Australia and New Zealand.

Above:- Map showing my contacts around VK and ZL. Map c/o qsomap.org
Marijas stats:-

VK1 13
VK2 139
VK3 226
VK4 101
VK5 163
VK6 8
VK7 20New Zealand 13
Total of 683 QSOs.
The graph below shows Marijas contacts. The majority were to VK3, followed
by VK5.


The map below shows Marijas contacts.

Above:- Map showing Marijas contacts. Map c/o qsomap.org
THANK YOU to everyone who called us.
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Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723 and World Amateur Radio Day.

Posted: 13 May 2021 06:20 PM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/14/loch-l...eur-radio-day/

Today

(Sunday 18th April 2021) was World Amateur Radio Day. Marija and I
planned on activating a park on the way home, but we hadnt decided which
one.
To kick off the day we headed around to the home of Ivan VK5HS and Sheryl
who made a beautiful cooked brekfast for us. We then hit the road and
decided to activate the Loch Luna Game Reserve VKFF-1723. Loch Luna is
about 10 km north-west of Barmera.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Loch Luna Game Reserve. Map c/o
Protected Planet.
Prior to activating the park we had a look at the old Loveday World War Two

(Camp 9) internment camp. It was also known as the Italian Internment
Camp. It was one of three main prisoner or war and internee camps located
at Loveday in the Riverland. The camp commenced operations in August 1940
and could hold up to 1,000 people, including Italian civillan internees,
and Italian prisoners of war.


We then headed to Loch Luna Game Reserve. The reserve is about 20.63Â*km2
in size and was proclaimed on the 7th day of November 1985. As you can see
in the aerial shot below there is a parcel of land within the reserve which
is not gazetted. It is known as Sugarloaf Hill and has been excluded from
protection for the purpose of mining activity.Â*
The Moorok Game Reserve can be located adjacent to Loch Luna.

Above:- An aerial view of the Loch Luna Game Reserve. Image c/o Protected
Planet.
We activated the Kaiser strip in the southern section of the Reserve. This
narrow section of the reserve was created when the Kingston-on-Murray to
Cobdogla causeway was built in 1973, diverting the Sturt Highway from the
low lying flood plain to above the 1956 flood level.
The bridge and causeway replaced two ferries that transported the traffic
across the river at the western end of the park. Frequent flooding would
render the Old Sturt Highway impassable and traffic had to be diverted
through the township of Morgan. The concrete ramps and anchor blocks used
by the ferries are still visible today.
The culvert at the eastern end of the park, nearest of Cobdogla, allows
water to enter Lake Bonney from the river, through a maze of creeks and
lagoons. Near the culvert is a small stone monument commemorating the life
of Mrs. Napper, the first European woman to come to this area in the 1850s.
Before European settlement the area was used for camping, hunting and
meeting places by the Ngawait and Erawirung peoples.


After setting up I called CQ on 7.144 and within 6 minutes I had contact
number ten in the log, a QSO with Adam VK2YK. Band conditions on 40m were
very good and a mini pile up soon developed. I logged 55 contacts on 40m
from VK2, VK3, VK4, VK5, and VK7. This included three Park to Park
contacts with Peter VK5PET/p in the Cox Scrub Conservation Park VKFF-1701,
James VK2TER/p in the Cockle Bay Nature Reserve VKFF-1908, and Peter
VK3TKK/p in the Holden Flora Reserve VKFF-2333. We also logged Gerard
VK2IO who was on SOTA summit VK2/ HU-093.


Marija then jumped into the operators chair and logged 22 stations on 40m
from VK2, VK3, and VK5.
I then took charge of the mic again and logged a further 12 stations on
40m. To conclude the activation I moved to the 20m band where I logged 3
stations from VK3, VK4, and New Zealand.


During the activation we were visited by Dan VK5FDMG from Loxton.


Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK5PET/p

(Cox Scrub Conservation Park VKFF-1701)

VK3TKK/p

(Holden Flora
Reserve
VKFF-2333)

VK5NJ
VK5JN
VK5MRE
VK3FIMD
Vk3FQSO
VK5DW
VK2HHA
VK3CRG
VK5FANA
VK5YX
VK3UH
VK3SMW
VK3DJC
VK2LEE
VK3MCK
VK5PL
VK3PF
VK3SQ
VK5LA
VK2YK
VK5GA
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK3PF
VK5LA
VK3UCD
VK3VDX
VK4BXX
VK4/NN3Z
VK2PET/3
VK3AHR
VK5KLV
VK2YK
VK5GA
VK3TKK/m
VK2LIL/3
VK2TER/p

(Cockle
Bay Nature Reserve
VKFF-1908)

VK3DJC
VK3SWV
VK3FQSO
VK2PKT
VK3AWA
VK3XCI
VK3CWF
VK5FANA
VK3DBP
VK3MPR
VK5PET/p

(Cox Scrub Conservation Park
VKFF-1701)

VK2LEE
VK5WG
VK3FIMD
VK3MTV
VK2VH
VK4AAC/2
VK5NM
VK5TQ
VK5HS
VK5WU
VK2DG
VK5NIG
VK3SQ
VK2IO/p

(SOTA VK2/ HU-093)

VK4SMA
VK3MKE
VK2VW
VK2HFI
VK3TKK/p

(Holden Flora Reserve
VKFF-2333)

VK7ME
VK3HOT
VK4CX
VK4FDJL
VK2HHA
VK5GY
VK7DIK
VK3CU
VK3PI
VK5MRE
VK3ZPF
VK5NJ
VK5YX
VK2KMI
VK5EE
VK3CRG
VK3DQW
VK5DW
VK3ALA/m
VK3UH
VK3OF
VK5FIVE
VK3NBL
VK2YW
VK5AR/m
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

VK3MPR
VK4HNS
ZL1TM
After packing up we continued west on the Sturt Highway and stopped to have
a look at the Police Heritage site. The memorial cairn commemorates police
officers, Corporal William Murray Wickham and Mounted Constable John
Dunning Carter, who drowned on the 7th day of May 1847. Â*They were enroute
from Mourundee, near Blanchetown, to Overland Corner for police duty in
response to disturbances in the area. Â*They were the first police to die in
the line of duty in South Australia.


We then stopped at Waikerie to have a look at the Waikerie Cliff Top Walk.


Also the Waikerie silos which are now part of Australias very popular silo
art project. The non working Viterra Australia grain silos were painted by
artists Garry Duncan and Jimmy Dvate in 2018. They were the 25th silo to
be included in the Australian Silo Art Trail Collection.
Featured on the silos is a giant Yabby, the endangered Regent Parrot,
Murray Hardyhead and the Spiny Daisy.


We then had a look at a historic old stone chimney at Waikerie overlooking
the Murray River. The chimney was erected in late 1894 by the Waikerie
village settlement to extend the fluming laid up the cliff from the boiler
which drove the first irrigation pumps for Waikerie. It was used until
Autumn 1909.


There is an excellent viewing platform at this spot where you can enjoy
magnificent views of the Murray River and Jaeschke Lagoon.


We left Waikerie and continued west on the Sturt Highway, passing over the
Murray River at Blanchetown and travelling passed the Brookfield
Conservation Park.
Our final quick stop before reaching home was the site of the olf Annandale
Hotel and Cafe at the intersection of the Sturt Highway, Halfway House
Road, and Bower Boundary Road. The Annandale Hotel operated between 1876
to 1957.



References.
Australian Silo Art Trail, 2021,
https://www.australiansiloarttrail.com/waikerie, viewed 14th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveday_Camp_9, viewed
14th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Luna_Game_Reserve,
viewed 14th May 2021.
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Fourth and final park for day twelve, the Moss Tank Flora and Fauna Reserve
VKFF-2394

Posted: 13 May 2021 07:00 AM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/13/fourth...rve-vkff-2394/

Our fourth and final park for day twelve

(Saturday 17th April 2021) was the
Moss Tank Flora & Fauna Reserve VKFF-2394. The park is located about 31 km
south of Robinvale.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Moss Tank Flora and Fauna Reserve.
Map c/o Protected Planet.
This was to be our first activation of this park. Moss Tank has also been
activated once before, by Mike VK6MB back in 2019.
We found the park without any problems. It was well signposted on the
Annuello-Wemen Road.


