Another one activation from our team in northen Greece. The group gathered around 9 in the morning of Sunday and started for Paiko mountain area. What we had to decide was the location point,as the area is large and there were many good choices. After discussing we decided to stay in the space of forest recreation after Kastaneri village where there also the church of Prophet Elias. The plan for today was to install two separate stations so that we work two different bands and make as many contacts we can. But the propagation was not with our side. Under these conditions the number of 400+ contacts οf previous activation(svff-0122) could not be approached.

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On Saturday 18th March 2017 I activated the Totness Recreation Park VKFF-1754 as part of the John Moyle Memorial Field Day, an annual Field Day down here in Australia.

I made a total of 241 contacts over a 6 hour period.

More information and photos can be found on my WordPress site at….

https://vk5pas.org/

73 and ’44’,

Paul VK5PAS.

On Friday 17th March 2017 I activated the Wiljani Conservation Park, which is located about 55 km north east of the city of Adelaide in South Australia.  The park is right on the southern fringe of the world famous Barossa Valley wine growing region.  Wiljani is the name of an aboriginal tribe which previously occupied this area.

I made a total of 99 contacts on 20, 40, & 80m SSB, including three Park to Park contacts.  There was a small opening on 20m on the longpath, with a total of 18 stations from Europe logged.  DX on 40m included New Zealand, French Polynesia, Tuvalu and the USA.

More information and photos can be found on my WordPress site at…..

73 and ’44’,

https://vk5pas.org/

Paul VK5PAS

On Tuesday 14th March 2017 I activated the Totness Recreation Park VKFF-1754.  This park is located just a few km from my home, in the Mount Lofty Ranges east of the city of Adelaide in South Australia.

The Park is home to a large amount of native wildlife including the Western Grey kangaroo, Common Ringtail Possum, Short-beaked Echidna, and Koala.

I made a total of 55 contacts around Australia and into the South Cook Islands.

More information can be found on my WordPress site at……

Totness Recreation Park VKFF-1754

73 and ’44’,

Paul VK5PAS

On Saturday 11th March 2017 I activated SOTA peak Mount Lofty VK5/ SE-005 which is located within the Cleland Conservation Park VKFF-0778.  This was as part of a co-ordinated SOTA event between VK and EU/UK.

Band conditions on 20m long path were the best I had experienced in a long long time.

I made a total of 113 contacts around VK, and into Spain, Italy, New Zealand, Germany, Croatia, Bulgaria, Switzerland, England, Slovak Rep, Romania, Wales, France, Sweden, Belgium, & Portugal.  Of those, 20 were Summit to Summit contacts, and 6 Park to Park contacts.

More information can be found on my WordPress site at…….

Mount Lofty VK5/SE-005 and Cleland Conservation Park 5CP-042 & VKFF-0778

73 and ’44’,

Paul VK5PAS

On 10th March 2017 I activated the Lowan Conservation Park VKFF-1052, which is located about 130 km east of the city of Adelaide in South Australia.

The park is about 660 hectares in size and takes its name from the endangered Malleefowl, which is also known as the Lowan.

I made a total of 87 contacts on 20, 40 & 80m SSB, around VK, and into ZL, Ukraine, Switzerland, & Germany.  Included 6 Park to Park contacts.  One of those being with the ZLFF co-ordinator, Ken ZL4KD/p who was in ZLFF-0026.

More information can be found on my WordPress site at……

Lowan Conservation Park 5CP-121 and VKFF-1052

73 and ’44’,

Paul VK5PAS