After activating Turallo Nature Reserve and stopping for lunch in Bungendore headed out to do my next park, Nadgigomar Nature Reserve VKFF-2679. This was a new park for me, plus never been activated before for WWFF. The park is in 3 parts, I headed for the nearest, North West piece. North via the Tarago Rd to Tarago, then East along Lumley Rd, Cullulla Rd, until reaching the junction with Sandy Point Rd. Headed South along Sandy Point Rd. Note this is unsealed but appeared to have been well graded. Stopped at the junction of Sunset Mountain Trail, and a locked gate into the park.
Map of the park, showing all 3 sections.
Operating spot, in the NW section
Climbed over the gate, after passing the gear over. Used the Sunset Mountain Trail sign for squid pole support. View looking South towards the station.
Forgot to take a close up photo of the station... anyway got on 40m. Found VK2BYF and VK2HBG on 7.144 in VKFF-0102 Clyde River National Park. Very strong S9+ signals, quite amazing as the park they were in was only 65 Km away.
After working them Peter VK3PF called and asked me to move down to 7.135, I worked him there, also VK3KAI and got him to spot me. Then worked
VK5PAS/p Paul activating silo VK-GRM5 Geranium
VK3UAO/p Stuart in VKFF-2206 Teesdale Sheoak Nature Conservation Reserve
VK2IO/p Gerard in VKFF-2865 Cornubia Forest Nature Refuge
Then VK4KC, VK4MAD, VK4DOG, ZL1BQD, VK5FANA, VK3SQ, VK3BEL, VK3NFS, VK3AWA, VK5PET, VK5AYL, VK3CU, VK3SOE/p, VK4HMI, VK2LEE, VK5MAZ.
As getting late in the afternoon packed up, being a Monday would be returning back to Canberra around 5 pm in peak hour... It was thick traffic near home but got home okay.
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