G/DC-007 – Watch Croft

G/DC-007 – Watch Croft (1 point)

26/11/2018

Seven of Seven…last of the day

It was getting late in the afternoon by the time we reached the parking spot at SW 415347…plenty of room for several cars…it seems this is a favourite spot for dog walkers. Val opted once more to stay in the car so I made my way up the track towards a bleak looking house overlooking the sea….it was nice to see the sea from a summit, first time this week.

My GPS track

Heading up the track

As soon as you reach the house turn right exactly opposite the drive way (SW 417356) onto a narrow path through the heather and grass which meanders towards the summit.

Path to the summit

Trig ahead

My first call on 60m brought Helen to my Log ending with Phil G4OBK telling me that Don G0RQL couldn’t hear me. I told Phil to QSP that I would be on 80m shortly..60m had gone long.

15:15z	M0TMD	5MHz	SSB	Helen
15:16z	G3RDQ	5MHz	SSB	David
15:18z	GI0AZA	5MHz	SSB	Esther
15:19z	G0ELJ	5MHz	SSB	Dave
15:20z	G4IAR	5MHz	SSB	Dave
15:22z	G4OBK	5MHz	SSB	Phil

My antenna...must have slipped

I set up the linear for 80m and was soon picked up by Bill G4WSB with Don RQL following him into my Log. With the WAB square and the Trig up for grabs it was nice to get a few WAB chasers in the log with Lothar and Manfred making it from Germany.

15:30z	G4WSB	3.5MHz	SSB	Bill
15:32z	G0RQL	3.5MHz	SSB	Don
15:34z	G4AZS	3.5MHz	SSB	Adrian
15:35z	G0VWP	3.5MHz	SSB	Terry
15:36z	DK7ZH	3.5MHz	SSB	Manfred
15:37z	DL3HXX	3.5MHz	SSB	Lothar
15:38z	G4IAR	3.5MHz	SSB	Dave
15:39z	G4TXF	3.5MHz	SSB	Colin
15:40z	G0BFJ	3.5MHz	SSB	Brian
15:41z	G1YFF	3.5MHz	SSB	Jake

Time to leave..at least I could see the sea today

It was getting dark so I retreated back to the car to join Val for a nice cup of coffee happy that I had completed G/DC during the 5 days that we were down in Devon and Cornwall.

My activation set up

 (HF) Elecraft KX2 (5 watts) and 4Ah LiPo

UK-MX 50M linear and 4Ah LiPo

 Antenna - 3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m loading coils)

Antenna support - 7m Fishing pole.

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX