Tag Archives: VK3/VE-069

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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2020 Christmas trip to Wodonga – Days 11 and 12

Posted on 2021/01/14 by vk3pf

Day 10 was a quiet day from the radio perspective – Christmas Day. Family commitments prevented me from playing radio. I did listen briefly for Andrew VK3JBL on Mount Kosciuszko VK2/SM-001. I heard Nick VK3ANL working Andrew on 40 m … Continue reading →

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A loopy plan

Posted on 2019/10/19 by vk3pf

Warning: Long post! For most of winter, I stayed away from the high summits. I did activate some Parks on the some nicer days. By early September, I was thinking about increasing my SOTA Activator score, particularly on CW. I … Continue reading →

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A first activation near Lake Dartmouth

Posted on 2018/09/11 by vk3pf

Saturday 8 September 2018 I was a little slow off the mark on Saturday morning. I had only posted an Alert for the first summit of the day. I travelled east from Wodonga, stopping at the Tallangatta Bakery to buy … Continue reading →

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The pre-Christmas week 2017

Posted on 2018/01/05 by vk3pf

Sunday 17 December Mt Barandudah VK3/VE-189 775 m 4 points Barandudah Regional Park VKFF-0959 I again used Burgess Lane to access the Regional Park, off Boyes Road, then up to the ridgeline via Trig Track and then south and west … Continue reading →

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Victorian Grand Final long weekend – Day 2

Posted on 2015/10/07 by vk3pf

Saturday 3 October 2015 I was on the road at around 0800 local time and headed off to the south east toward Tallangatta on the Murray Valley Highway B400. I then headed down Tallangatta Creek Road to its southern end, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday 28 December 2012 Gibb Range area

Posted on 2012/12/28 by vk3pf

Plans for the day were to get to VK3/VE-120, then move around to Gibb Range and then out to VK3/VE-112. Another reasonable day had, even if a little frustrating early. On the road approach to VK3/VE-120, my preferred route was … Continue reading →

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