For activating a VKFF park on 7th September 2025 I could apply for the National Threatened Species Day Award. The park I activated was the Pinnacle Nature Reserve VKFF-0862. Just down the road from home. Managed 35 contacts and 2 P2Ps. Thought might have been more activity, but with also being Father's Day not many were on air. Award from VK5PAS, Paul. Thanks.
For World Ranger Day 31st July 2025 I activated a WWFF park, VKFF-0391 Noosa National Park. Award issued by Paul, VK5PAS
Award for activating a park on National Tree Day 27th August 2025. I activated 2 parks VKFF-0697 - Mudlo National Park and VKFF-1632 - Police Paddock Conservation Park
For my participation in the VKFF Activation Weekend. From Paul VK5PAS, thanks.
Award for activating a VKFF park during National Bird Week 2024. In my case the park was Aranda Bushland Reserve.
National Threatened Species Day was on the 7th September 2024. An award is available for activating a VKFF park on this day. Headed out to a local park, VKFF-0839 Dunlop Grasslands Nature Reserve, activated okay with 38 contacts and 10 P2Ps. Award follows:
Award for activating a park on World Ranger Day 2024. I activated Mulligans Flat NR, VKFF-0855.
For National Bird Week 16th-22nd October I activated a VK1 park, Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve VKFF-0847 on 18th October. Seemed appropriate as a water bird watching reserve. Award from VK5PAS Paul.
Another award for activating a park in National Bird Week 2022. This ran from 17-23 October 2022, and I activated Justice Robert Hope Park VKFF-3181 on 19th October. Award from VK5PAS, Paul, award manager, thanks Paul.
1st September is National Wattle Day, with an award for activating a VKFF park from Paul VK5PAS. Afternoon headed to one of the Canberra Nature Parks, Red Hill Nature Reserve, VKFF-0860. Sign for the park off Gowrie Dr, with a wattle nearby...
Drove to the first lookout, overlooking Parliament House and walked West until reaching and jumping over a gate into the reserve. Some nice wattle displays out now
Set up the squid pole on a disused telephone access point, quite old as marked "PMG" for Post Master General, this has not existed for many years...
Looking back the other way. Used a small wattle tree for one of the dipole legs support.
Looking down the hill at the station. Note Parliament House below, also the Australian War Memorial and Mount Ainslie in the distance.
Operating spot. Map from Openstreetmap. Parliament house just down the hill.
Station on the telephone junction access cover. It was flat but not that comfortable after sitting a while...
Sunday 31st July was National Tree Day, with an award for activating a VKFF park. Headed out to one of my local parks to activate. Went to nearby Gossan Hill Nature Reserve, VKFF-0842. As forecast was for rain in the afternoon set off in the morning. Parked at the end of Clews Pl in Bruce, after a short walk into the park found a suitable place to activate, a tree stump with a log nearby to sit on.
Shack on the log. Ran the FT857D at 40w
Got on 40m. Started by working park to parks with some of the Parks on the band.
VK2YAK Gavin in VKFF-1410 Port Stephens - Great Lakes Marine Park
VK4EMP Mark in VKFF-1511 Clear Mountain Conservation Park
VK2HBG Gerald in VKFF-2022 Wogamia Nature Reserve
Spotted on 7.167 and worked several park hunters
VK5LA, VK5BJE, VK3SQ, VK5PAS, VK5FANA
Another P2P with VK4HNS Neil in VKFF-2537 Boomi West Nature Reserve
VK5MAZ, VK2PKT, VK2KYO, VK5IS, VK3NP, VK1ACE, VK2HHA, VK2YK/VK5GA, VK2PCT, VK4CJ, VK2LEE, VK4HAT, VK2YES, VK2EXA.
Tried 20m. Worked
VK4EMP Mark in VKFF-1511 Clear Mountain Conservation Park
KG5CIK Steve in Texas. Surprised, although seems several activators have worked him.
ZL3MR, ZL4NVW
Another P2P with VK1CT Chris in nearby VKFF-0859 Percival Hill Nature Reserve
Returned to 40m to work VK2IO Gerard in VKFF-2784 Rouse Hill Regional Park
After midday light rain began to fall. Packed up and made it back to the car before it got too heavy, headed home for lunch.
Award from VK5PAS Paul for National Tree Day 2022
For World Amateur Radio Day, 18th April 2021 a special award was offered for activating/working a VKFF park on the day. I didn't get a chance to activate a park, however worked VK4KC/P Marty in VKFF-1643 Sheep Station Creek Conservation Park on 20m. Here is the award. Thanks to Award Manager Paul VK5PAS
After activating parks Dunlop Grassland Nature Reserve VKFF-0839 and Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve VKFF-0847 for the 2020 VKFF Activation Weekend, on Saturday 28th November, received a nice certificate from the event organizer Paul VK5PAS.
