TOP VKFF ACTIVATOR.
Each year the VKFF Team presents certificates to the Top 10 VKFF Activators (based on qualifying the park for VKFF with 10 contacts). 

The certificate/s were first introduced in 2013, the year that the WWFF program commenced in Australia.

Initially the certificate was issued each year to the amateur who activated the most number of VKFF references during the year. 

In 2020 the VKFF Team commenced issuing certificates to the Top 10 VKFF Hunters.

The current VKFF Top Activator certificate features the Investigator Marine Park on Flinders Island, South Australia. (photograph by VK5PAS).

Please note that on Logsearch in the Top Activator Classification, the list produced is based on WWFF qualification.  In other words, 44 QSOs per activation.  You will see two figures, one of those in brackets.  The number on the right in brackets indicates how many activations in total.  The number on the left indicates the number of activations which qualified with 44 QSOs for the global WWFF program. 

The yearly statistics are reviewed and the certificates issued by July in the following year.​
TOP VKFF ACTIVATOR WINNERS.
  • 2023 - Gerard VK2IO - 270 VKFF references
  • 2022 - Marty VK4KC - 118 VKFF references.
  • 2021 - Gerard VK2IO - 274 VKFF references.
  • 2020 - Gerard VK2IO - 69 VKFF references.
  • 2019 - Mike VK6MB - 244 VKFF references.
  • 2018 - Gerard VK2JNG - 139 VKFF references.
  • 2017 - Paul VK5PAS - 102 VKFF references.
  • 2016 - Rob VK4AAC - 106 VKFF references.
  • 2015 - Tony VK3VTH - 67 VKFF references.
  • 2014 - John VK5BJE - 38 VKFF references.
  • ​2013 - Joe VK3YSP - 25 VKFF references.
The graph below shows the number of VKFF references worked by the winner since 2019.

There was a steady increase in activations from 2013 as the WWFF/VKFF program became more popular.  In the first year of VKFF the Top VKFF Activator was Joe Vk3YSP with 25 different VKFF references.  COVID struck in 2020 and this saw a rapid decrease in the number of activations.
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2023.
  1. Gerard VK2IO - 270
  2. Paul VK5PAS - 151
  3. Marija VK5MAZ - 143
  4. Peter VK3PF - 128
  5. David VK5DG & Peter VK3TKK - 103
  6. Marty VK4KC - 82
  7. Deryck VK4FDJL - 73
  8. Malcolm VK3OAK - 60
  9. Tony VK3YV - 50
  10. Bob VK2BYF & Chris VK1CHW - 45 
2022.
  1. Marty VK4KC - 118 VKFF references
  2. Gerard VK2IO - 96 VKFF references
  3. Bob VK2BYF - 89 VKFF references
  4. Deryck VK4FDL - 79 VKFF references
  5. Peter VK3PF - 63 VKFF references
  6. Gerald VK2HBG - 56 VKFF references
  7. John VK4MUD and Paul VK5PAS - 53 VKFF references
  8. Marija VK5MAZ and David VK3TUN - 52 VKFF references
  9. Gavin VK2YAK - 42 VKFF references
  10. Dean VK3DL - 39 VKFF references
2021.
  1. Gerard VK2IO - 274 VKFF references.​​
  2. Marty VK4KC - 109 VKFF references.
  3. Bob VK2BYF - 80 VKFF references.
  4. Gerald VK2HBG - 63 VKFF references.
  5. Rob VK4AAC & Peter VK3PF - 55 VKFF references.
  6. Adam VK2YK - 41 VKFF references.
  7. Peter VK3TKK - 40 VKFF references.
  8. Deryck VK4FDJL - 36 VKFF references.
  9. Stuart VK3UAO - 35 VKFF references.
  10. Tony VK3XV - 33 VKFF references.
2020.
This was the first year that the VKFF Team issued certificates to all of the Top 10 VKFF Activators.
  1. Gerard VK2IO - 69 VKFF references
  2. Marty VK4KC - 47 VKFF references
  3. Adam VK2YK - 41 VKFF references
  4. David VK5DG - 35 VKFF references
  5. Peter VK3PF - 30 VKFF references
  6. Tony VK3YV & Ian VK1DI - 24 VKFF references
  7. Nick VK3ANL - 21 VKFF references
  8. Peter VK3ZPF - 20 VKFF references
  9. Andrew VK1DA, Malcolm VK3OAK, & Peter VK3TKK - 19 VKFF references
  10. Paul VK5PAS - 16 VKFF references
2019.
This was the 7th year of the WWFF program in Australia.

​A total of 67 activators took part during 2019.

