Well it has been a while!

Since my last activation, we have moved house from the Adelaide Hills (Scott Creek) to Marion. We are ‘suburbanites’ and have begun to develop a life style around our new surroundings. My daily walks are now on flat land and I am attending a strength and balance class at a local gym. There have also been quite a few medical appointments.

I am yet to re-establish my station although I have an HF antenna installed and have operated from our back-yard. The delay in setting up in a ‘final’ location (shack) was making a decision about how each room will be used in our house.

World Ranger Day

World Ranger Day alerts governments, organisations and individuals to the work of Park Rangers and the need to commit to preserving the broader environment as well as parks for the generations to come.

Belair National Park, VKFF-0022

I chose to activate Belair National Park, VKFF -0022. Belair National Park is the second oldest national park in Australia. The oldest is Royal National Park in NSW, which was created in 1879, and located just south of Sydney. Belair National Park was proclaimed in 1891, second in Australia and tenth in the world.

Map – courtesy of SA National Park Service from Belair page.

My location was Long Gully picnic area. It was quiet – just a few walkers, joggers and bike riders traveling past. Long Gully picnic area is visible on the map just below the railway line where is travels through a tunnel marked with white background on map.

I have ‘played radio’ many times in this park. Here is a link to my most recent activation. Click on Belair National Park in the index. I have also participated in World Ranger Day at Mylor Conservation Park on the 31 July 2019. Click Mylor Conservation Park in the index. for this activation I used my Icom 705 portable radio, 10 watts output and my home brew 20/40 metre linked dipole. I did mess about with a vertical unsuccessfully and this delayed the start of my operation.

Here is my log of contacts: all VKs.

Thanks to all who gave me a call and especially Marija, VK5MAZ, who posted my presence in the park a number of times.