A bit of sad news from the BBC about Joe Longthorne.
Andrew G4VFL
It’s been hard to come to terms with this.
Saturday 3rd August 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read Band
Venue: Urmston Musical Theatre, Manchester
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Wednesday 7th August 2019 - Gun G/SP-015 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read
Venue: Swan With Two Necks, Macclesfield
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
Also activation report added for 6m FT8/SSB/CW activation last night.
Friday 9th August 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read Band
Venue: Swan With Two Necks, Macclesfield
Saturday 10th August 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Simon Faulkner Band
Venue: Bistro Live!. Milton Keynes
Sunday 11th August 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
(no gig)
Monday 12th August 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Joe Longthorne’s Final Show
Venue: Sacred Heart Church, Blackpool
Wednesday 14th August 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Liam Read Open Mic Night
Venue: Swan With Two Necks, Macclesfield
All reports and photos via these links:
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
Friday 16th August 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read Band
Venue: Harrington Arms, Bosley
Saturday 24th August 2019 - Dundry Down G/SC-010
Gig: You, Me & The Dancefloor
Venue: The Old Bank, Keynsham
http://tomread.co.uk/dundry_down_sc-010.htm
(Includes a radio joke for readers of a certain “vintage”).
Gig: You, Me & The Dancefloor
Venue: Village Hall, Old Sodbury
Sunday 25th August 2019 - Wentwood GW/SW-033, Ruardean Hill G/WB-021 & May Hill G/WB-019
http://tomread.co.uk/wentwood_sw-033.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/ruardean_hill_wb-021.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/may_hill_wb-019.htm
Thursday 29th August 2019 - Bredon Hill G/CE-003 & Cleeve Hill G/CE-001
Gig: The Platters
Venue: Concorde Club, Eastleigh
http://tomread.co.uk/bredon.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/cleeve.htm
Friday 30th August 2019 - Ditchling Beacon G/SE-006 & Crowborough G/SE-007
http://tomread.co.uk/ditchling_beacon_se-006.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/crowborough_se-007.htm
Saturday 31st August 2019 - Botley Hill G/SE-005 & Detling Hill G/SE-013
Gig: Simon Faulkner Band
Venue: Church Gables, Rolleston, Newark-on-Trent
http://tomread.co.uk/botley_hill_se-005.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/detling_hill_se-013.htm
Sunday 1st September 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Stu Clark & Friends
Venue: The Venue, Lymm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Monday 2nd September 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Tuesday 3rd September 2019 - Shining Tor G/SP-004, Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
http://tomread.co.uk/shining.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Saturday 7th September 2019 - Billinge Hill G/SP-017
Gig: Britain’s Rare Guitars Live
Venue: The Edge, Wigan
http://tomread.co.uk/billinge.htm
Monday 9th September 2019 - Gun G/SP-013, The Cloud G/SP-015 & Shining Tor G/SP-004
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/shining.htm
[Bumper crop of C4FM Fusion QSOs on the G/SP-004 activation!]
A few more activation reports added to the website. Quite a few new photos too - including some nice sunrise shots from The Cloud.
Saturday 14th September 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015, Gun G/SP-013 & Shining Tor G/SP-004
Sunday 15th September 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Monday 16th September 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Tuesday 17th September 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Wednesday 18th September 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read - Open Mic
Venue: Swan With 2 Necks, Macclesfield
Saturday 21st September 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read Band + Dan Toft & guests - Open Mic
Venue: Harrington Arms, Bosley
Click on the links below for the activation reports and photos:
http://tomread.co.uk/shining.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Here’s a load more to bring us up-to-date with the “SOTA on Tour” activations, one or two others, and all the photos. (Feel free to deliberately NOT click to see the truly awful photos of the truly awful Dundry Dump).
Friday 27th September 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Simon Faulkner Band
Venue: Leigh Cricket Club
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
Saturday 28th September 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Elvis & All The King’s Men
Venue: Derbyshire County Cricket Club, The Pattonair, Derby
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
Sunday 29th September 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Liam Read Band Bandeoke
Venue: Swan With Two Necks, Macclesfield
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
Tuesday 1st October 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015
(Tuesday night activity contests - 107 QSOs on 2m)
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Wednesday 2nd October 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015
(30m FT8 experiment)
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Saturday 5th October 2019 - Hegdon Hill G/WB-023 & Burton Hill G/WB-020
Gig: Simon Faulkner Band
Venue: Lemore Manor, Eardisley
http://tomread.co.uk/hegdon_hill_wb-023.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/burton.htm
Sunday 6th October 2019 - Black Mountain GW/SW-041
(travel back day from Saturday gig - operating G5D in RSGB DX Contest)
http://tomread.co.uk/black_mountain_sw-041.htm
Tuesday 8th October 2019 - Garway Hill G/WB-013 & Aconbury Hill G/WB-024
Gig: Simon Faulkner Band
Venue: Great Tythe Barn, Tetbury
http://tomread.co.uk/garway.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/aconbury.htm
Wednesday 9th October 2019 - Dundry Down G/SC-010 & Beacon Batch G/SC-003
Gig: 60s Gold - The Mindbenders & Steve Ellis
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon
http://tomread.co.uk/dundry_down_sc-010.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/beacon_batch_sc-003.htm
Thursday 10th October 2019 - Firle Beacon G/SE-010 & Wilmington Hill G/SE-011
Gig: 60s Gold - The Mindbenders & Steve Ellis
Venue: Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
http://tomread.co.uk/firle_beacon_se-010.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/wilmington_hill_se-011.htm
Friday 11th October 2019 - Cheriton Hill G/SE-015 & Cliffe Hill G/SE-014
Gig: Simon Faulkner Band
Venue: Tom Brown’s Brasserie, Gunthorpe
http://tomread.co.uk/cheriton_hill_se-015.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/cliffe_hill_se-014.htm
Saturday 12th October 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Funky Doctors
Venue: Styal Lodge
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
Wednesday 16th October 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: TribFest Bahrain - The Cream of Clapton & U2 Tribute & Coldplay tribute
Venue: Bahrain Rugby Club
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
(This gig was on Friday 18th October, but no A9 association and no M0HGY in attendance - so no SOTA on gig day! Had to make do with SOTA on travel / flight day! Some Bahrain photos in these reports).
