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  • WELCOME
  • ABOUT AUSTRALIA's PARKS, FLORA AND FAUNA
  • VKFF TEAM
    • Treasurer and bank account
    • Donations
    • Former VKFF Team members
  • WHY GET INVOVLED?
  • VKFF RULES
  • HOW TO GET STARTED IN VKFF/WWFF
  • ALL ABOUT WWFF LOGSEARCH
  • HOW TO REGISTER WITH LOGSEARCH
  • ACTIVATOR LOGS - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • ACTIVATOR SAFETY
  • PARK ACCESS
  • SPOTTING AND ALERTING
  • QUALIFYING AUSTRALIAN PARKS
    • AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY (VK1) >
      • VK1 QUALIFYING PARKS
    • New South Wales (VK2) >
      • VK2 QUALIFYING PARKS
    • Victoria (VK3) >
      • VK3 Qualifying parks
    • Queensland (VK4) >
      • Qualifying VK4 Parks
    • South Australia (VK5) >
      • VK5 qualifying parks
    • WESTERN AUSTRALIA (VK6) >
      • VK6 QUALIFYING PARKS
    • Tasmania (VK7) >
      • VK7 Qualifying Parks
    • Northern Territory (VK8) >
      • Qualifying VK8 parks
    • Other Australian areas (VK9 & VK0)
  • LATEST WWFF DIRECTORY
  • VKFF AWARDS
    • VKFF Hunter & Activator Honour Roll
  • HOW TO APPLY FOR AWARDS
  • UPCOMING SPECIAL EVENT DAYS/AWARDS
    • 2023 NATIONAL TREE DAY
    • 2023 WORLD RANGER DAY
  • VKFF 10 year anniversary
    • VI10VKFF activations
    • eQSL cards received
  • PREVIOUS SPECIAL EVENT AWARDS
    • 2023 INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS
    • 2023 WORLD WILDLIFE DAY
    • 2023 WORLD WETLANDS DAY
    • VKFF 10 Year anniversary
    • WWFF 10th year anniversary
    • 2022 - National Bird Week
    • 2022 National Wattle Day
    • 2022 National Tree Day
    • 2021 World Amateur Radio Day
    • 2021 VKFF Ladies Award
    • 2020 Greater Blue Mountains Area
    • 2020 National Bird Week
    • 2020 National Tree Day
    • 2019 Barrington Tops National Park
    • 2019 National Bird Week
    • 2019 National Wattle Day
    • 2019 National Parks & Wildlife Service VK5
    • 2019 World Ranger Day
    • 2019 Gondwana Parks Award
    • 2018 National Bird Week
    • 2017 NSW NPWS 50 year celebrations
  • VKFF AWARD RECIPIENTS
    • VKFF Activator recipients
    • VKFF Activator Honour Roll
    • VKFF Hunter - Australian recipients
    • VKFF Hunter - Overseas recipients
    • VKFF Hunter Honour Roll - Australian recipients
    • VKFF Hunter Honour Roll - Overseas recipients
    • Boomerang Activator recipients
    • Boomerang Hunter recipients
    • Murray River Parks Hunter certificate recipients
    • Murray River Parks Activator certificate recipients
    • Activator Certificate of Excellence
    • VKFF DX Hunter
    • Australian OCCFF recipients
    • Overseas OCCFF recipients
    • VKFF Worked All Australia
  • TOP VKFF ACTIVATOR
  • TOP VKFF HUNTER
  • TOP VKFF FOUNDATION ACTIVATOR
  • TOP VKFF FOUNDATION HUNTER
  • TOP VKFF TEAM/CLUB
  • TOP WWFF ACTIVATOR
  • VKFF ACTIVATION WEEKEND
    • 2022
    • 2021
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
  • VKFF TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
    • 2023
    • 2022
    • 2021
    • 2020 results
    • 2019 results
    • 2018 results
    • 2017 results
    • 2016 Results
  • VKFF ANNUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
  • STATE/TERRITORY PARK EVENTS
    • VK2 NEW SOUTH WALES
    • VK6 WESTERN AUSTRALIA
  • FACEBOOK, YOU TUBE AND GROUPS.IO
  • WWFF MAPPING
  • HISTORY OF THE VKFF PROGRAM
  • ANNUAL VKFF NATIONAL GET TOGETHER
  • ACTIVATION VIDEOS
    • VK2 New South Wales
    • VK3 Victoria
    • VK5 South Australia
    • VK6 Western Australia
  • DX CODE OF CONDUCT
  • SILENT KEYS
    • VK3LT Vicki
    • VK5LY Larry
  • PRESENTATION VIDEOS
  • PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL
  • GOVT DEPT LIAISON
  • UPCOMING EVENTS & CALENDAR
  • LATEST NEWS
  • WWFF & VKFF LOGOS
  • FAQs
  • QUESTIONS
World Wide Flora & Fauna - Australia

