Category Archives: SOTA

Another trip to NE VK3, for family, with radio on the side

Posted on 2023/03/29 by vk3pf

This trip was for a family wedding – my nephew was finally formalising his partnership with his life partner. The wedding was scheduled for Saturday afternoon and evening at Buffalo River, south of Myrtleford. Friday 17 March 2023 I departed … Continue reading →

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Australia Day 2023 celebrated with a SOTA trip

Posted on 2023/02/02 by vk3pf

I had spent quite some time over the previous days examining the available mapping with regards to the many new Parks in Gippsland added to the Parks On The Air program (POTA). VK POTA Coordinator Marty VK4KC had recently added … Continue reading →

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A last gasp attempt for a Complete

Posted on 2022/11/05 by vk3pf

Late October 2022 I had almost given up hope of achieving a Complete for SOTA summit VK3/VE-079. A couple of weeks earlier, Warren VK3BYD and I arrived at the start of the access track to find large “Road Closed” signs. … Continue reading →

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A week of late Bonus season activations in NE Victoria

Posted on 2022/10/20 by vk3pf

October 2022 The SOTA Bonus season for VK3 runs from 15 June to the end 14 October. Given that Victoria switches to Daylight Savings Time on the first Sunday of October, the Bonus season ends at 1100 local time on … Continue reading →

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A 3-summit day with some DX

Posted on 2022/10/04 by vk3pf

2 October 2022 My day started a bit late, partly due to the switch to Daylight Savings Time overnight. I had not set an alarm and the clocks jumped forward an hour, so I woke “later” than usual. I was … Continue reading →

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Shepparton Hamfest visit, with some other radio fun

Posted on 2022/09/21 by vk3pf

After an absence due to COVID, the Shepparton Hamfest was scheduled to return on the second Sunday of September. The event represented an opportunity to catch up with several friends, plus to arrange another visit to family in Wodonga. I … Continue reading →

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A day on the Yarra – Latrobe divide

Posted on 2022/04/11 by vk3pf

10 April 2022 I decided to head out after waking up. I quickly recorded the references needed for the planned trip, but I failed to remember to post Alerts. The initial drive was to Yarragon to stop at the bakery … Continue reading →

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An autumn day of radio in the field

Posted on 2022/03/22 by vk3pf

Sunday 20 March 2022 The day looked to be a good opportunity to attempt to make some Summit to Summit (S2S) contacts: two groups of amateurs were planning activity days – amateurs in the Pacific North West USA and Canada, … Continue reading →

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Early February trip in lieu of the Hotham SOTA Summit

Posted on 2022/02/13 by vk3pf

With the Hotham SOTA Summit postponed due to the Omicron COVID outbreak, I headed to Wodonga for a few days for another catch up with family. Saturday 5 February 2022 I had slept in a little due to a late … Continue reading →

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10 years of SOTA in VK3

Posted on 2022/02/03 by vk3pf

1 February 2022 SOTA started in Australia in Victoria on 1 February 2012, so today marked the tenth anniversary. At the time, I was busy with paid employment, together with the role of Editor of Amateur Radio magazine in my … Continue reading →

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