Tag Archives: Holey Plains State Park

Two radiosondes and a Park

Friday 4 August 2023 The local area had experienced several very cool days, with cold mornings. Not surprising for the middle of winter! But some of the afternoons were very pleasant. Wednesday afternoon saw me out in the field with … Continue reading

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2023 POTA Plaque Event

3 & 4 June 2023 The POTA admin team announced a different format and timing for the 2023 Plaque Event, moving the event away from the Summer Support Your Parks weekend. Scheduled for the first weekend in June, the event … Continue reading

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World Wildlife Day 2023

Friday 3 February 2023 The VKFF team promote activity on several notable days during each year. One such day is the World Wildlife Day. I was busy at home during the morning, but headed out after lunch. The trip was … Continue reading

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A winter weekend of activations in Parks as a Rover

I strongly support the WWFF and VKFF Award programs. The programs were generally very well run and have excellent support in VK, thanks to Paul VK5PAS and the other members of the VKFF admin team. My recommendation is for anyone … Continue reading

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VKFF Activation Weekend 2021

Saturday 27 November 2021 I had a lunch engagement in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne at 1300 local time which I did not wish to miss. It would be an opportunity to catch up with several friends for the first … Continue reading

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VKFF Activity Weekend 2018 Day 2

Sunday 25 November 2018 I was awoken by a single ring on the landline telephone….. I have no idea of who it may have been, but arose and started getting organised. The weather forecast was for more rain, but I … Continue reading

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AFL Grand Final Day

Saturday 29 September 2018 Victoria has a long weekend with a Public Holiday on the Friday, the day prior to the Australian Football League (AFL) Grand Final. I usually try to be away for the weekend, usually activating some SOTA … Continue reading

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A trip to Parks near Sale

Saturday 25 August 2018 The weather forecast was for a fine day after a cold start. With much of the previous week and previous weekend having been quite cold, wet and very windy, it was an opportunity to get out … Continue reading

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Some mid-December Parks fun

In the lead up to Christmas, I managed to get out for several day trips to activate a mixture of Parks and SOTA summits. Most of the Parks were activated only to the 10+ contacts, enough to qualify the Park … Continue reading

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