I was at G/LD-044 around this time last year - it was chosen today as a one pointer I haven’t done, whilst leaving the SOTA’s with winter bonus until we tick past 1st December!
I didn’t think it would be disappointing - the views can be amazing from High Rigg nestled in between Skiddaw, Blencathra and Hevellyn. Today I had the FT-857, SOTABeams Band Hopper IV (with an extra link at 60m) and the SOTABeams 10m compact pole.
I setup on the leeward side which this time round was to the South of the summit. Not before I took some panoramas:
The colours were amazing in the crisp autumn air! Absolutely stunning scenery.
Operating Location
Bands were working really nicely except 40m which had gone mushy with all the stations (presumably a contest was on). I did find 7.199 free but after one QSO a digital signal came up 59 and that was the end of that. Just one CW QSO with @EA2IF Guru S2S. It was too cold to attempt CW as an activator, and my location meant I was having to do the summit mobile phone dance to get a signal.
Of the six S2S contacts all were booming in except one, @2E0BIA Martin on Shining Tor who was very weak but with three frequencies tried we eventually got there - perseverance paying off handsomely!
By the end I was getting very cold and although I had spotted for POTA as well most contacts were SOTA, including @AC1Z Bob, 59 transatlantic very very nice!
Thanks to all the chasers. Mark.
TIME | CALLSIGN | BAND | MODE | RST | RSR | OPERATOR | SIG | REF |
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12:47 | GI4SZW | 80m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Jim | ||
12:49 | 2E0AGB | 80m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Allan | ||
12:49 | G4IPB | 80m | SSB | 59 | 59 | PJ HODGKINSON | ||
12:50 | MW0OFA | 80m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Frank Hearne | ||
12:51 | PE1RMO | 80m | SSB | 59 | 57 | Jan Keus | ||
12:51 | G0FEX | 80m | SSB | 59 | 59 | KEN PORTER | ||
12:51 | M0BKV | 80m | SSB | 58 | 58 | Damien | ||
12:52 | G4OOE | 80m | SSB | 59 | 59 | A.R.N. (Nick) LANGM | ||
12:53 | GW6OVD | 80m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Mal Clee | ||
12:53 | GM4WHA | 80m | SSB | 55 | 44 | GEOFF HARPER | ||
12:58 | M0NPT | 40m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Abdel | ||
13:02 | HB9DHA | 40m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Reinhard (Ray) Sieg | ||
13:14 | EA2IF/P | 40m | CW | 579 | 559 | Op. Guru . | SOTA | EA2/NV-145 |
13:19 | HA7WA | 20m | SSB | 59 | 55 | Viktor Szota | ||
13:20 | IU1KGS | 20m | SSB | 59 | 55 | Carlo G | ||
13:20 | SV2FLM | 20m | SSB | 58 | 58 | LAZAROS SARRIS | ||
13:21 | EA1DHB | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Ricardo Pena | ||
13:21 | IU3GKJ | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Riccardo Bolognesi | ||
13:22 | EA2EX | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | PATRICIO DE PRADO | ||
13:22 | CT1DIZ | 20m | SSB | 59 | 33 | JOSE ALEXANDRE CARL | ||
13:22 | EA2DT | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Manuel | ||
13:23 | EA4IS | 20m | SSB | 59 | 57 | César J. Correal | ||
13:23 | F4WBN | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Christian SAINT-ARR | ||
13:23 | DD0VE | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Ralf Mantyk | ||
13:23 | UA3AHA | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Vladimir Владимир И | ||
13:24 | HB9LAN | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | |||
13:24 | SQ9BQW/P | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Wojciech Plebanczyk | SOTA | SP/BZ-078 |
13:25 | YU2DVD | 20m | SSB | 59 | 55 | Dragan Veselinovic | ||
13:26 | DL2KL/P | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Klaus Lindner | SOTA | DM/BM-349 |
13:27 | OE6STD | 20m | SSB | 59 | 58 | Horst Thaller | ||
13:27 | OE/DD6TT/P | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Benedikt (Ben) Muel | ||
13:28 | IW0HQC | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | VINCENZO LIBURDI | ||
13:29 | HB9VAB | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Rod | ||
13:29 | 9A6Z | 20m | SSB | 57 | 59 | IVAN ZAGOREC | ||
13:29 | EA4HIH | 20m | SSB | 55 | 55 | Reiner Wandler | ||
