Aficinados of G/SP-004 will be pleased to know the horrible ladder stile over the wall to the trigpoint has been replaced with one of those spring loaded gates - much better with a 15kg pack on your back.
Anyway a nice activation today, sunny and 17C. Flying ants a problem when the wind dropped. I was hoping for tropo on vhf as I could receive band 2 radio stations from EI at home. As it turned out I never noticed any lift - maybe later tonight or tomorrow.
100 contacts in log.
80m ssb - 8
40m ssb - 33
20m ssb - 3
17m ssb - 3
10m ssb - 3
4m fm - 2
2m fm - 18
2m ssb - 28
70cm fm - 2
In reply to G1INK:
Hi Steve I heard you work the EI station on 144 ssb and he ws 5-9 to me on the back of my beam which was set for vert pol.73 atb Geoff G6MZX
100 contacts is a very good total for any activation but for mid week is excellent!
Well done Steve!
VHF / UHF conditions seem very good this morning with a nice high pressure system sat right over the UK that should stay until Tuesday, when another one could move into it’s place. I’ve just accessed GB3WN in Wolverhampton on 70cms & have just accessed GB3EV in Kendal on 2mtrs, neither of these repeaters are usually receivable at all here.
In reply to G1INK:
Hi Steve,
Good to see the stile has been replaced. It was looking to be on it’s last legs a couple of weeks back. One of the steps on the trig point side was missing.
Good tally of contacts too!
Fantastic path over the Irish sea today and yesterday. The Isle of Man repeaters have been very strong at home here in Runcorn: GB3GD on 2m at 20db over 9 and GB3IM on 70cm at 40db over 9. Also, Jim EI3GE owes me a signal meter
On the other hand, conditions to the W and SW have been very flat indeed. I was portable at the local high spot (non-sota) last night and both the Dutch and Belgian beacons were very weak. Hopefully things will pick up for VHF/UHF activators today to match the weather system.
In reply to M1DTJ:
I was picking up a few stations from Ireland today while on Crib Goch, Snowdonia taking photos. I was just using a 2m handie and rubber duck, they were much stronger than usual. I worked a /p station on the South West tip of Wales at a good strength too.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen the PYG track as busy, give me a quieter walk any day!
Thanks for the QSO yesterday afternoon Steve (INK),
