So, today I managed to get out for the second time this year. I chose a good day as it was a big VK3 activation weekend. I still have some issues to deal with since my last outing, namely I have a bit of a split in the 4th top segment of the 10m pole, … Continue reading 2021-04-11 VKFF-0550 Wyrrabalong National Park
On May 31, I headed off to another local park that I've previously activated just under two years ago. I've only put two APRS maps in as it really is local. Indeed you can see the local knowledge to avoid traffic in the first map (as well as the trip back for coffee at the … Continue reading VKFF-1383 Tuggerah State Conservation Area
Today I headed out to Palm Grove for a fourth time (one more for boomerang) with the thought that I just needed ten contacts to make it count as a return park. Where I go in Palm Grove is on the Great Northern Walk. APRS Palm Grove Nature Reserve is relatively local, about a 30 … Continue reading VKFF-1983 – Palm Grove Nature Reserve
May 17 was the third and last day this year in which we could use the special AX prefix on callsigns instead of the usual VK (the special event was that it was International Telecommunications day), so I headed out to revisit Colongra Swamp Nature Reserve. Unfortunately on taking out the DSLR camera to snap … Continue reading VKFF-1910 Colongra Swamp Nature Reserve
I had plans to go to two or perhaps three parks today to add to my boomerang parks. I left things sufficiently late that I only got one in Today was special as, being ANZAC Day, we get to use the AX prefix instead of VK. This is my third trip out to this park. … Continue reading 2020-04-25 Palm Grove Nature Reserve
I was getting itchy feet as I hadn't done an activation since January, and that was the day at Mount Elliot with the Club. I decided to do my six hours for the field day in VKFF-0049, as this would make it the third park (of five required) that I have five qualifying activations for … Continue reading 2020-03-21 John Moyle Memorial Field Day (Bouddi NP – VKFF-0049)
Today marked my first proper SOTA activation of VK2/HU-093 (Mount Elliot). The Central Coast Amateur Radio Club has set on a day out of the clubhouse because we had folks doing a study day for their Foundation license. It came close to being called off a number of times but we ended up going ahead, … Continue reading 2020-01-18 Mount Elliot
Today was the second day of teh Annual VKFF Activation Weekend. Unfortunately I had more than a few things to do today (including two trios to Jaycar to pick up some bits for my new nanoVNA; one to get some cables and BNC adapters, and the second to pick up the second BNC adapter that … Continue reading 2019-12-01 VKFF Activation Weekend – Bouddi National Park (VKFF-0049)
Today was the first day of the annual VKFF Activation challenge. You bet I was going out today. I had grand plans for doing multiple parks a good distance from home. Those plans died with the weather. Relatively strong winds when I left home and a 70% chance of rain. I really wanted to go … Continue reading 2019-11-30 VKFF Activation Weekend -Wyrrabalong National Park (VKFF-0550)
I was supposed to drive back to the Central Coast today. Given the current fire situation, I thought it best to remain until things quiet down a little. This freed me up to do the other park that I meant to do yesterday but couldn't get to. It was a bout a 40 minute drive … Continue reading 2019-11-10 Samford Conservation Park (VKFF-1639)
