Tag Archives: SOTA

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 →

Posted in Amateur Radio, POTA, SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Bonegilla Nature Conservation Reserve, Huon Hill, River Murray Reserve, SOTA, VK-4019, VK3/VE-237, VKFF, VKFF-0980, VKFF-4147, Wodonga Regional Park, WWFF | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Mount Granya, Mount Granya State Park, SOTA, VK3/VE-165, VKFF, VKFF-0767, WWFF | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Mount Buffalo National Park, SOTA, The Horn, The Hump, VKFF, VKFF-0339, WWFF | Leave a comment

The 2023 Hotham SOTA gathering – Sunday, Monday & Tuesday

Posted on 2023/04/17 by vk3pf

Sunday 2 April 2023 I ended up with the same passengers as yesterday. We headed towards Omeo, then out to Benambra and east on Limestone Road. I then took Misery Road. After one minor navigational error, we swung north on … Continue reading →

Posted in POTA, SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Alpine National Park, Brumby Hill, Cobungra Bushland Reserve, Cobungra Streamside Reserve, Mount Baldhead, Mount Bindi, Mount Birregun, Mount Delusion, Mount Nugong, Mount Nunniong, Mount Pendergast, Mount Phipps, Omeo Bushland Reserve, SOTA, VK-4319, VK-4320, VK-5424, VK3/VG-009, VK3/VG-011, VK3/VG-012, VK3/VG-015, VK3/VG-017, VK3/VG-018, VK3/VG-022, VK3/VG-026, VK3/VG-027, VK3/VG-157, VK3/VT-020, VKFF, VKFF-0619, WWFF | Leave a comment

The 2023 Hotham SOTA gathering

Posted on 2023/04/11 by vk3pf

Late in January 2023, Brian VK3BCM proposed that we consider running another gathering of SOTA enthusiasts at Mount Hotham. A public post to the OZSOTA group received several positive responses. The decision was made for planning to commence. The previous … Continue reading →

Posted in SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Alpine National Park, Mount Elizabeth Nature Conservation Reserve, Mount Elizabeth No 2, Mount Hart, Mount Murray, Mount Sarah, Mount Sarah Natural Features Scenic Reserve, SOTA, VK-5265, VK3/VE-025, VK3/VE-032, VK3/VE-066, VK3/VG-074, VK3/VT-082, VKFF, VKFF-0619, VKFF-2149, WWFF | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in HEMA, POTA, SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Alpine National Park, Ben Cruachan, Ben Cruachan Natural Features Scenic Reserve, Mount Margaret, SOTA, VK-4038, VK3/HVE-036, VK3/VT-031, VK3/VT-032, VK3/VT-042, VKFF, VKFF-0619 | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in HEMA, SOTA | Tagged Glamour Hill Track, HEMA, Mount Sassafras, SOTA, The Paps South Peak, VK3/HVE-029, VK3/HVN-011, VK3/VE-029, VK3/VE-079 | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in HEMA, SiOTA, SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Baranduda Range, Baranduda Regional Park, Chiltern - Mount Pilot National Park, Cosgrove silos, Devnish silos, Dookie 2 silos, Dookie silos, HEMA, Kergunyah silo, Mooroopna silos, Mount Birregun, Mount Jack Range, Mount Phipps, Mount Pilot, Mount Steve, Mount Warby, Pine Lodge silos, Shepparton Regional Park, SiOTA, SOTA, VK-CSE3, VK-DKE3, VK-DKI3, VK-DVH3, VK-KRH3, VK-MRN3, VK-PNE3, VK3/HVE-136, VK3/HVE-186, VK3/HVE-196, VK3/HVG-084, VK3/VE-090, VK3/VG-015, VK3/VT-020, VK3/VT-033, VK3/VT-036, VKFF, VKFF-0620, VKFF-0959, VKFF-0976, Warby Ovens National Park, WWFF | 1 Comment

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 →

Posted in SOTA, WWFF | Tagged SOTA, Tarra-Bulga National Park, VK3/VT-091, VKFF, VKFF-0480, WWFF | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in SiOTA, SOTA, WWFF | Tagged Alpine National Park, Carabost Flora Reserve, Eastfield Silos, Gerogery Silos, Mount Blue Rag, Mount Lindsay, Seven Creeks Wildlife Reserve, SiOTA, SOTA, VK-ESD2, VK-GRR2, VK-WSA3, VK2/RI-051, VK3/VE-021, VK3/VE-206, VK3/VE-275, VKFF, VKFF-0619, VKFF-2435, VKFF-3050, West Wodonga Silos, WWFF | 2 Comments