WWFF Activation Old Naas Travelling Stock Route VKFF-0992

After activating Crace Nature Reserve in the morning it was such a nice day that I decided to activate another park. Chose Old Naas TSR as I had not made the 44 contacts last time, due to a flat battery. After having lunch at home drove South through Canberra to Tharwa, then continued South on Naas Rd, stopping at the park just before the turnoff to Top Naas Rd and the bridge over the Gudgenby River. This is only a small nature reserve, with little shade, so like last time set up in the remnant vegetation section just off the road.

Set uo the squid pole on the sign, one leg of the dipole tied to a nearby bush and the other to an old fence.

Set up the operating table behind the bush to the right of the sign, in some shade.

Got on 40 m, running 30 w and powered by my LifePO4 battery. Found the band surprisingly good, full of S9 plus signals.

Started by working a few park to park contacts

VK3PF, Peter in VKFF-2094 Glenmaggie Nature Conservation Reserve
VK2IO/P, Gerard in VKFF-0232 Heathcote National Park

VK2USH, Steve

then another park to park with VK5PAS/p Paul and VK5FMAZ/p Maria in VKFF-1047 Lake St Clair Conservation Park

VK2YK Adam

Another park to park with VK3DAC/P, Fred in VKFF-0763 Lerderderg State Park

Spotted myself on parksnpeaks as had good mobile coverage. Worked several more park hunters

VK3SQ Geoff
VK2NP Cliff
VK7QP Linda
VK2LEE Lee
VK2VW Brett
VK3UH Ken
VK3ANL Nick
VK2KYO Ken
VK4TJ John
VK7DIK Dick
VK3ARH Allen
VK2KNV Peter
VK4AAC/2 Rob
VK2UH Andrew
VK3VAR Howard
VK5PL David
VK3FCMA Byron
VK3BSG Erik
VK5FMWW Mike
VK4FDJL Deryk
VK4NH, VK4DXA, ZL4TY/VK4 Ray
VK3PNG Bruce
VK2PKT  Keith

Another park to park contact with VK5HSX/3, Stef inVKFF-0964 Creswick Regional Park

VK4SMA Mark
VK2NAI Matt
VK3FLCS Brett

Another park to park with VK5KLV/P, Les in VKFF-1105 Telowie Gorge Conservation Park

VK2APL Philip
VK2VGB Colin
VK3OAK Malcolm
VK3AXH Ian
VK3BBB Brian
VK5HS Ivan
VK5NJ John
VK3UCD David

A park to park contact with VK1MIC/p, Wade, actually a SOTA contact as well on SOTA summt Mt Ainslie, VK1/AC-040, which is also in VKFF-0850 Mount Ainslie Nature Reserve. Wade was setting up for the evening VK-EU S2S event.

Worked a few more park hunters.

VK4VXX/3 Greg
VK3FSPG Steve
VK3MPR Steve
VK3MJP Martin

As had made 50 contacts had actually qualified the park on this activation alone, plus the contacts from my last activation here... Plus 8 park to park contacts :) Packed up and headed home for dinner.