With a sunny day on Wednesday decided to to a SOTA activation of Isaacs Ridge, VK1/AC-041. There was an alert for Compton VK2HRX to activate Mount Canobolas at 2300z, or 10am local time. Plus needed to finish completing 44 contacts for the WWFF award. The summit is in VKFF-0845, Isaacs Ridge Nature Reserve.
Parked off Long Gully Road and walked up to the gate entering the reserve.
A short walk and joined up to another track heading up the hill.
Near the top the track bends to the left, took another minor track that heads straight up the hill, steep but not too bad.
Reached the top. Track log of walk, taken from Garmin Connect off my Garmin watch. A distance of 0.7 Km taking 15 minutes to walk.
Initially set up just 2m, but then found spots on ParksnPeaks for Compton on 40m, he had got on air early... so quickly set up the 40m dipole. Set up my FT857D on a rock
While operating spotted a lizard sunning itself on a nearby rock, type of skink I think.
Got on 40m and worked Compton, VK2HRX/p on Mount Canobolas VK2/CT-001, VKFF-1353 with a good signal. I switched to 2m FM and tried calling, got Andrew VK1AD close by. No other callers so went back to 40m and put up a spot up on SOTAwatch/ParksnPeaks. Got several callers pre UTC rollover
VK2YW, VK2WP, VK1AD, VK2IO, VK2VW, VK2HFI, VK5IS, VK3PF/m, VK1MIC, VK2NP, VK3ZPF, VK3SQ, VK2VH, VK4AAC/2, VK3ARH, VK3HRA.
Briefly tried 20m, worked ZL1TM and VK1AD.
After UTC rollover worked Compton, VK2HRX/p on Mount Canobolas VK2/CT-001 VKFF-1353 again for another S2S/P2P contact. Worked a few more chasers.
VK1AD, VK3GTV, VK5HAA, VK2YAK, VK4YAK, VK3AMO, VK2VW, VK2HFI, VK3ZPF.
Briefly tried 2m FM again, working VK1AD and VK1MIC.
VK3PF, who I had worked mobile pre rollover, had reached his summit, so worked him for a S2S/P2P.
He was on VK3/VE-192 Hore Hill in park VKFF-0767.
Starting to get warm as no longer had the tree shade, packed up and headed back down to have lunch in Woden.
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