Tag Archives: WWFF

Glenmaggie Regional Park VKFF-1877

Posted on 2017/07/25 by

Sunday 23 July 2017 The weather forecast for Sunday did not look great, with strong winds all day and two cold fronts to pass through the region during the afternoon. I decided to risk the weather and head out to … Continue reading →

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Mirboo North Regional Park VKFF-1876

Posted on 2017/07/25 by

On 18 July 2017, VKFF Coordinator Paul VK5PAS announced that he had added five new Parks in Victoria to the VKFF list of references. Two of these Parks are within an hour of my home, so they were quickly added … Continue reading →

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A visit to Western Port Bay

Posted on 2017/06/20 by

Saturday 17 June 2017 I had an invitation to attend the Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club 40th anniversary luncheon, so planned to spend several hours at that event. Just in case I had some time available, I packed the … Continue reading →

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A winter day without power

Posted on 2017/06/20 by

A power outage was scheduled for this day and I was interested in possibly making a purchase in Castlemaine, so the decision was made for a shorter road trip…. Friday 16 June 2017 I was underway at around 0800 local, … Continue reading →

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Road trip to the 2017 WIA AGM in Hahndorf – returning home

Posted on 2017/06/05 by

Monday 22 May I was up and organised reasonably early, departing Mount Barker at about the same time as Paul, who headed off to pick up Andrew VK6AS and to transport him to the airport. I did not have far … Continue reading →

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Road trip to the 2017 WIA AGM in Hahndorf – activations near Adelaide plus the AGM activities

Posted on 2017/06/05 by

Friday 19 May 2017 My hosts Paul VK5PAS and Marija VK5FMAZ both had to work, so I was free for the entire day. I decided to at least bag the two nearest SOTA summits. I set the vehicle GPS to … Continue reading →

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A trip to VK4 for the inaugural Q-Tech meeting: Heading north

Posted on 2017/05/02 by

Tuesday 18 April 2017 Having seen a message to one of the Groups several days ago, I emailed John VK5BJE suggesting that we might meet up on his travels east to Lakes Entrance. On the day, I met John VK5BJE … Continue reading →

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A summer weekend of SOTA fun

Posted on 2017/01/30 by

Friday 20 January 2017 I had a need to catch up with a friend located in Sunbury and desired to pick up and pay for a second-hand Spiderbeam 18 metre telescopic pole, which I had organised to buy the previous … Continue reading →

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Some Parks and Summits on the trip home

Posted on 2017/01/15 by

I made my way back to the Latrobe Valley on Tuesday 3 January, after having activated Huon Hill VK3/VE-237 on Monday morning for a S2S with Mitch VK7XDM/p, plus adding more Parks contacts for Wodonga Regional Park VKFF-0980. I was … Continue reading →

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Seeing in the New Year: 2017

Posted on 2017/01/01 by

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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