Moss Tank Flora and Fauna Reserve is about 3.26 km² in size and was
established in 1988.

Above:- An aerial view of the Moss Tank Flora & Fauna Reserve. Image c/o
Protected Planet.
The park is a piece of remnant mallee scrub which is surrounded by cleared
farming land. It is located near the town/locality of Annuello which is
believed to be an aboriginal word for a camp of bearded men. During the
early 1920s the Annuello district was subdivided into blocks for Soldier
Settlement following the First World War. The railway line to Annuello was
opened in 1921, followed by a school in 1924. The Annuello Post Office
opened in April 1921.
A wheat variety annuello adapted for low and medium rainfall areas was
released in 2003, and is suitable for the domestic flour milling industry.


We found a little direct track running off the bitumen and pulled in there
off the road. It made an ideal spot to stretch out the 20/40/80m linked
dipole.


Within eight minutes I had qualified the park for VKFF, with 11 contacts in
the log. Contact number ten was with Alan VK2MET. I then swapped over
with Marija and she too qualified the park in quick time, with contact
number ten being a QSO with the same park hunter Alan VK2MET.


I then jumped back into the operators chair and logged a further 30
contacts on 40m from VK1, VK2, VK3, VK4, VK5, VK7, and New Zealand.
I now had 41 contacts in the log and required just 3 more QSOs to qualify
the park for the global WWFF program.
I moved to the 20m band where I logged 6 stations from VK2, VK4, and much
to my surprise Canada. It was a terrific way to finish the activation with
a contact with Karl VE6KDX in Alberta, Canada.


Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK3KV/m
VK2VOO
VK3UH
VK2FA/m
VK2IO/m
VK4HNS
VK5FANA
VK5KLV
VK2LAX
VK2MET
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK5GY
VK4HMI
VK2BHO
VK5CZ/m
VK4SMA
VK4WTN
VK3PF
VK2VOO
VK5KLV
VK2MET
VK3UH
ZL1TM
VK2LAX
VK4HNS
VK4FDJL
VK4VCE
VK2KMI
VK3SS
VK2VW
VK2HFI
VK5IS
VK2NJP
VK2LWK
VK7QP
VK1DI
VK4GCR
VK2IO/m
VK2BYF
VK2VAR
VK2CDS
VK2TM
VK2DJP
VK2YW
VK3KV/m
VK2HAO
VK4IDK
VK2NCL
VK4PHD
VK2SRA
VK2TMC
VK3SQ
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

VK2IJS
VK4KC
VK4MAD
VK4DOG
VK4PHDVE6KDX
Marija and I had a 245 km drive ahead of us to get to Renmark. We drove
back along the Hattah-Robinvale Road and then north on the Calder Highway.
We then turned left onto the Millewa Road and through Werrimul.


We crossed the Victorian/South Australian border and back into South
Australia. The sun was starting to set and we stopped briefly to get some
shots of the amazing sunset. The photos below were taken looking over the
Pike River Conservation Park just outside of Renmark.


That evening after checking into our accomodation, we grabbed some pizza
and beer and headed around to the home of Ivan VK5HS and his wife Sheryl,
and had a terrific night there.
Tomorrow we would head home, a journey of around 285 km ahead of us.


References.
Protected Planet, 2021, https://www.protectedplanet.net/314747, viewed
13th May 2021.
Victorian Place Names, 2021, https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/annuello,
viewed 13th May 2021.
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Third park for day twelve, the Wemen Flora and Fauna Reserve VKFF-2483.

