Marija VK5MAZ
Lives at:
Ashbourne on a small rural property
Personal info:
Is married to Paul VK5PAS. Proud grandma of Flynn and Iris.
Working life:
Works in the insurance industry
When licenced:
First licenced in April 2016 with the Foundation call of VK5FMAZ. Upgraded in April 2021 to the Standard call of VK5MAZ
Member of:
Other info:
Was formerly the ALARA Contest Manager
Marija has delivered presentations on portable operation at events such as the ALARA Conference and the 2023 VKFF Get Together.
Other callsigns:
Has operated from Norfolk Island as VK5FMAZ/9.
Special event calls:
Has operated under the following special event callsigns: VI10AF, VK100AF, VK90ABC, VK80LAN.
DXpeditions:
Was part of the VK5TIL Troubridge Island DXpedition.
WWFF/VKFF:
Other interests in the hobby:
Enjoys working DX and has worked 186 different DXCC entities.
Marija has just started using FT8.
Other hobbies:
Other than amateur radio enjoys walking and travelling around Australia and overseas.
Marija loves travelling and combining park activities with travel to different parts of Australia.
Ashbourne on a small rural property
Personal info:
Is married to Paul VK5PAS. Proud grandma of Flynn and Iris.
Working life:
Works in the insurance industry
When licenced:
First licenced in April 2016 with the Foundation call of VK5FMAZ. Upgraded in April 2021 to the Standard call of VK5MAZ
Member of:
- Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA)
- Australian Ladies Amateur Radio Association (ALARA)
Other info:
Was formerly the ALARA Contest Manager
Marija has delivered presentations on portable operation at events such as the ALARA Conference and the 2023 VKFF Get Together.
Other callsigns:
Has operated from Norfolk Island as VK5FMAZ/9.
Special event calls:
Has operated under the following special event callsigns: VI10AF, VK100AF, VK90ABC, VK80LAN.
DXpeditions:
Was part of the VK5TIL Troubridge Island DXpedition.
WWFF/VKFF:
- 1,128 WWFF references worked in 24 different DXCC entities
- 1041 of those are VKFF, the remainder from overseas
- 224 WWFF reference areas activated
- VKFF Hunter Honour Roll 1,025 issued
- VKFF Activator Honour Roll 220 issued
- 697 Park to Park contacts
Other interests in the hobby:
Enjoys working DX and has worked 186 different DXCC entities.
Marija has just started using FT8.
Other hobbies:
Other than amateur radio enjoys walking and travelling around Australia and overseas.
Marija loves travelling and combining park activities with travel to different parts of Australia.