This afternoon I hope to be QRV from the summit of The Cloud with a couple of lads from the school radio club. They are inexperienced but would like to make a few contacts. Probably QRV 2m FM/SSB and 40/20 SSB. Will abandon if WX poor (H&S).
Patient callers will be very welcome.
Cheers
Richard
In reply to G3CWI:
I looked for you guys on 40, but after the M6 flare just before midday the band was virtually silent and I didn’t hear a thing from you. Better luck next time!
73
Brian G8ADD
In reply to G3CWI:
Hello, on 7.115 your signal appeared on the panadapter display and at first you were a manageable signal and then noise suffocated your signal. 40M has been dreadful almost like not having an antenna plugged in. I was using my inverted V and 50W PEP from the Flex5KA. You said you were running 5w so in a flat band (to my ears) not bad going!
73
Mike
G6TUH
In reply to G3CWI:
your signal appeared here but after 1 contact you went before we could try and get me in the log. best band today has been 20m.
Ricky
MW6GWR
Thanks chaps.
While not a classic expedition it was a success. One of the lads passed his Foundation earlier in the day losing just one mark so he was happy to be on the radio. Quite a few contacts made on 2m - handheld only. HF was dire, not only because of the conditions but because of a continuous S8 electrical noise across 20m and 40m. We concluded that an insulator on a nearby run of pylons must be arcing. That made HF a rather unsatisfactory affair. We did make a few contacts on 20 - best signal was Mike DJ5AV.
Throughout the whole time we were up there, a local(?) chap expounded his unique take on science subjects. 5 minutes would have been enough but he was there when we arrived and still there when we left 
The lads were very nervous speasking on the air but grew more confident towards the end.
Thanks to all callers.
73
Richard G3CWI
Richard M6BOU
Rob - callsign TBA
Congrats to Rob. Got a new one from my place too - Daniel M6HCD (Year 7).
Tom M1EYP