Mount Coolum National Park VKFF-0344

After poor band conditions on Mount Coolum summit, with QRM, decided to return to another part of Mount Coolum National Park and finish off 44 contacts.

There was a section of the park, Marcoola section just South of the town of Mount Coolum, accessed off David Low Way. Parked and walked into the park. Sign for the park.

Location in the park. Map from Openstreetmaps

Attached the squid pole to a small tree and set up the shack on the table nearby.

Went to 20m first, for a P2P with VK2USH in VKFF-0407 Palmerston Rocks National Park.

Spotted on 20. Worked

VK2IO/VK2GEZ

VK3PF/VK3KAI in VKFF-5080 Grantville Bushland Reserve

VK2MG, VK3SQ/VK3JT/VK2BD, VK3TDK, VK3CEO, VK3KLI

Went to 30m. Worked

VK4DRK, VK2IO/VK2GEZ, VK4EW, VK4WTN, VK2VW/VK2HFI/VK2AKA/VK2BUG, VK1AO/VK2MET

Went to 40m. Worked

VK4SMA

VK4GJW in VKFF-1529 Denmark Hill Conservation Park

VK4MGL, VK4MRH, VK2IO/VK2GEZ, VK7ZM, VK2ETI/VK2AIT

Had qualified the park. Packed up and had lunch at nearby Mount Coolum shops.

 

SOTA Mount Coolum VK4/SE-114

While stopping at Noosa Heads popped down to climb Mount Coolum, VK4/SE-114. Like last time the car park at the start of the walk was full, parked in a nearby street. Sign for the Park at the start of the walk. Mount Coolum Park is VKFF-0344

Sign says 1.6 Km return, 2 hours. You can climb it in about half an hour

Starts off easy, gets steep with lots of rocky steps

Views get good once you finish the steep climb

Went to the Southern end of the peak and got into the bush, away from the crowds. Used a small tree to support the squid pole

Shack on the tarp

Got on 40m. Disappointingly there was about an S8 of noise from the services on the summit. Struggling to pick out calls, worked

VK2IO/VK2GEZ, VK1OZ, 

Tried 30m, not much better for noise. Worked

VK2IO/VK2GEZ, VK1AD/VK1NAM, VK3PF/VK3KAI, VK5WU

Tried 20m. It was at least a bit quieter. Worked

ZL1BYZ, VK1AD/VK1NAM, VK3ZPF/VK3JW/VK3PJF.

I had had enough of the QRM. Packed up and headed down to have lunch at the Mount Coolum shops.