Posted: 13 May 2021 05:19 AM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/13/third-...rve-vkff-2483/

We then continued south-west on the Hattah-Robinvale Road and soon reached
our third park for the day, the Wemen Flora & Fauna Reserve VKFF-2483. The
park is located about 31 km south-west of Robinvale.
Again this was to be another unique park for myself and Marija, with Mike
VK6MB previously activating Wemen back in 2019.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Wemen Flora & Fauna Reserve. Map
c/o Protected Planet.
The Wemen Flora & Fauna Reserve is about 2.02 km² in size and was
established in 1983. The area around the park has been cleared for
agricultural purposes including almond and olive plantations.

Above:- the park boundaries of Wemen Flora & Fauna Reserve. Image c/o
Protected Planet.
The park takes its name from the locality of Wemen

(pronounced Wee-Man).
Wemen was established as a Soldier Settlement after the First World War.
The Wemen Post office opened on the 24th day of November 1924 and closed in
1974. There were once three schools in the district.
The little town of Wemen can be located a bit further to the south on the
Hattah-Robinvale Road. It is located on the banks of the Murray River.
This part of the river was the closest river access for some aboriginal
tribes.
Wemen is reportedly a great spot for Murray River Cray when in season.


We accessed the park via a 4WD off Collins Road. We found a small clearing
in amongst the scrub and set up our portable station.
I called CQ on 7.144 following a spot on parksnpeaks by Marija. First in
the log was Les VK5KLV. Contact number ten followed soon afterwards, with
a QSO with Adrian VK5FANA.


Once I had ten contacts in the log and I had qualified the park for VKFF, I
swapped the mic with Marija, who also soon qualified the park with 12
contacts. Contact number ten was with Adam VK2YK.
I then jumped back into the operators chair and pushed on to hopefully get
44 contacts. The 40m band had certainly improved since our first
activation, and I logged a total of 40 stations on 40m before callers dried
up.
To conclude the activation I called CQ on 14.310 on the 20m band where I
logged 6 stations from VK2, VK4, and VK6. Contact number 44 was with Brett
VK2HFI.


Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK5FANA
VK3PF
VK2VH
VK4AAC/2
VK4BXX
VK4/NN3Z
VK2IO
VK3CWF
VK5HY
VK2YK
VK5GA
VK5AK/m
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK5KLV
VK2VH
VK4AAC/2
VK3PF
VK4SMA
VK4FDJL
VK5HY
VK2YK/m
VK5GA/m
VK5FANA
VK5NM
VK3SRC/m
VK1AD
VK2VW
VK2HFI
VK4HNS
VK5FILL
VK2LAX
VK4VCE
ZL1TM
VK3CU
VK5NEC
VK2MET
VK3TKK/m
VK3KV/m
VK3HP/m
VK3VRA
VK2PKT
VK4CZ
VK2SS/m
VK4HMI
VK3SQ
VK3NCR
VK3EJ
VK1DI
VK3UP/m
VK3MPR
VK3DBP
VK2BHO
VK2HBO
I worked the following stations on 20m SSB:-

VK4CZ
VK4IDK
VK2VW
VK2HFI
VK2BHO
VK6AB

References.
Protected Planet, 2021, https://www.protectedplanet.net/314771, viewed
13th May 2021.
Robinvale Euston Visitor Centre, 2021,
https://www.robinvaleeuston.com/wemen/, viewed 13th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wemen,_Victoria, viewed
13th May 2021.
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Second park for day twelve, the Bannerton Flora and Fauna Reserve VKFF-2261

Posted: 13 May 2021 04:37 AM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/13/second...rve-vkff-2261/

After packing up at Lakes Powell & Carpul, we drove a short distance west
along the Hattah-Robinvale Road and reached our next park, the Bannerton
Flora & Fauna Reserve VKFF-2261. The park is located about 14 km south of
Robinvale.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Bannerton Flora & Fauna Reserve.
Map c/o Protected Planet.
We found that the park was well signposted on the Hattah-Robinvale Road.
This was to be a first time activation of the park by myself and Marija,
and only the second time the park had been activated for the World Wide
Flora Fauna program

(Mike VK6MB in 2019).


