Author Archives: vk3pf

Glenmaggie Regional Park VKFF-1877

Posted on 2017/07/25

Sunday 23 July 2017 The weather forecast for Sunday did not look great, with strong winds all day and two cold fronts to pass through the region during the afternoon. I decided to risk the weather and head out to … Continue reading →

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Mirboo North Regional Park VKFF-1876

Posted on 2017/07/25

On 18 July 2017, VKFF Coordinator Paul VK5PAS announced that he had added five new Parks in Victoria to the VKFF list of references. Two of these Parks are within an hour of my home, so they were quickly added … Continue reading →

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Three Gippsland summits on a winter day

Posted on 2017/07/25

Over the previous week, I had been chasing Canadian amateur – John VA7JBE – as he activated summits in north east Victoria with Brain VK3MCD, in Canberra with Andrew VK1AD and near Sydney with Compton VK2HRX. I had replied to … Continue reading →

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Winding down after GippsTech 2017

Posted on 2017/07/03

It had been a tiring weekend and lead up to the annual GippsTech amateur radio technical conference in Churchill. The conference was my idea initially and the local Club (now known as the Eastern Zone Amateur Radio Club) liked the … Continue reading →

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A visit to Western Port Bay

Posted on 2017/06/20

Saturday 17 June 2017 I had an invitation to attend the Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club 40th anniversary luncheon, so planned to spend several hours at that event. Just in case I had some time available, I packed the … Continue reading →

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A winter day without power

Posted on 2017/06/20

A power outage was scheduled for this day and I was interested in possibly making a purchase in Castlemaine, so the decision was made for a shorter road trip…. Friday 16 June 2017 I was underway at around 0800 local, … Continue reading →

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Road trip to the 2017 WIA AGM in Hahndorf – returning home

Posted on 2017/06/05

Monday 22 May I was up and organised reasonably early, departing Mount Barker at about the same time as Paul, who headed off to pick up Andrew VK6AS and to transport him to the airport. I did not have far … Continue reading →

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Road trip to the 2017 WIA AGM in Hahndorf – activations near Adelaide plus the AGM activities

Posted on 2017/06/05

Friday 19 May 2017 My hosts Paul VK5PAS and Marija VK5FMAZ both had to work, so I was free for the entire day. I decided to at least bag the two nearest SOTA summits. I set the vehicle GPS to … Continue reading →

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Road trip to the 2017 WIA AGM in Hahndorf – the trip to Adelaide

Posted on 2017/06/05

The WIA AGM was to be held in Hanhdorf in the Adelaide Hills on Saturday 20 May 2017. I was planning to attend, combining the trip with some Summit and Park activations. Wednesday 17 May 2017 I headed off on … Continue reading →

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2 summits north of Heyfield

Posted on 2017/05/26

Friday 12 May 2017 The weather forecast was good, but the day would be cool. The electricity supplier was due to being undertaking works near home, so I was scheduled to be without power for most of the day. It … Continue reading →

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