13:30 | DL5MFL | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Mathias Staab | ||
13:30 | IV3BSD | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Edi Bonifacio | ||
13:31 | SQ9JXS | 20m | SSB | 55 | 59 | Piotr Stanik | ||
13:32 | SQ9MDF | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Leszek | ||
13:32 | SQ9NOT | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | WIOLETTA | ||
13:33 | OH3GZ | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | JUKKA " Jack " KOVA | ||
13:35 | DK8PL | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | YL Petra Christin L | ||
13:35 | HB9IQL | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Fritz Simon | ||
13:36 | SP9HZX | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Andy | ||
13:38 | S57S | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | ALEKSANDER ZAGAR | ||
13:38 | G0LWU | 20m | SSB | 41 | 51 | Andrew Charles Scar | ||
13:40 | HA5MIG | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Nemes Zoltán | ||
13:41 | S52CU | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Mirko Curk | ||
13:42 | DL8DXL | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Fred Grimm | ||
13:42 | OE6RCD | 20m | SSB | 58 | 57 | ROLAND ROBIC | ||
13:42 | HB9BHW | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Hans R. Buerki | ||
13:43 | EA3Y | 20m | SSB | 59 | 58 | Manel Lopez Sanchez | ||
13:43 | OE6TTF | 20m | SSB | 59 | 57 | Eric Leser | ||
13:44 | AC1Z | 20m | SSB | 59 | 55 | ROBERT W DANIELS | ||
13:44 | OE5JKL | 20m | SSB | 59 | 58 | KARL JAEGER | ||
13:45 | EB5TT | 20m | SSB | 59 | 58 | Frank | ||
13:45 | IN3ADF/P | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Markus Schrott | SOTA | I/TN-342 |
13:47 | M7BIA/P | 20m | SSB | 33 | 44 | Martin Shakeshaft | SOTA | G/SP-004 |
13:49 | S57ILF | 20m | SSB | 59 | 55 | FRANCI LOGAR | ||
13:49 | DL/HB9EAJ/P | 20m | SSB | 59 | 58 | Stephan Schmid | SOTA | DM/BW-854 |
14:03 | G3TQQ | 60m | SSB | 59 | 59 | J . DAVID ( DAVE ) | ||
14:05 | G0RQL | 60m | SSB | 55 | 59 | DON ROOMES | ||
14:05 | G8ADD | 60m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Brian Alfred Carter | ||
14:07 | M0WPS | 60m | SSB | 45 | 55 | Wayne Phillips | ||
14:08 | G6PJZ | 60m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Andy Clift | ||
14:10 | G4PWD | 60m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Mike | ||
14:11 | G0FVH | 60m | SSB | 59 | 59 | DAVID. S. DOLLING | ||
14:12 | GM0AXY | 60m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Einar Kenneth (Ken) | ||
14:24 | CS7AMJ | 20m | SSB | 55 | 55 | Carlos G Belfo | ||
14:25 | F5TIL | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | |||
14:27 | EA1FIC | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Roberto Fernandez | ||
14:29 | HB9BTI | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Peter Lenz | ||
14:31 | IT9ETC | 20m | SSB | 57 | 55 | DANILO (DAN) CONTIN | ||
14:31 | EA2DDG | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Jose Maria Gonzalez | ||
14:32 | EA2CCG | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Joaquín Montoya Jim | ||
14:32 | NT2A | 20m | SSB | 59 | 55 | GENNADY MOSHKOV | ||
14:32 | IU2HEE | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Marco Barzasi | ||
14:33 | SP9TKW | 20m | SSB | 59 | 57 | Marek Klimczyk | ||
14:33 | IK3DRO | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Gino Scapin | ||
14:33 | F5MDY | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Nicolas NOLHIER | ||
14:34 | EA1GKP | 20m | SSB | 59 | 57 | JUSTO HERRERO ALONS | ||
14:34 | HB9CKV | 20m | SSB | 59 | 58 | |||
14:34 | OK1PFH | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Jan Drlik | ||
14:35 | DD6DO | 20m | SSB | 59 | 33 | Stephan | ||
14:35 | IW2OBX | 20m | SSB | 59 | 57 | Roberto | ||
14:36 | S57NJM | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | |||
14:37 | F4IVI | 20m | SSB | 59 | 53 | Jerome REYTINAT-HAR | ||
14:38 | UR4PWC | 20m | SSB | 57 | 59 | Club Station | ||
14:38 | I2QIX | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | LORENZO INNOCENTI | ||
14:40 | SP5NZF | 20m | SSB | 57 | 57 | Jakub Rusiecki | ||
14:40 | IU1BOT | 20m | SSB | 59 | 59 | Lorenzo “Vash” Gian |