Tuesday 22nd October 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Just getting back in the swing of things after my overseas antics!
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Just missed you on The Cloud the other day from Pickmere. We have a nice line-of-sight, although nearly with an obstruction.
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Great photo Simon!
Wednesday 23rd October 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read - Open Mic
Venue: Swan With Two Necks
Liam was hosting Open Mic and needed me on the gig - so my own rules stated that I needed to record a couple of activations!
Thursday 24th October 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
No gig, but a pub lunch walk with Marianne around Wildboarclough to get some nice photos, before a couple of night-time activations where I found a VERY congested 2m FM band!
Friday 25th October 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
No gig again (unless one comes in this afternoon…). The previous night’s wx forecast warned of heavy rain from late morning onwards - so I got out early!
http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Saturday 26th October 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015, Gun G/SP-013 & Shining Tor G/SP-004
Gig: Motown Gold
Venue: Ye Olde Bell Hotel, Barnby Moor, Retford
A rapid triple activation, dodging the floods and mist - some new photos on these.
Sunday 27th October 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Liam Read Band Bandeoke
Venue: Swan With Two Necks, Macclesfield
90 minutes working CQWW SSB stations on The Cloud, and a quickfire HT raid on Gun
Monday 28th October 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
A quick pair of handheld activations before some tutoring, and home for the special 50th edition of the Late Night Liam radio programme on Canalside Radio 102.8 FM.
If you missed this show, full of great music and special guest contributions from all the featured artistes - including some big names - you can catch it “on demand” via Liam’s website.
All activation reports and photos pertaining to the above can be found on the following three webpages:
The Cloud G/SP-015 - The Cloud SP-015
Gun G/SP-013 - Gun SP-013
Shining Tor G/SP-004 - Shining Tor SP-004
Tuesday 29th October - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
We did a lovely walk - Monsal Head to Miller’s Dale - photos on The Cloud page.
After getting home, I nipped out to do a couple of activations.
The Cloud G/SP-015 - http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Gun G/SP-013 - Gun SP-013
Great to see Dave @G3TQQ on Gun today!
Wednesday 30th October 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
Gig: Liam Read @ Open Mic
Venue: Swan With Two Necks, Macclesfield
Gun G/SP-013 - http://tomread.co.uk/gun.htm
The Cloud G/SP-015 - http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Right - better go and do said gig!
Thursday 31st October 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Omega Big Band
Venue: Winwick Leisure Centre, Warrington
The Cloud G/SP-015 - http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Gun G/SP-013 - Gun SP-013
Friday 1st November 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Late-night “triple” activation outing!
Saturday 2nd November 2019 - Gun G/SP-013 & The Cloud G/SP-015
On The Cloud for the NA-EU S2S event - 16 S2S, 15 DX, 3 DX S2S, 53 QSOs, 5 SWL.
Operated from my backpacking tent. FT-817, 5 watts, homemade 20m quarter-wave vertical with groundplane. Several photos on this report.
The Cloud G/SP-015 - http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Gun G/SP-013 - Gun SP-013
Another gig tonight, so about to nip out - for what will be SOTA activations 2800 and 2801 for me. 
Sunday 3rd November 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Gig: Stu Clark & Friends
Venue: The Venue, Lymm
Left it late to get out activating before a gig that me and Liam were on, so back to the 2m FM handheld “low-effort” activating! Good activity though, and five contacts quickly made on each summit.
The Cloud G/SP-015 - http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Gun G/SP-013 - Gun SP-013
Monday 4th November 2019 - The Cloud G/SP-015 & Gun G/SP-013
Busy day. Shoehorned-in a couple of SOTAs.
The Cloud G/SP-015 - http://tomread.co.uk/thecloud.htm
Gun G/SP-013 - Gun SP-013