VKFF TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP.

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The 2016 inaugural VKFF Team Championship was held on Sunday 16th October 2016.

​The 2020 VKFF Team Championship will be held between.....

0000 -2359 hrs Saturday 24th October 2020.

**Please note the change in times.  The event has now been extended to 24 hours (as of 2018).
This event is made possible by the generous nature of various sponsors.  These include both individual amateurs who donate money towards trophies, and commercial sponsors. 
Glass etched trophies are on offer for winners of particular sections of this event.  The trophies are provided by Awards and Trophies.com.au in Queensland.

General rules.......


  • Create a team of 2 or more amateurs (maximum of 4 amateurs)
  • Individual activators do not qualify.  This is a team event. 
  • Create a name for your team (please be sensible)
  • Register your team with the VKFF co-ordinator, Paul VK5PAS (failing to register will make your activation void for the VKFF Team Championship).
  • The 2020 event will be held over a 24 hour period.  A maximum of 6 hours can be used on air during that 24 hour period.  This can be spread out as desired by participants, e.g. a continuos 6 hours, or 2 hours and then 4 hours later in the day, etc.
  • Activate from a qualifying VKFF park or parks.   The team can operate from more than one park.  However, the team MUST be in the same park at the same time. 
  • Make as many contacts as possible within the 6 hour maximum period.
  • Stay in the park for as long as you like.....6 hours, 3 hours, 1 hour.  What ever you choose.  But remember 6 hours is the maximum time allowed.
  • Operate on as many bands (excluding the WARC bands) as desired (but remember VKFF rules, in that repeaters, IRLP, Echolink do not count for valid VKFF QSOs).
  • Operate as many stations as you would like, e.g. one op on 40m, another on 10m, etc.
  • You are permitted to use a single call sign, e.g. a club call sign, or individual call signs.
  • Ensure you abide by all VKFF rules.
  • a station may be worked only once on the same band or the same mode 
  • There is no requirement for a contest exchange, e.g. 5/9 001.  Just simply log your contacts.
  • Suggested call: CQ VKFF Team Championship
  • Combine your QSOs together if you operated as a team under different call signs.
  • At the end of the VKFF Team Championship, submit your log/s to the VKFF co-ordinator, Paul VK5PAS.  Please include in the email what the name of your team was and what section you are entering into.
  • Logs can be sent individually if you operated using your own individual call sign.  Or a single log if you used one callsign.
  • The log/s MUST be in ADIF format or by using the CSV file template.

Registration.

If you intend to take part in the event, please register by sending an email to Paul VK5PAS at vk5pas@wia.org.au with details of your team name, participants, section you are entering into, and details of the parks/ you intend to activate.

Registrations for the 2020 event close at midnight (AEDT) on Friday 23rd October 2020.

2020 Sections

General section

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

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.

QRP

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

Foundation

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

Participants.....


  • 'Father and Son' - Peter VK3ZPF and Ashley VK3FASH - Sassafras Creek Nature Conservation Reserve VKFF-2187 and Churchill National Park VKFF-0621
  • 'Masked Activators' - Tony VK3YV and Bryan VK3LF - Baw Baw National Park VKFF-0020 and Moondarah State Park VKFF-0764.
  • 'QRParktivators' - Gerard VK2IO and Alan VK2MG - Munmorah State Conservation Area VKFF-1361.
  • "Tassie Devils' - Andrew VK7DW and James VK7JAM - Trevallyn Recreation Nature Area VKFF-1156
  • 'The Gulf Signals' - Les VK5KLV and Steve VK5MSD - Upper Spencer Gulf Marine Park VKFF-1757
  • 'The Kingsmen' - Hans VK6XN and Phil VK6ADF - Kings Park VKFF-2980
  • 'The Radio Leafs' - Liz VK2XSE and Peter VK2KNV. 
  • 'The VK4midables' - Rob VK4SYD and Scott VK4CZ - D'Aguillar National Park VKFF-0129
  • 'The Walky Talkies' - Paul VK5PAS and Marija VK5FMAZ - Encounter Marine Park VKFF-1707.
  • 'Tigers' - Martin VK7GN and Linda VK7QP - Calvert's Lagoon Conservation Area VKFF-2897 and South Arm Nature Recreation Area VKFF-2929
  • 'VK4WIPeouts' - Mark VK4SMA and Murray VK4MWB - Main Range National Park VKFF-0300