Tag Archives: Mount Buffalo National Park

Annual trip to NE Victoria for Christmas – Day 6

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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A week of late Bonus season activations in NE Victoria

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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Another December trip to Wodonga – part 2

26 December 2021 Family tasks occupied the entire morning and into the afternoon. I decided to head to Barnawartha and into the nearby Park. Chiltern – Mount Pilot National Park VKFF-0620 I parked in an area off Rileys Road and … Continue reading

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A late push for Bonus summits despite COVID – Day 4

Monday 12 October 2020 I planned a slightly easier day, with only three summits as targets. I left Wodonga a little after 8 am local. I headed to Myrtleford and bought some lunch at a bakery, then on to Porepunkah … Continue reading

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An interesting day at Mount Buffalo National Park

Tuesday 31 December 2019 The news on Tuesday morning included reports of an RFS truck having been flipped by an intense wind event. The crew had been fighting the fire near Jingellic. Tragically, one fire fighter in the truck was … Continue reading

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The Horn and Mount Jack Range

Thursday 13 September 2018 Another day free to go play radio. I was aware that Rik VK3EQ was planning on heading to Mt Ritchie, so I decided to head to the Mount Buffalo National Park. Depending on conditions, I considered … Continue reading

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Mount McLeod VK3/VE-034

Mount McLeod VK3/VE-034  1528 m 10 points Mount Buffalo National Park Tuesday was another early start from Wodonga, with a contact with Greg VK2FGJW/1 on VK1/AC-038 whilst travelling. The route was to the car park on Reservoir Road. For better … Continue reading

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Christmas New Year 2012/2013: The New Year double dip

As SOTA works on UTC days, and activators can only claim points once per UTC year, January 1 2013 was the first opportunity for VK activators to make a double dip: Be on a summit and qualify it before 2359Z … Continue reading

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