"Headed out from Wodonga to Mount Buffalo. Climbed from the car park up the walking track to the summit to set up and and activate VK3/VE-014, making 9 contacts. Returned to the car and drove to the Cathedral car park. Climbed up to The Hump and set up to activate VK3/VE-019, making 16 contacts. returned to the car and descended to Porepunkah and travelled around to Mount Jack for a short stop, then on to Peak 1205 m aka VK3/VE-090 Mt Jack Range to activate, making 10 contacts. Packed up and headed back to the main roads and then back to Wodonga." — peterfreeman • Oct 12, 2020

"Climbed to summit and set up for SOTA activation. Cold front approached and static discharges resulted in a rapid pulling apart of the SOTA equipment and a retreat from the summit proper, with thunder heard close by. Descended down the access route to close to the edge of the activation zone to set up again and managed 5 contacts on CW to qualify the summit and the Mount Buffalo National Park for VKFF/WWFF Packed up and descended to the vehicle. Noticed several smoke plumes from new bushfires started by the lightning. Help to report the nearest fire, which developed to a significant fire over following days to merge with other fires in the area, forming part of the devastating bushfires which burnt large areas of northeast Victoria and East Gippsland." — peterfreeman • Dec 31, 2019

"Drove from Wodonga to the Mount Buffalo Plateau and around to the car park below The Horn VK3/VE-014. Walked up to the summit and set up the radio gear. First contact was with Mitch on Mount Field East in Tasmania. Later I worked Ian on Livingston Hill in NSW. Overall, I made 28 contacts. I packed up and returned to the car and drove around to the saddle below The Cathedral to park. I walked up the walking track and up to The Hump VK3/VE-019. I set up the gear and my first contact was Paul on Brown Hill Range VK5/SE-004 in SA. Later I worked Marija on the same summit. Overall, I made 11 contacts. I packed up and descended to the car. I then drove to Poreunkah and made my way up to Mount Porepunkah. I walked to the trig and set up at the trig, making 8 contacts to qualify VK3/VE-098. I packed up, returned to the car and then descended to the main road. I decided to drive around to Mount Stanley VK3/VE-126. I walked up to the summit and set up nearby, making 8 contacts before packing up. I returned to the car and drove back to Wodonga." — peterfreeman • Dec 31, 2016

"Drove out from Wodonga to Mount Buffalo. Parked in the car park at the end of Mount Buffalo Road and climbed up the walking track to the summit. Set up radio gear with a mast in the corner of the guard rails, with half the antenna hanging down over the cliff and the other half tied off back along the guard rail. Activated for SOTA (VK3/VE-014). Packed up and descended to car. Drove around to car park beneath The Cathedral and walked up the track to the top of The Horn. Set up just below the summit tor to activate VK3/VE-019. After activation, returned to vehicle and then drove back to Wodonga." — peterfreeman • Jan 1, 2013