Starting a new thread so as not to confuse, this is for discussion of the Lake District SOTA weekend planned for 18-19th October 2025.
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Early days for alerting but I think there will be more than two of us with 23cm FM on the Saturday. I would encourage others to take their 23cm kit.
If anyone is interested in 23cm SSB or CW, I would take my FT817 and 7-element Yagi.
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Whilst currently not able to commit to anything further afield, I should be able to get out on Billinge Hill for a few hours.
Not the best for 23cm to the north its worth a try. Closer to the date I may be able to look at somewhere like Longridge Fell or even Hutton Roof Crags.
Ian
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Ditto for SSB, otherwise I’ll just take FM for weight saving.
Is anyone interested in 4m?
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I could be if there’s an opportunity for 4m S2S
Dave
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i’ll have ssb with me down (up?) to 70cm
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I’ll be out for it, depending on weather and how I feel, it might just be my local one G/LD-049 or maybe something else for a change.
I’ll definitely have 23cm and can also take 4mtr
Nick G0HIK
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Depends on the WX but I shall try to be somewhere in Southern GM to work G/LD&NP summits on 2m/70cm/23cm & 13cm. I’m not coming down to stay in Windermere or the LD as it’s simply not possible to find sensibly priced accommodation at short notice.
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Looking good to be part of the action. Possibly in company with M0TKF.
David G0EVV/P
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There’s a 6m contest on the Sunday if anyone wants to qualify a summit on 6m:
You can get contacts and give away points without having to submit a log.
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I’m hoping to be up there on Saturday, can do 23cm SSB or FM, my only portable Yagi is a 5-element.
73 Steve
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I can’t get to the lakes, but if I am free I (granddaughters football a priority) I will be on one of the G/SP summits. (one with easy walk up). Will take 23+13cm and one other band.
Stuart - G1ZAR
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I think I’ll just come over for the day - and at the moment I have alerted for Skiddaw (G/LD-004) and this time I’m going to try to go up via Carl Side. I’m afraid I don’t have any 23cm kit but I will try on 2m and HF. Are there any plans for meeting up in the evening? I think last time we met in The Elleray in Windermere. ( This is still provisional as it depends on my youngest daughter’s plans and University visits…). 73. Paul
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Hi Paul
Yes it will be the usual scenario, meeting up at the Elleray in Windermere on Saturday evening from 6.30pm onwards.
Regards, Mark.
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Whilst not within the national park boundary I’ll will be on G/SP-017 seeing if I can catch the action in LD/ Will have 2M,70cm and 23cm on FM. Will anyone be doing anything on 2 or 70 ssb or do I leave the beam at home?
Aiming to be there around 9:30 UTC for a couple of hours to maximise opportunities and give out a few CQ calls.
Ian
Yes I’ll take the ft-817 and a small yagi as the winds look light
People should spot they are happy to try VHF and UHF SSB using vertical polarisation.
If I don’t take my 23cm Yagi [and instead use the PCB antenna supplied with the 23cm transverter] I could use the 4m pole for my 2m Yagi instead.
Interesting. It’s a faff with my portable 2m Yagi to change polarisation [lower the pole, take the U-clamp off and rotate 90 degrees, etc]. And it would be a whole lot easier to do FM and SSB with the same polarization. So, I’m wondering for this non-contest event, how many home-based would-be 2m SSB chasers with collinears would come out of the woodwork if they knew I and other activators were vertically-polarised for SSB.
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My ‘cheapest I could find’ WIMO 2m/70cm antenna is an easy twist between horizontal and vertical - so easy that the lightest wind will do it for me!
I’ll have the IC705 and beam with me too, so 2m SSB horizontal or vertically polarised.
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