Bannerton Flora & Fauna Reserve is a relatively small park, comprising
about 2.0 km² of mallee scrub. It is located on the southern side of the
Hattah-Robinvale Road and on the eastern and western side of the
Robinvale-Sea Lake Road.

Above:- The boundaries of the Bannerton Flora & Fauna Reserve. Image c/o
Protected Planet.
The park takes its name from the locality of Bannerton. The Post office at
Bannerton was opened in February 1924 as Banner. It was renamed Tol Tol in
1924 and then Bannerton in 1926. It closed in 1974.


To our great pleasure, band conditions on 40m were much better during this
activation compared to our earlier park activation. First in the log was
Ron VK3AHR, followed by Geoff VK3SQ, and then Greg VK4BXX. It took just7
minutes for contact number 10, a QSO with Nigel VK5NIG who was portable at
the Buy and Sell in Adelaide for the North East Radio Club.
I logged 28 contacts before swapping operator positions with Marija.
Marijas first contact was with Peter Vk3PF. Contact number ten was with
Steve VK5KSW on the Yorke Peninsula.


Marija logged a total of 30 stations and was satisfied that she had
qualified the park for VKFF, so we swapped chairs once again.
I logged a further 23 stations on 40m. Contact number 44 was with Rob
VK4AAC/2.
We decided at this point to pack up and try to squeeze in another 2 parks,
and stay one night at Renmark on the way home.


Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK3PF
VK4HNS
VK3SQ
VK4VCE
VK5FANA
VK2YK/5
VK5GA
VK2HHA
VK5STU
VK5KSW
VK5AYL
VK2PKT
VK5CZ/m
VK5BJE
VK4FDJL
VK3FRC
VK2IO/m
VK7QP
VK2KYO
VK2VK
VK2LAX
VK3ALA/p
VK2BYF
VK3AHR
VK3MPR
VK7ME
VK3CRG
VK5KLV
VK4SYD
VK3CJN
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK3AHR
VK3SQ
VK4BXX
VK4/NN3Z
VK5CZ/m
VK2HHA
VK3MCK
VK4HMI
VK5STU/p
VK5NIG/p
VK3PF
VK4SMA
VK4HNS
VK2VK
VK4CZ
VK5FANA
VK2VW
VK2HFI
VK4FDJL
VK2LAX
VK5HS
VK2MET
VK2KYO
VK5IS
VK2YK/5
VK5GA/m
VK3TKK/m
VK3MPR
VK3CRG
VK4SYD
VK5WU
VK3AWA
VK5GY
VK2DJP
VK7VZ
VK3ZLT
VK5KSW
VK5WG
VK7DIK
VK1DI
VK2BYF
VK7JFD
VK2VH
VK4AAC/2
VK3CWF
VK2IJS
VK2FWFT
VK2LEG
VK5KKT
VK4VCE
VK3OHM

References.
Protected Planet, 2021, https://www.protectedplanet.net/314712, viewed
13th May 2021.
Wikipedia, 2021, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bannerton,_Victoria,
viewed 13th May 2021.
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Day twelve and the Lakes Powell and Carpul Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2365

Posted: 13 May 2021 03:58 AM PDT
https://vk5pas.org/2021/05/13/day-tw...rve-vkff-2365/

It was now day twelve

(Saturday 17th April 2021) and our planned final day
of the trip. We planned on doing two park activations on the way home, and
had a list of possible parks, but hadnt decided on which ones.
After breakfast at one of the local cafes consisting of a bacon & egg roll
and coffee, we had a bit of a drive around Robinvale.
Robinvale is the sister town with Villers-Bretonneux in France. This proud
link dates back to the First World War when Lieutenant George Robin Cuttle
was killed in air combat over Caix, near the village of Villers-Bretonneux
in France. Cuttle was the son of Robinvales founding family, Herbert and
Margaret Cuttle. In memory of their son, the Cuttles renamed their new
settlement on the Murray, Robinvale

(vale Robin).

