Tag Archives: VK3/VE-159

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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2020 Christmas trip to Wodonga – Days 13 to 15

Posted on 2021/01/18 by vk3pf

28 December 2020 – Boxing Day Public Holiday I decided to spend the morning in a Park and headed to Hume Weir and onto the Murray River Road, with the mandatory permit check at Bellbridge. I drove to the target … Continue reading →

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Two summits north of Lockhart Gap

Posted on 2020/01/03 by vk3pf

Saturday 28 December 2019 Another hot day was forecast for Wodonga. I decided to head out to Lockhart Gap to activate some easy summits. Before departing Wodonga, I alerted for VK3/VE-241, a six point summit on McGrath Track, which runs … Continue reading →

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Another trip to NE Victoria – 4

Posted on 2018/04/18 by vk3pf

The day of VK3/VE-1n1 summits Wednesday 18 April 2018 This was to be a day of SOTA activations. The aim was to activate three new personal Uniques. I headed off from Wodonga at around 0845 local and headed east and … Continue reading →

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Seeing in the New Year: 2017

Posted on 2017/01/01 by vk3pf

Sunday 1 January 2017 I was up early and on the road before 0800 local, heading for Mount Beauty, then Falls Creek and out on the Bogong High Plains Road. The climb from Mount Beauty to Falls Creek had a … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2014

Posted on 2014/12/24 by vk3pf

Wednesday 24 December 2014 Christmas Eve with no family tasks to complete and an activation alert posted for a new summit in VK7. Time to head to the hills! I headed off quite late, but was aiming for a summit … Continue reading →

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More NE Vic SOTA fun (2)

Posted on 2013/12/22 by vk3pf

VK3/VE-159 unnamed summit  892 m  4 points When I checked the Alerts on Saturday night, there were three SOTA activations slated for Sunday morning local time, including Mount Townsend VK2/SM-002 – a 10 point summit. I considered my options, including … Continue reading →

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