The Top 10 VKFF Activators in 2019 were as follows......
  1. Mike VK6MB - 244
  2. Gerard VK2IO - 165
  3. Paul VK5PAS - 90
  4. Peter VK3PF - 90
  5. David VK5DG - 67
  6. Ian VK1DI - 60
  7. Peter VK3TKK - 60
  8. Marija VK5FMAZ - 53
  9. Neil VK4HNS - 45
  10. Rob VK4AAC - 38
2018.

This was the 6th year of the WWFF program in Australia.

A total of 87 activators took part during 2018.

The top 10 VKFF Activators in 2018 were as follows......
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  1. Gerard VK2JNG - 139
  2. Bill VK4FW - 112
  3. Paul VK5PAS - 96
  4. Peter VK3TKK - 83
  5. Gerard VK2IO - 78
  6. Rob VK4AAC - 76
  7. Peter VK3PF - 74
  8. Peter VK3ZPF - 44
  9. Alan VK2MG - 28
  10. Mark VK4SMA - 28​

Congratulations to Gerard VK2JNG, who was the Top VKFF Activator for 2018.
2017.
This was the 5th year of WWFF in Australia.

A total of 74 activators took part during 2017.

The Top 10 VKFF Activators in 2017 were as follows:-

  1. Paul VK5PAS - 102
  2. Gerard VK2JNG - 99
  3. Peter VK3PF - 85
  4. Peter VK3TKK - 68
  5. Marija VK5FMAZ - 59
  6. Gerard VK2IO - 54
  7. Rob VK4AAC - 47
  8. Neil VK4HNS - 37
  9. Marc VK3OHM - 35
  10. Mick VK3PMG - 34

The Top VKFF Activator award in 2017 was issued to Paul VK5PAS with a total of 102 different references.

This was very closely followed by Gerard VK2JNG with 99 different VKFF references activated. Gerard has certainly taken to park activating.

In third place was Peter VK3PF, who activated a total of 85 references during 2017.

Marija VK5FMAZ was the Top Foundation operator, with a total of 59 different references activated during the year.
2016.
This was the 4th year of WWFF in Australia.

A total of 86 activators took part during 2016.

The Top 10 VKFF Activators in 2016 were as follows:-

  1. Rob VK4AAC - 106
  2. Paul VK5PAS - 86
  3. Gerard VK2IO - 59
  4. Ian VK1DI - 41
  5. Peter VK3TKK - 34
  6. Adam VK2YK - 31
  7. Grant VK2GEL - 30
  8. Peter VK3PF - 28
  9. Nick Vk3ANL - 27
  10. Stef VK5HSX - 26

The Top Activator in 2016 was  Rob VK4AAC, who has been touring around Australia with his wife Doris, enjoying retirement.  Rob activated a total of 106 VKFF references, qualifying all 106 for both VKFF and the global WWFF awards. 

​Congratulations Rob.
2015.
This was the 3rd year of WWFF in Australia.

​A total of 57 activators took part during 2013.

The Top 10 VKFF Activators in 2015 were as follows:-
  1. Tony VK3VTH - 67
  2. Paul VK5PAS - 65
  3. Peter VK3PF - 40
  4. Ian VK1DI - 36
  5. Rob VK4AAC - 34
  6. Rob VK4FFAB - 26
  7. Mick Vk3PMG - 25
  8. Nick Vk3ANL - 24
  9. Doug VK2FMIA - 23
  10. Gerard VK2IO, John VK5BJE, & Stef VK5HSX - 22​

Congratulations to Tony VK3VTH who was the Top VKFF Activator in 2015.
2014.
​This was the second year of WWFF in Australia.

A total of 27 activators took part during 2013.

The Top 10 VKFF Activators in 2014 were as follows:-
  1. John VK5BJE - 38
  2. Tony VK3VTH - 27
  3. Nick VK3ANL - 23
  4. Joe VK3YSP - 20
  5. Julie VK3FOWL - 19
  6. Ian VK1DI - 17
  7. Peter VK3ZPF - 14
  8. Peter VK3PF - 13
  9. Paul VK5PAS - 12
  10. Andrew VK1NAM - 12​

Congratulations to John VK5BJE who was the Top VKFF Activator in 2014.
2013.
This was the inaugual year of the WWFF program in Australia.

​A total of 18 activators took part during 2013.

The top 10 VKFF Activators in 2013 were as follows:-
  1. Joe VK3YSP - 25
  2. Julie VK3FOWL - 21
  3. John VK5BJE - 15
  4. Paul VK5PAS - 13
  5. John VK2AWJ - 12
  6. Peter VK3ZPF - 12
  7. Peter VK3PF - 11
  8. Tony VK3VTH - 10
  9. Nick VK3ANL - 9
  10. Ian VK1DI - 8​

Congratulations to Joe VK3YSP, who was the Top VKFF Activator in 2013