Author Archives: vk3pf

Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Days 18, 19 & 20

Posted on 2024/05/14 by vk3pf

3 January 2024 With another hot day forecast and some family tasks to complete in the afternoon, I headed out relatively early. I headed west on the Hume Highway and then north and west through Barnawartha North on the Murray … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Day 17

Posted on 2024/05/09 by vk3pf

2 January 2024 The weather forecast was for another hot day, with thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. I decided to attempt another Park which had not yet been activated. I had spent some time exploring this new reference from the … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Day 16

Posted on 2024/04/30 by vk3pf

1 January 2024 New Year’s Day in VK (Australia) gives the opportunity to activate a summit not only on two days, but also two years. It also usually results in many possible Summit to Summit (S2S) contacts, with other activators … Continue reading →

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A funeral, two silos and two Parks

Posted on 2024/04/24 by vk3pf

Tuesday 23 April 2024 It looked as if the day would be a quiet one for amateur radio activities. I needed to drive to Maffra for the commemoration of the life of David Scott VK3DY, who passed away in late … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Day 15

Posted on 2024/04/12 by vk3pf

Sunday 31 December 2023 The forecast was for another fine and very warm day in NE Victoria. I decided to head east towards Corryong. There are several WWFF References in the area – too many to bag in a single … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Days 13 & 14

Posted on 2024/04/06 by vk3pf

29 December 2023 With another hot day forecast, I decided to head towards Bright to activate a couple of Parks. The trip from Wodonga was straight forward. When I reached the Bright Information Rotunda on the edge of town, I … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Days 11 & 12

Posted on 2024/02/18 by vk3pf

Wednesday 27 December 2023 Yet another hot day was forecast. I considered my options and headed to another new Park to the SW of Wodonga. I headed west towards Barnawartha, then south on Indigo Creek Road to reach the target … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Day 10

Posted on 2024/02/14 by vk3pf

26 December 2023 Another hot day was forecast. I was a little late departing Wodonga, but had a smooth drive out to the Reserve. I parked the vehicle off the road close to the stile, located west of the high … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Days 7 to 9

Posted on 2024/01/30 by vk3pf

Saturday 23 December 2023 I decided to head out to one of the Streamside Reserves on the lower Mitta Mitta River. I headed out to east of Tallangatta and then turned south on the Omeo Highway, travelling for about eight … Continue reading →

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Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Day 6

Posted on 2024/01/24 by vk3pf

Friday 22 December 2023 With another hot afternoon forecast, I spent some time in the morning to take a walk before heading off. I then headed to Porepunkah and around to the Mount Buffalo National Park. As always, one needs … Continue reading →

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