Above:- Lt George Robin Cuttle. Image c/o robinvalewarmemorial.com.au
The town of Robinvale and Villers-Bretonneux are of similar size and they
both rely on horticulture as their principle ecomonic income.
In the main square/park of Robinvale you can find Caix Square and the
Robinvale Memorial Arch and the Villers Bretonneux Walk. The arch was
opened in 1985 by Madame Huguette Pillon. The bell which can be found at
the top of the arch is from the Victoria College at Villers-Bretonneaux.
It was presented to the people of Robinvale at the twinning ceremony in
Villers-Bretonneaux on the 5th May 1984.


We then visited the Robinvale Regional War Memorial. What an amazing spot
for such a little town. The park features a magnificent Rising Sun,
various information boards, a Howitzer, and the propellor from a de
Havilland A4 DHC Caribou.
There is an excellent website which contains numerous photos and video on
the creation of the War Memorial. It can be found at..
https://www.robinvalewarmemorial.com...memorial-park/


We then visited the Big Windmill, which is reported to be the largest
windmill in the southern hemisphere. It was originally owned by the State
Rivers & Water Supply Commission and was used to supply water to
Robinvale. In 1961 it was purchased by William Bill McGinty when no longer
required by the Water Supply Commission. McGinty intended constructing a
motel on the site, however approval was not gained. He donated the
windmill to the Robinvale and District Lions Club in 1989.


Our next stop was the historic Robinswood homestead at Robinvale. In 1919
Herbert Bert Cuttle and his wife Margaret brought the square mile of
freehold of Bum Bang Station. The Cuttles envisages a township and had
architects plan for a town and also their retirement home, here on the site
of Bum Bang Station. On the 23rd day of October 1924, the township blocks
were sold by auction and the town of Robinvale received its name. In 1926,
Robinswood was built and the pioneers of Robinvale, Herbert and Margate
Cuttle, resided here until their deaths.


We then drove a short distance to have a look at The Cut. It is located in
Victorian waters and forms Bum Bang Island by linking two closely located
points of the Murray River. The Cut used to go dry regularly before the
Lock, located downstream was completed in 1936.
Bert Cuttle ran sheep on Bum Bang Island and one of his workers would drive
across in a T-model Ford when it was dry. Cuttle bought a launch and two
barges from the Lock clearing sale, which were used to put sheep on and off
the island. During the 1939 flood, one barge broke away and it ended up on
the New South Wales corner.
The Cut was also a good place for spearing Murray Crayfish at night with
the use of a kerosene lantern, which would attract the Crayfish and make
them easily identifiable.
Several swimmers have drowned at The Cut due to strong currents caused by a
drop in water levels from about 1.2 metres at the exit of The Cut to 9
metres in the Murray River.


Our next little stop was the old Span Life bridge at Robinvale. The bridge
was part of the complex of bridges for the crossing of the Murray River and
the flood plains between Robinvale and east of Euston.


We then drove over the river and into New South Wales to have a look at the
historic Euston courthouse. Gazetted for a court of petty sessions at the
new town of Euston in 1853, the courthouse was not built until 30 years
later. It was designed as a police residence with office, courtroom and
single mans room with an enclosed exercise yard with netted roof and a two
celled iron lock up stable. Several aboriginal people assisted the white
police officers. Court continued to be held here at least monthly for
about 130 years until economics advised its closure.


We then drove to our first park activation of the day, the Lakes Powell and
Carpul Wildlife Reserve VKFF-2365. The park is located about 18km
south-east of Robinvale.
This was to be a first time activation of the park by myself and Marija.
Mike VK6MB activated the park previously in 2019.

Above:- Map showing the location of the Lakes Powell & Carpul Wildlife
Reserve. Map c/o Protected Planet.
The park is about in 7.24 km² size and was established in 2002.