SATUDAY 27th OCTOBER 2018 0000 UTC - 2359 UTC

The 2018 event was held on Saturday 27th October 2018 from 0000 UTC - 2359 UTC.
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Sponsors

This years sponsors include Pages of Cobram (Peter VK3FPSR) and Future Systems.  Thanks also to those who have donated $$$ towards trophies.  Without your support, the trophies would not be possible.
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RESULTS - 2018

The 2018 VKFF Team Championship took place on Saturday 27th October 2018.  This was the third year that the event had been held.  The aim was to promote the World Wide Flora Fauna (WWFF) program. 

In 2018 a total of 6 teams took part.

The following teams took part during the 2018 team event.....
  • 'The VK4WIPeouts' - Mark VK4SMA and Murray VK4MWB.
  • 'Voices of the Gulf' - Les VK5KLV and Steve VK5MSD.
  • 'The Walky Talkies' - Paul VK5PAS and Marija VK5FMAZ.
  • 'The Gooseberry Hillbillies' - Hans VK6XN and Phil VK6ADF.
  • 'The BallaRats' - Peter VK3PF and Allen VK3ARH.
  • 'Central Coast Lightning Bolts' - Gerard VK2IO and Alan VK2MG.
A breakdown of contacts for each team is as follows.....

  1. 'The VK4Wipeouts' - 76 QSOs
  2. 'Voices of the Gulf' - 31 QSOs
  3. 'The Walkie Talkies' - 122 QSOs
  4. ''The Gooseberry Hillbillies' - 68 QSOs
  5. 'The BallaRats' - 36 QSOs
  6. 'Central Coast Lightning Bolts' - 85 QSOs
Each amateur who participated as an activator in the event received a participation certificate which features a photograph of the Yarra Ranges National Park in Victoria (photo taken by VK5PAS).
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Winners - General section 

The winner of this section was 'The VK4 Wipeouts', comprising Mark VK4SMA & Murray VK4MWB.

​They will each receive a glass etched trophy and a winners certificate which features a photo of the Piccaninnie Ponds Conservation Park taken by VK5PAS.
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Winners - Two ops/single tx/40m & 80m/wire antenna/100 w or less

The winner of this section was 'The Walkie Talkies, comprising Marija VK5FMAZ and Paul VK5PAS.

​They will each receive a glass etched trophy and a winners certificate featuring a photograph in the Cathedral Range State Park, taken by VK5PAS.
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Winners - QRP section

The winner of this section was the 'Central Coast Lightning', comprising Gerard VK2IO & Alan VK2MG.

They will receive a Comet GP-3 fibreglass High Gain dual band base antenna, kindly donated by Future Systems, and a copy of Fred Swainston's (VK3DAC) 'Radio Theory Handbook for Amateur Operators' donated by Paul VK5PAS.  And also a certificate, featuring a photograph of a pelican taken by VK5PAS.
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2018 Sections and Prizes

General section

This section is open to all bands and all modes (subject to WWFF/VKFF rules).

The trophies will be provided through the kind donation of $100.00 provided by a VK3 who wishes to remain anonymous.

Two ops/single transceiver/40m & 80m/wire antenna/100 watts or less

This section is limited to 2 operators, using a single transceiver, on the 40m and 80m bands, using wire antennas, and using 100 watts output or less.

The winners of this section will each receive a glass etched trophy, and a certificate each.
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​The trophies will be provided through the kind donation of $100.00, provided by a VK5 who wishes to remain anonymous.

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QRP

This section is limited to a power output of no greater than 5 watts.

The winners will receive a Comet GP-3 fibreglass High Gain dual band base antenna, kindly donated by Future Systems, and a copy of Fred Swainston's (VK3DAC) 'Radio Theory Handbook for Amateur Operators' donated by Paul VK5PAS.
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Foundation

This section is limited to teams of Foundation licence holders only.

The winners will receive a $25.00 voucher, kindly donated by Peter VK3FPSR from Pages of Cobram
, and a certificate each.

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All other activator entrants

All other activator entrants will receive a participation certificate.
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