I plan to activate the following on Satuday 30th March:
G/WB-018 View Edge 1 point
G/WB-014 Burrow 1 Point
G/WB-015 Callow Hill 1 Point
G/WB-012 High Vinnals 1 Point
It is likely to be a 144mhz ssb & 145mhz FM day, but if I can get my hands on the Telford Society KX3, then perhaps a little HF will be in order too. Will post alerts Friday and hope to work several of you!
Nice easy 4 points to gain in a day, all without having to travel more than 10 miles of my home QTH of Craven Arms in Shropshire.
I am off to club tomorrow evening, so hope to bag the KX3. If that is the case, I may well activate a couple of the hills on HF and a couple of them on VHF, thus giving an opportunity to everyone.
Fingers crossed the white stuff has dissapeared and I had better remember my hand warmer and thermals!
I am sure you will be ok it does not start until late.
Let us see.
Bye for now
Mike
G6TUH
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CQ WW WPX Contest, SSB: 0000Z, Mar 30 to 2359Z, Mar 31
Mode: SSB
Bands: 160, 80, 40, 20, 15, 10m
Classes: Single Op All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Single Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Assisted All Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Single Op Assisted Single Band (QRP/Low/High)(Tribander/Rookie)
Multi-Single
Multi-Two
Multi-Multi
Max operating hours: Single Op: 36 hours with offtimes of at least 60 minutes
Multi-Op: 48 hours
Max power: HP: 1500 watts
LP: 100 watts
QRP: 5 watts
In reply to 2E0CHV:
Simon and John have agreed for me to join them tomorrow. It’ll alleviate severe cabin fever! I’ll activate the summits on 60m and hope to get the old FK FL FE or FM spot frequencies as they’re still in the 817 memory. I wrote the band plan down in the Rite in the Rain notebook just in case - it’s a tough one to remember. I hope for an S2S with G8TMV. I guess they’ll be on 17m with all the contest refugees.
After that I’ll be out during international Marconi Day where Simon runs the Tywyn station with the Telford club on 20 April. I go to help set up, operate a little and then head for the hills. I should be QRV from Ffridd Cocyn and Gamallt at some point 19 / 20 April
Added alerts to site.
John M0JZH, David M0YDH and I are activating my three closest SOTA summits, none of them more than 5 miles from my home QTH
11:00 WB-015 Callow Hill.
I plan to start 144.300-SSB and then move to 7.118-ssb, possibly onto 14.285 if time and conditions allow. John M0JZH will be on 2metres and possibly HF too.
David M0YDH will be QRV on 60 metres.
13:00 WB-018 View Edge. An unremarkable hill which is no walk at all and can be activated yards from a vehicle. This may be our shortest activation of the day.
I plan to start 145-fm for a change. Maybe hf afterwards if we are not all fed of this little hill! David M0YDH is planning 60 metres again.
15:00 G/WB-014 Burrow
I plan to start on 144.300ssb, maybe moving to hf if weather, time and inclination allows.
I must say now that we will be on our first summit from approx depending on how
quickly we motivate ourselves! This is planned to be a very gentle day out.
I look forward to speaking with many chasers throughout the day.
Apologies for not completing the QSO but my neighbour came up on 145.400 and totally swamped your signal. He must have picked up the mike while I was responding to you. We are less than 100m apart and even a decent radio offers no solution. (IC-910 or TR-751)
