Tag Archives: WWFF

Two parks near Woodside

Posted on 2019/03/30 by

Friday 29 March 2019 The weather forecast for Gippsland was looking good until late afternoon on the Friday. At the usual informal gathering at the radio club on Thursday night, I asked Ross VK3NRB if he was interested in another … Continue reading →

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The “Hillbillies” Hamfest and a Park on the way home

Posted on 2019/03/28 by

Sunday 24 March 2019 The Eastern & Mountain District Radio Club (the “Hillbillies”) annual Hamfest (formerly White Elephant Sale) was coming up. I again had volunteered to man a table to sell WIA merchandise, particularly the Callbook. The day required … Continue reading →

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Ada Tall Trees Reserve VKFF-2253

Posted on 2019/03/25 by

Saturday 23 March 2019 Saturday was wet and windy in the morning. I had been considering heading out to support the South Australian National and Conservation Parks Awards anniversary weekend. With the rain, I decided to chase for a while … Continue reading →

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A trip to Outtrim

Posted on 2019/03/15 by

Thursday 14 March 2019 I had been chatting again with my friend from Maffra. It appears that he enjoyed being out in the field with me on Tuesday when I activated Glenmaggie Regional Park. We decided to do a Park … Continue reading →

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A new WWFF Activator certificate

Posted on 2019/02/25 by

I had not been keeping a close watch on my WWFF Activator tally, so received a pleasant surprise when I checked on Logsearch last week: I had qualified 121 Parks as an Activator at the 44 contacts qualification level. As … Continue reading →

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Next steps in VKFF Awards

Posted on 2019/01/26 by

I have been making slow progress in increasing my tallies of unique Parks worked/hunted and activated in the World Wide Flora and Fauna Awards. In the local Award scheme, the steps come in 25 unique Park/Reference increments once you get … Continue reading →

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Won Wron Flora Reserve

Posted on 2019/01/20 by

Saturday 19 January 2019 After a week of hot weather, I decided to head out to activate a Park about an hour’s drive away. But first I had some domestic tasks to complete. I was finally on the road a … Continue reading →

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Four Parks west of Bairnsdale

Posted on 2019/01/08 by

6 January 2019 The weather forecast for the day looked reasonable, expected to reach into the mid-20s but fine. There was a large bushfire southeast of Rosedale which was reported as affecting 11,000 hectares of land, including a significant portion … Continue reading →

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VKFF Hunter Honour Roll 1325

Posted on 2019/01/03 by

I mentioned in an earlier post that I had applied for the VKFF Hunter Honour Roll 1325 certificate. I know that VKFF coordinator Paul VK5PAS has been busy, including some very long days at his workplace. SO I was happy … Continue reading →

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Great Yambla Ridge

Posted on 2019/01/02 by

New Year’s Day 2019 Local New Year’s Day in Australia is a day for the SOTA operator to consider options carefully…. The SOTA Rules for Activating and Chasing are based on the UTC and UTC year. Given that UTC midnight … Continue reading →

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