Mountain Goat here I come :)
G/LD-004 Skiddaw (10 points)
14/04/2016
The 13th was a washout so we
decided to do some sightseeing and take a trip through Hardknott Pass investigating some
future SOTA summits on the journey.
Weather fit for ducks on the 13th..you might spot one?
We were due to go home on the 14th
so even with a long 230 mile journey ahead of us Skiddaw was my nominated Mountain Goat
summit as it would be easy to pick up the M6 and head for home later in the day.
My GPS track..Skiddaw
Little Man was covered by low cloud so it would be the same for Skiddaw and
sadly Val would not see the wonderful views across to Scotland from the summit.
Low cloud on Little Man
Monument to two Shepherds
It’s about 3 miles to the summit but we made good progress arriving more or less on
alerted time. There were texts flying around on my way up asking where I was so
I knew there would be chasers listening for me and hoping the bands would be in
reasonable shape.
Thirsty work
Misty summit
A very cold breeze was blowing on top so we dropped down into
a cairn below the trig. As per usual I started on 2m and within 4 minutes I was
a Mountain Goat for SOTA with Rob
G4RQJ being my fourth contact….a really wonderful moment after a ‘tad over
3years’ of activating.
11:32z
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G4WHA/A
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144MHz
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FM
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Geoff
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11:34z
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G6LKB
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144MHz
|
FM
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David
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11:36z
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GW4ZPL/P
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144MHz
|
FM
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John
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11:36z
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G4RQJ
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144MHz
|
FM
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Rob
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11:37z
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G1OHH
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144MHz
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FM
|
Sue
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11:38z
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G1KLZ
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144MHz
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FM
|
Doug
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11:39z
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GI4TUV
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144MHz
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FM
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Roy
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MG moment
Mountain Goat and XYL :) ..'
An announcement on 2m that I was moving to
60m brought a spot on Sotawatch with 8 chasers making the log despite poor band
conditions and multiple repeat reports….everyone I heard made the log
thankfully.
11:41z
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G6TUH
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5MHz
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SSB
|
Mike
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11:42z
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GI4ONL
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5MHz
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SSB
|
Victor
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11:43z
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G8MIA
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5MHz
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SSB
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Andy
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11:43z
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G7AFM
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5MHz
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SSB
|
Phil
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11:44z
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G4IAR
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5MHz
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SSB
|
Dave
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11:45z
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G3XXR
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5MHz
|
SSB
|
Roger
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11:46z
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PA7ZEE
|
5MHz
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SSB
|
Geert
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11:47z
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GW4BKG
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5MHz
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SSB
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Steve
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A move to 40m brought an instantaneous reply
from Barry M0IML who along with Steve MW0BBU had accompanied me on so
many activations over the years…thank
you both…oops ..better include Val here as well :) Not many chasers made my log on 40m which is
sad as I know there were so many trying desperately to get a contact but the
band was just not working.
11:51z
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M0IML
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7MHz
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SSB
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Barry
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11:52z
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M3FEH
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7MHz
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SSB
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Karl
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11:53z
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G6TUH
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Mike
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11:54z
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PA2CVD
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7MHz
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SSB
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Cor
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11:55z
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G0RQL
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7MHz
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SSB
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Don
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11:56z
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DK7ZH
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7MHz
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SSB
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Manfred
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11:58z
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PA7ZEE
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7MHz
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SSB
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Geert
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As with all summits I look forward to at
least one s2s but as I was packing up I left the FT270 plugged into the 2m dipole
for as long as I could as I knew Jim MM0GLM/p was out and about in Scotland and
not too far away….we made it so that finished off the perfect SOTA day for me….thanks
Jim.
12:16z
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MM0GLM/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Jim s2s
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Happy MG and XYL leaving the summit
Heading down...mist clearing
Derwent Water and Keswick
Thanks everyone for the contacts and the spots including those chasers
that have ‘looked after me’ whilst I’m on a summit or travelling to and from a
summit…you know who you are…thank you.
My activation set up today:- (HF) Yaesu FT817 (5
watts) (4Ah LiPo), 3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+80m extensions), (VHF) Yaesu
FT270 (5watts) & cable tie dipole for 2m - 7m Fishing pole.
73 Allan GW4VPX
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