G/LD-053 Claife Heights
18/05/2019
SOTA Weekend in the Lake District
- Day1
After a night at a B&B in
Windermere the big day had arrived. The SOTA weekend had been organised by Mark
M0NOM so thank you Mark for all the hard work in pulling it all together. I had
planned this trip carefully and chosen a summit that I had not done before and
one that would give me a chance of getting as many s2s as possible as I was
within striking distance of my 5000 point target for the SOTA Summit to Summit Platinum
award.
This summit has a history which is linked to Beatrix Potter
I parked the car at Far Sawrey SD378954 in the community hall car park, crossed the road and made my way to Claife Heights.
It’s a nice easy route with the occasional glimpses of Lake Winderemere.
No view on the summit as the trees have grown which also made me
concerned that my 2m signals would be attenuated….no probs as s2s 2m contacts
began to roll in from 9:29am onwards.
09:29 |
M0KPW/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Chris s2s G/LD-049 Kirkby Moor |
09:32 |
M0NOM/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Mark s2s G/LD-003 Helvellyn |
09:33 |
M0SNA/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s G/LD-003 Helvellyn |
09:49 |
G4IBP/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s G/LD-010 St Sunday Crag |
09:54 |
G4TQE/P |
144MHz |
FM |
John s2s G/LD-052 Hutton Roof Crags |
10:02 |
G4VFL/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Andrew s2s G/LD-028 Harter Fell
(Eskdale) |
10:06 |
G4WHA/M |
144MHz |
FM |
Geoff /M en-route Skiddaw |
10:10 |
G0WPO/P |
7MHz |
SSB |
Neil s2s G/LD-012 High Stile |
10:15 |
EA6/G4ONL/P |
14MHz |
SSB |
Victor s2s EA6MA-032 Santuari de
Cura |
10:22 |
GW8OGI/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Ian |
10:24 |
G3TQQ/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Dave s2s G/LD-046 Lambrigg Fell |
10:25 |
M0NOM/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Mark s2s ..already worked :) |
10:26 |
M0SNA/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s ..already worked :) |
10:26 |
G1OHH |
144MHz |
FM |
Sue |
10:29 |
M0RSF/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s G/LD-017 Red Screes |
10:30 |
2E0IME/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Andrew |
10:31 |
M1BUU |
144MHz |
FM |
Colin |
10:33 |
G4OBK/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Phil s2s G/LD-018 Stoney Cove Pike |
10:36 |
M0HQO/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Pete G/LD-024 Pike of Blisco |
10:40 |
G0EVV/P |
144MHz |
FM |
David G/NP-001 Cross Fell |
10:48 |
G3SED |
5MHz |
SSB |
Mike |
10:52 |
G3YZY |
5MHz |
SSB |
Howard |
10:53 |
G0RQL |
5MHz |
SSB |
Don |
10:53 |
G3RDQ |
5MHz |
SSB |
David |
10:56 |
MW0OFA |
5MHz |
SSB |
Frank |
10:57 |
G0VWP |
5MHz |
SSB |
Terry |
10:59 |
MI0JLA/P |
5MHz |
SSB |
Rod s2s GI/SM-021 Slievemore |
10:59 |
G0IBE/P |
5MHz |
SSB |
Richard s2s G/CE-003 Bredon Hill |
11:01 |
EI3GYB |
5MHz |
SSB |
Michael |
11:12 |
G4WHA/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Geoff s2s G/LD-004 Skiddaw |
11:17 |
MX0TA |
144MHz |
FM |
Andy s2s G/LD-050 Gummers How |
11:29 |
G6MZX/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Geoff s2s G/LD-041 Binsey |
11:35 |
2E0MIX/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Derek s2s G/LD-034 Hard Knott |
11:48 |
M6KZB/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Chris s2s G/NP-029 Sharp Haw |
11:54 |
M/HB9DST/P |
10MHz |
CW |
Paul s2s G/LD-050 Gummers How |
12:01 |
G4IPB/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s G/LD-007 Fairfield |
12:01 |
G4IPB/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s G/LD-007 Fairfield |
12:09 |
M/N6JFD/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Jamie s2s G/LD-003 Helvellyn |
12:19 |
2E0FEH |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Karl |
12:21 |
G3RMD |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Frank |
12:22 |
G3TQQ/P |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Dave s2s G/LD-046 Lambrigg Fell..diff
band |
12:24 |
EI3GYB |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Michael |
12:24 |
GB4ABG |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Dave |
12:27 |
GI0AZA |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Esther |
12:30 |
MW0PLA/P |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Paul s2s GW/MW-026 Long Mountain-Beacon
Ring |
12:44 |
G8CPZ/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Andy s2s G/LD-058 Arnside Knott |
13:33 |
M1FHM/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Alan s2s G/LD-001 Scafell Pike |
13:44 |
M0OAT |
144MHz |
FM |
Graeme s2s G/LD-059 Muncaster Fell |
13:53 |
G4IPB/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s G/LD-022 Seat Sandal |
13:54 |
M/N6JFD |
144MHz |
FM |
Jamie s2s G/LD-022 Seat Sandal |
13:54 |
M0SNA/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Paul s2s G/LD-022 Seat Sandal |
13:54 |
M0NOM/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Mark s2s G/LD-022 Seat Sandal |
14:03 |
G4OBK/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Phil s2s G/LD-017 Red Screes |
It was
a fantastic day with a few notable contacts (in green above). Most of us met up
later in the evening for a meal….looking forward to the next one.
My activation set-up
HF:- Elecraft KX2 (8
watts) and 4Ah LiPo
Antenna - 3 band link
dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m loading coils)
(VHF) Yaesu FT270 &
Yaesu FT2 (5watts) into a ‘cable tie’ dipole.
Antenna support – 7m Fishing
pole
Thanks everyone for the contacts
73 Allan GW4VPX
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