Alice Springs Telegraph Station (VKFF-2858)

Arrived Alice Springs by plane and it was fascinating just how many airline companies have parked their planes at Alice Springs airport. It seems a never ending amount and apparently 5 billion dollars worth.


This is a video from the plane taking off overlooking all of the parked aircraft.

https://youtu.be/FiIxdLvikGE

After work I drove to the Alice Springs Telegraph Station which is only 10 minutes from the centre of town. Plenty of parking and due to COVID there were no tours being conducted so I was free to roam around and look at the historic buildings and wonder the site.  

This Telegraph station operated from 1872 - 1932. It was the first white settlement in central Australia. From 1932 - 1942 the station was a children’s home and then a reserve for the local Aboriginal population after the war. 

The telegraph station was declared a historical reserve in 1963. 

Below are photos I took whilst walking the grounds.
























I decided to setup my operating position about 50 metres from the dry river bed where there was a large tree and a picnic bench.








The photos above show my operating position which was just up from the dry river bed.  The are many trees with branches well above 10 metres in height so it was perfect for both the dipole and 10 metre vertical. I made activations over two days late in the afternoon on the 40 & 80 metre bands. All up a total of 45 contacts  

Contacts 11th Aug 2020

40 metres

VK4FDJL Deryck 

VK2IO Gerard

VK3PI Mark

VK3PF Peter

VK2YK/5 Adam

VK5GA Adam

VK4TJ John

VK2FBRA Dave

VK3MDC Matt

VK4CZ/P Scott In park VKFF0245

VK4/VE6XT John

VK4SSN John

ZL1TM Andrei

VK5FANA Adrian

VK4MIK Michael

VK5NJ Tebair

VK4SMA Mark

VK5PL David

80 Metres

VK4CZ/P Scott in park VKFF-0245

VK5PAS Paul

VK5FMAZ Marija


Contacts 12th Aug 2020

40 Metres

VK4/AC8WN John

VK4/VE6XT John

VK4SSN John

VK1DA Ian

VK3ARH Allen

VK2YK/2 Adam

VK5GA Adam

VK4TM Terry

VK5MRD Dave

VK2IO Gerard

VK3MDC Matt

VK2EG Bob

VK4SMA Mark

VK3PI Mark

VK3PF Peter

VK3ZK Nick

VK4FARR Glen

VK5FSPJ Steve

VK3YV Tony

VK3CDD/6 

VK4MIK Michael

VK5HAA John

ZL3MR John

VK3SQ Geoff







Location: Herbert Heritage Dr, Stuart NT 0870, Australia

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