In the early hours of this morning, Justin (VK7TW) shared what may be (still needs final confirmation) the peaks and ARM for VK7 go-live. You can find them in the files section of the SOTA Australia Yahoo Group.
So now it’s possible to start planning ahead for the big day. I’ve just had a quick play with the list and provide the following images for your viewing. It includes:
- A view of all of VK7 and its peaks – gives you a good idea of just how many there are;
- The a focus around Hobart – still heaps just around the capital
- The a look up at some peaks that caught my eye around Lake Pedder
- And finally a zoom in on those interesting peaks/islands in Lake Pedder – plus a 50m contour overlay to give an idea of difficulty – it’s not just a quick whip around in a kayak to all three. 🙂
Enjoy!
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Hi Ian,
Enjoyed reading your blog, which I have just subscribed to. I couldn’t find an email address for you. But if you drop me an email, I will reply and send you some information about a parks program called World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) which may also interest you.
Best 73,
Paul,
VK5PAS,
simmopa@iprimus.com.au
vk5pas.wordpress.com
Hi Paul,
Thanks for dropping me a comment. I’ve heard WWFF mentioned in the AR mag, so I hope to find out more info soon – just need time to look at yet another side of radio. 🙂
Thanks again,
Ian.
Hi Ian,
Have a look at the following….
The global WWFF website:
http://www.wwff.co
And the Australian (VKFF) website:
http://www.wwffaustralia.com
Quite a few of the SOTA activators are now combining their SOTA activations with National Park activations.
Cheers,
Paul,
VK5PAS.
This is a really positive move here in VK7, while I am not active on the air these days (preferring the lower MW band) I still have a keen interest in amateur radio.
HI Paul,
It is indeed exciting times!
Don’t forget though, for those who prefer the listening side of our very diverse hobby, there is the SWL category for SOTA. You just log the details of the exchange by the two stations and then you receive points for that. 😉
Ian.