Friday 11 May 2018

G/LD-034 - Hard Knott


G/LD-034 - Hard Knott

30/04/2018

A warm welcome in LD

You can always be assured of a warm welcome on 2m when activating in the Lake District. This year was no exception especially as I’d brought a new toy with me.  I was going to try out the Yaesu FT2D which has C4FM Fusion built in…digital voice.

We parked at NY231014..1.06km to the summit..used Phil G4OBK’s GPS track from SOTA Mapping.
Spot height .393..walked back towards the cairns then headed North

Hard Knott had been on my ‘to do’ list for some time and the plan was to get Barry M0IML/p Summit to Summit on Stoney Cove Pike on his way to High Street. It never quite worked out as I could hear Barry but he couldn’t hear me..it later transpired that somehow he had knocked the squelch level control and it was at maximum….ah well. 
Trying to get Barry on Stoney Cove Pike
However, the next part of the plan worked and I eventually got him S2S on High Street albeit on 60m.
09:50z
M0RML
144MHz
FM
Rory
09:55z
2E0MIX
144MHz
FM
Derek
10:22z
2E0MIX
144MHz
DV
Derek
10:27z
G1OHH
144MHz
DV
Sue
10:32z
G6LKB
144MHz
FM
David
10:34z
G4RQJ
144MHz
FM
Rob
10:35z
MW1FGQ
144MHz
FM
John
10:37z
G4VFL
144MHz
FM
Andrew s2s
10:53z
M0YHB/P
144MHz
FM
Helen s2s

The digital voice worked well and both Derek and Sue made my log…..these were to be the first of many DV contacts with them during the week.  As usual 2m FM brought in quite a few contacts including S2S with Andrew on G/LD-045 Dent and Helen on G/LD-032 Whitfell.  I also had a quick chat with Carolyn also on Whitfell on 80m.

11:16z
G0FEX
3.5MHz
SSB
Ken
11:17z
G4WSB
3.5MHz
SSB
Bill
11:19z
G0VWP
3.5MHz
SSB
Terry
11:20z
G4WHA/A
3.5MHz
SSB
Geoff
11:23z
G6WRW/P
3.5MHz
SSB
Carolyn s2s
2m FM through dipole

I had a brief run of chasers on 60m before finally catching up with Barry on High Street G/LD-011. I let him know that Val and I would be moving off shortly to make sure we arrived at our next summit to get him from Stoney Cove Pike G/LD-018.

11:29z
G4WSB
5MHz
SSB
Bill
11:30z
G0VWP
5MHz
SSB
Terry
11:31z
GM3JIJ
5MHz
SSB
John Stornoway
11:32z
G4OBK
5MHz
SSB
Phil
11:33z
G0RQL
5MHz
SSB
Don
11:37z
M0IML/P
5MHz
SSB
Barry s2s

Highlight of the day was hearing and getting Rod and Viki in the log for an s2s from GM/SI-172 North Lee on North Uist…thanks both.

11:55z
MM0JLA/P
7MHz
SSB
Rod s2s
11:56z
MM6BWA/P
7MHz
SSB
Viki s2s

Towards Cockley Beck
Towards G/LD-001 Scafell Pike

It was time to go to Holme Fell G/LD-051 although we did have a final look for the Geocache which Val had been unable to find…did not find…so back again I suppose next year?

My Activation set up

 (HF) Elecraft KX2 (10 watts) and 4Ah LiPo

 Antenna - 3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m loading coils)
(VHF)  Yaesu FT2D (5watts) into a ‘cable tie’ dipole or RH770 telescopic whip antenna

Antenna support - 7m Fishing pole.

Thanks everyone for the contacts
73 Allan GW4VPX

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