Monthly Archives: July 2018

Three Parks beyond Stratford

Posted on 2018/07/30 by vk3pf

Saturday 28 July 2018 I activated a couple of today’s target Parks in November last year, but did not attempt to get to a full WWFF quota of 44 contacts from each. On Saturday morning, the weather started out cold … Continue reading →

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New Activator certificates plus next level in VKFF Hunter Honour Roll

Posted on 2018/07/17 by vk3pf

There are several Activators enjoying the warmer temperatures in northern NSW and Queensland, plus some braving the cooler conditions in more southern regions. I guess that I fall into the later category, but I try to pick days that are … Continue reading →

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A day in Bass Coast

Posted on 2018/07/16 by vk3pf

Sunday 15 July 2018 The weather forecast was for a fine day after a cold start. I decided to head out to attempt to activate three Nature Conservation Reserves (NCR) located in Bass Coast Shire, plus a third NCR nearby … Continue reading →

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A post-GippsTech day of SOTA

Posted on 2018/07/10 by vk3pf

Monday 9 July 2018 The GippsTech weekend had been rather busy in itself, but it also coincided with AR magazine proofing dates. I managed to complete the first round of proofing tasks on Sunday afternoon prior to sending them off … Continue reading →

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Another step in VKFF Hunter Honour Roll

Posted on 2018/07/10 by vk3pf

I had a very busy weekend over 6 – 9 July 2018, being the Chair of the 21st GippsTech event. GippsTech is the Gippsland Technical Conference, which has its main focus on weak signal VHF, UHF and microwave amateur radio … Continue reading →

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