1. Parks Awards
Presented by Paul VK5PAS

2. National & Conservation Parks Award
VK5
National & Conservation Parks Award

3. History Commenced April 2014 No SA park award existed prior KRMNPA
WWFF

4. Aim
The aim of the Award is to encourage portable operation by amateur radio operators from within South Australia’s 21 National Parks and 269 Conservation Parks

5. Who can participate?
Activators
Hunters
SWLs

6. Why get involved? Fun Noise floor Experimentation Pile ups Wallpaper
Great way to see the State
Combine other interests
Bushwalking, photography

7. What do I need? Transceiver Antenna Power source
Anything that will go portable
FT817nd
Elecraft KX3
Antenna
Linked dipole
Power source
SLAB, LIPO, LiFePO

8. Basic rules Must be National Park or Conservation Park No mobile
Strictly portable
No repeaters, IRLP, Echolink
NP – 2 points
CP – 1 point

9. Basic rules
Each park can be activated for points, each 12 calendar months
1 QSO deemed to be activation
Each park can be worked as a Hunter for points every UTC day.

10. Levels (Australia) Bronze 10 points Silver 20 points Gold 35 points
Platinum points
Diamond points (incl all 21 NPs)

11. Endorsements QRP CW Single band operation VHF/UHF only (no repeaters)
Other endorsements considered

14. Other certificates Park to Park Uniques
Making contact with an activator in another park
Uniques
A list of different parks
Activated All/Worked All VK5 Park Areas
A new award

17. Some tips - Activators Equipment Antenna Check propagation conditions
Time of day/Band openings
Other activators
Park to park contacts
Notify people of your intentions
Yahoo group, parksnpeaks
Try different bands
Further afield VKs, DX

18. Some tips - Hunters Check Yahoo group Check parksnpeaks
Don’t keep the activator to yourself
DX cluster
Parksnpeaks
Use the local repeater
Consider an SMS group

19. Other info 7.095 mhz (40m) 14.310 (20m) Award website
Yahoo Group.
Parksnpeaks

20. Progress Over 150 certificates issued New Zealand recipient
79 members – Yahoo group
UK followers on Yahoo group

21. The future Database Phone app Additional certificates IOTA expeditions
Field Day contest

22. World Wide Flora & Fauna (WWFF)

23. About WWFF National & non-commercial program
draw attention to the importance of protecting nature, flora & fauna
Operate from designated nature parks/ protected nature areas
National programs
Various National Awards offered.
Global award program
WWFF Directory

24. About WWFF Commenced 2008 as WFF
Initiated by the Russian Robinson Club
Relaunched as WWFF in late 2012
Run by the co-ordinators of a large number of Flora & Fauna programs.
WWFF Council
Chairman, Vice chairman, Council members
38 participating countries
Each park issued with a unique identifying reference number
ITU allocated prefix, FF for Flora & Fauna, and a unique identifying number, e.g. VKFF-001

25. 44 During a WWFF QSO you may hear reference to ‘44’.
The first digit ‘4’ represents the four elements: earth, water, air, and fire.
The second digit ‘4’ represents the four directions: north, south, east, and west.

26. Awards
GLOBAL Awards
National Awards

27. WWFF Global Awards launched October 2013 WWFF Hunter WWFF Activator
Commences at 44 references
Upgraded steps of 44
To 444 and then steps of 100
Novice – 10 references
WWFF Activator
Commences at 11 references
Upgraded steps of 11 references

28. Global WWFF Awards GLOBAL Awards 44 QSO’s required
2 hour operating time.
QSO’s can be spread over multiple activations.
Mobile is accepted
MM accepted
Marine Parks.
AM not accepted
Repeaters, IRLP, Echolink not accepted
Documentary proof of activation
*not required for VKFF Awards

29. Australian (VKFF) program
Commenced March 2013
VK5PAS – Australian co-ordinator
VKFF National Awards.
Slightly different rules
Number of QSO’s required
Operating time

30. Australian (VKFF) program
Open to…..
Activators
Hunters
SWL’s.

31. Australian (VKFF) program
National Parks
10 QSO’s required
Reduced from 44 QSO’s due to our remoteness & number of amateurs
30 minute operating time.
Reduced from 2 hours
Certificates
Free as PDF or JPG
$5.00 printed & posted

32. Australian (VKFF) program
31 overseas recipients.
7 Australian activator certificates
20 Australian Hunter certificates

33. Australian (VKFF) program
Activators
Bronze
10 VKFF
Silver
20 VKFF
Gold
30 VKFF
Platinum
40 VKFF
Diamond
50 VKFF

34. Australian (VKFF) program
Hunters & SWL’s
Bronze
10 VKFF
Silver
20 VKFF
Gold
30 VKFF
Platinum
40 VKFF
Diamond
50 VKFF

36. Recommended frequencies
PHONE CW
3.744
7.144
14.244
18.144
21.244
24.944
28.444
3.544
7.024
10.124
14.044
18.084
21.044
24.894
28.044

37. WWFF Log Search Log search platform Commenced 16 Feb 2013
4,687,828 QSOs in the database
From 6,999 different references
91 DXCC’s

38. WWFF Forum Need to register Free to join Various folders of interest.
Latest news
Upcoming activations
DX cluster
Set to WWFF activations
Maps
Adventure Radio

39. WWFF Australia Yahoo group
Messages
Photos
Files
Share
Announce activations

40. Useful links http://wwffaustralia.weebly.com http://www.wwff.co

41. Questions?