Following on from the previous post regarding activating GD/GD-002
I sailed last Thursday (9th May) from Liverpool to Douglas and due to the Cat boat only running on 3 out 4 engines, the sailing was slower than normal which meant I picked up the hire car later than planned, around 90mins later!
Set the satnav for the carpark at the base of the hill and set off.
The car park was empty apart from a couple of cars. Grabbed my gear and set off up the ‘Green way’ track. Forking left about 1 mile to take the narrow sheep path to the top.
Arriving I saw the bell and gave it a ring
With it being a quiet summit I made use of the trig point to hold the mast.
HF and 2m setup.
Spotted on HF and made around 19 contacts. I did try 2m at the end but no joy - but I didn’t put a spot out.
By this time, time was marching on and I had to meet friends and the rest of the rescue crew who are heading over on the ferry for the rally and a table was booked in the Chinese in Douglas for 19:30
Some pictures from the rally for those interested.
Nice original Cooper and pair of MkII’s My mate’s mum’s car he learned to drive in was a MkII Escort, reg SKD188T (why do I remember useless info like a 1978 registration that wasn’t mine?) Any MkI photos?
I listened out for both you and @m7sfp on Snaefell from my summit on 2m but couldn’t hear either of you. Maybe if I’d brought the beam it would have worked, but 2m seemed a bit up and down on Sunday.
On my bucket list too. The cost of the ferry always puts me off when I look at it. Certainly looks like shoehorning SOTA into a week away with Mrs OIG.