Above:- The borders of the Lakes Powell and Carpul Wildlife Reserve. Image
c/o Protected Planet.
As the name suggests, the park contains two lakes, Lake Powell and Lake
Carpul. They were both dry as a bone during our visit. When the lakes are
full, over 60 species of native birds can be found at the park including
Black Swans and Rainbow Bee Eaters.


During our visit to the park we had a Pied Butcherbird who propped
himself/herself in a nearby branch and sang for most of our activation.


We drove a short distance into the park and set up in a clearing in amongst
the scrub. As this was a relatively warm morning with a bit of sunshine
through the clouds, we put out the solar panel to top up the battery.
We were set up at about 2330 UTC so we could take advantage of 30 minutes
before the UTC rollover. Marija put a spot up for me on parksnpeaks and I
called CQ on 7.144. First in the log was Peter VK3PF, with lots of QSB.
This was followed by Deryck VK4FDJL who was activating the Millstream Falls
National Park VKFF-0315.


Unfortunately callers were very few and far between and after many minutes
of calling CQ and with just 5 contacts in the log, I swapped the mic with
Marija. This was not looking like it was going to be a memorable park
activation.
Marija then called CQ on 7.144 and this was answered by Peter VK3PF,
followed by Andrei ZL1TM in New Zealand, and then Kimberly VK2KMI.
Marija logged just 5 stations on 40m as well and callers completely dried
up, so we lowered the squid pole hoping that the 80m band might prove a
little more fruitful.
Marija logged 6 stations on 80m from VK3 and VK5, with her 10th contact
being a QSO with Adam VK5GA. I logged 12 contacts on 80m, with my 10th QSO
being with Peter VK3KAI.


I then headed to 20m and called CQ on 14.310 for about 5 minutes but had
absolutely no takers. So feeling a little disappointed, I headed back to
7.144 on the 80m band, not really expecting to get many callers.
To my surprise, the number of park hunters picked up and I started to feel
it was possible to push on and get 44 contacts.
It took me about 70 minutes, but contact number 44 finally came, a contact
with Peter VK3KAI. Thanks Peter for your second callsign, it was greatly
appreciated in what was a difficult activation.


Marija worked the following stations on 40m SSB:-

VK4FDJL

(Millstream Falls National Park VKFF-0315)

VK3PF
ZL1TM
VK2KMI
VK3UH
Marija worked the following stations on 80m SSB:-

VK3PF
VK3KAI
VK5HS
VK2YK/5
VK5GA
VK5IS
I worked the following stations on 40m SSB before the UTC rollover:-

VK3PF
VK4FDJL/p

(Millstream Falls National Park VKFF-0315)

VK2MET
VK2iO
VK7ZGK
I worked the following stations on 80m SSB before the UTC rollover:-

VK5IS
VK2YK/5
VK5GA
VK3PF
VK3KAI
VK5HS
VK5FANA
I worked the following stations on 80m after the UTC rollover:-

VK3PF
VK3KAI
VK5BJE
VK3PI
VK3MCK
I worked the following stations on 40m after the UTC rollover:-

VK2VW
VK2HFI
VK3UH
VK3FIMD
VK1AD
VK2KMI
VK1DI
VK2PKT
VK2IO
VK4SMA
VK4HMI
VK4BXX
VK4/NN3Z
VK2LEE
VK5IS
VK7QP
VK3KV/m
VK3MPR
VK6XN
VK4CZ
Vk3SC
VK3MDC
VK2LAT
VK2LX
VK3NCR
VK3PF
VK3KAI
VK2HHA

References.
Monuments Australia, 2021,
https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww1/display/33286-robinvale-memorial-arch-(villers-bretonneux-walk)/photo/2,
viewed 13th May 2021.
Robinvale Euston Visitor Centre, 2021,
https://www.robinvaleeuston.com/villers-bretonneux/, viewed 13th May 2021.
Robinvale Euston Visitor Centre, 2021,
https://www.robinvaleeuston.com/windmill/, viewed 13th May 2021.