Tag Archives: VK3/VE-014

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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Another December trip to Wodonga – part 2

Posted on 2022/01/23 by vk3pf

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

Posted on 2020/10/25 by vk3pf

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

Posted on 2020/01/03 by vk3pf

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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Mt Buffalo Plateau 2016

Posted on 2016/12/31 by vk3pf

The Horn VK3/VE-014 1723 m 10 points VKFF-0339 Mount Buffalo National Park 31 December 2016 The forecast was for another nice day, so I headed off towards the Mount Buffalo plateau. Travel was easy to Myrtleford for a short stop … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2013/01/01 by vk3pf

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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