Category Archives: Radio awards

KRMNPA – National Parks Award update

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Peter Fraser

I started pursuing the Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award in December 2008 with an activation of the Alpine National Park. Over the next four years I would travel across Victoria and activate all 45 National Parks with the final … Continue reading →

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Keith Roget Award Activation Weekend 2013

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Peter Fraser

Last weekend was the third annual Keith Roget Memorial National Parks Award Activation Weekend that encourages radio activations from Victoria’s National Parks. I planned to activate two National Parks, from three SOTA summits within them, over Saturday and Sunday. The … Continue reading →

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SRESU activates VK100ARV

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Peter Fraser

A couple of weeks ago I was able to work VK100ARV along with Greg VK3LLL from the new VK3SCG station at Gilwell Park. This activation was the first for the VK100ARV call sign and started at 11:00 local time or … Continue reading →

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One hundred, one hundred, one hundred!

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Peter Fraser

100. Three simple digits. This week 100 has been popping up all over the place. 100 DXCC entities worked. It has taken me from my first HF contact with VK2NZ in April 2006 to QSO number 2284 today when I … Continue reading →

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ARV Centenary Award

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Peter Fraser

From Monday 1 August 2011, until the end of November Amateur Radio Victoria, ARV for short, will be running the Centenary Award to mark the occasion of the 100th year of ARV. To qualify for the award VK hams must … Continue reading →

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