I am doing the inaugural of the just added Hungry Head State Beach AU-11195, today, 11 April 2026. Hungry Head is at Urunga on the NSW north coast between Coffs Harbour and Nambucca Heads. I am using an Icom IC-7300 and JPC-12 vertical. I’ll be on 40 and 15 meters in phone/ssb between 0500 and… Continue reading Inaugural #POTA activation – Hungry Head State Beach AU-11195
Thanks to Alan McDonald (VK1AO and VK2MET) VK1 and VK2 Parks on the Air (POTA) coordinator, five more locations in Bellingen Shire have been added to the parks list. Bellingen Shire is on the NSW North Coast and is bounded by Coffs Harbour City, Nambucca Shire and Armidale Regional local government areas. Its main settlements… Continue reading New #POTA locations in Bellingen Shire on the NSW North Coast. #amateurradio #hamradio
Gday, Andrew VK2AWN here. I’m at Mylestom and Bellinger River AU-10464. I’m on FT8 15 metres to begin with until 0300 UTC then I’ll be on phone on 40 and 15 meters and spotting on PnP and POTA.app between 03 and 06 UTC. Saturday 14 March 2025. Today's results 14 March 2026
On Sunday I went to The Promised Land. Few can say that! Well, it’s an area of land at Glennifer, ten minutes drive from where I live (Bellingen NSW 2454). It’s at the foot of the World Heritage Listed Dorrigo National Park. I went there to do a Parks on the Air (POTA) activation of… Continue reading Lessons learned from an unsuccessful #POTA activation – AU-7738, Tuckers Nob State Forest