Activations

Subject: Activations Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:56 am

Please post any planned SOTA activations here

Cheers

Craig CT Admin

Subject: Re: Activations Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:53 am

Will be active on G/NP-029 Sharp Haw 17/03/2021 this is my local SOTA so it’s only a short walk from the home QTH

Will be using 2m fm and 20m SSB and should be on air late morning/ early afternoon

Please have listen for me

Cheers

Craig 2E0VRX/P

Subject: Re: Activations Sun Mar 14, 2021 12:18 pm

Good luck, Craig.

Subject: Re: Activations Mon Mar 15, 2021 4:09 pm

will do Craig, good luck

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Subject: Re: Activations Fri Mar 19, 2021 4:40 pm

Just a few details and pics from the activation ( G/NP - 029 ) on 17/03/2021 , WX was ok with only a gentle breeze on the summit. 12 contacts on 2m FM and 6 contacts on 20m SSB one of which was a S2S EA4IS/P on EA4/MD-007 and one DX WD8CCC West Virginia
Kit used Icom 705 , Hawkins 5/8 vertical (2m) @ 8m (2m) and a mono band dipole (20m) again @ 8m in a inverted V

power 5w
Many thanks for everyone who called in

Craig 2e0vrx 73

Subject: Re: Activations Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:27 am

Great to see and hear about your SOTA activation Craig.

Some good contacts there especially with just 5W, I do love a bit of QRP.

Here's to many more activations. Smile

Subject: Re: Activations Wed Mar 24, 2021 9:41 am

Great to see you all set up on a summit there and impressive contacts too, living across the valley from the Ochil Hills and just South of the Trossachs I hear many local activations on 2m which I notice are picking up again now the weather is improving a bit.

Subject: Re: Activations Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:52 pm

Cheers Alan and I think also the SOTA programme here in the uk was temporary put on hold during the lockdown period , it has only just restarted but the advice is only to activate if you can walk your local SOTA from home ie no driving

So tomorrow I will be activating G/NP - 039 which again is within walking distance from my home QTH

Hope to get a few more itl

Craig

Subject: Re: Activations Wed Mar 31, 2021 5:09 pm

Just a heads up

Will be activating SOTA G/NP -005 tomorrow morning 1/4/2021 this is one of Yorkshire’s highest summits so should get out well on 2m fm

Should be on air around 10-30 am

Please have a listen and would be great to get a few CT members in the log

Cheers

Craig 2e0vrx CT Admin

Subject: Re: Activations Thu Apr 01, 2021 11:37 am

Heard you on 2m this morning Craig, 145.475MHz. Not direct unfortunately but you were booming through G0XBU Jodrell Bank websdr, S7-S8 R5. Smile

Must've counted at least a dozen contacts you made but could only hear one or two of them. Nice job with the M0MZB SOTA to SOTA. Activations 1f44d

You weren't on long but you sounded damn cold up there!

Well done mate. Good to hear your voice for the first time too.

Subject: Re: Activations Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:21 pm

Hi Victor and pleased you could hear me through the websdr

I can tell you it sure was wild on the summit and extremely cold with the windchill

22 in the log 2m fm , including one into wales and one into Scotland and also the summit to summit

Cheers

Craig 73

Subject: Re: Activations Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:49 pm

Great job Craig.

We had builders turn up to do our bathroom so must've missed the first part of your activation, (and only heard the latter over all the noise!) Only got you from M7BCE up to G0PWZ but was a fun listen. Think it's the first time I've actually heard a VHF SOTA even on a websdr so found it all a bit thrilling. Smile

Time to build a dirty big beam and keep an eye out on tropospheric......I might get you yet!

Subject: Re: Activations Thu Apr 01, 2021 10:15 pm

Good work, Craig.

Subject: Re: Activations Tue Aug 03, 2021 7:55 pm

Will be activating G/SP-005 Pendle hill in Lancashire ( best sort my passport out ) tomorrow 4th August

Active bands will be 40/20/10 and 2m

Please have a listen out for us

Cheers

Craig 2e0vrx

Subject: Re: Activations Tue Aug 03, 2021 8:31 pm

Sydthecat wrote:: Will be activating G/SP-005 Pendle hill in Lancashire ( best sort my passport out ) tomorrow 3rd August

Active bands will be 40/20/10 and 2m

Please have a listen out for us

Cheers

Craig 2e0vrx

Tomorrow the 3rd it's the 4th tomorrow is that it.
Will listen out for you.
Any particular frequency's you call on ??.

Subject: Re: Activations Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:07 pm

Oh heck senior moment

yes it’s the 4th my bad

Usual call on 145.500 and then find a clear one which can be difficult when so high up
As for HF it’s just a case of finding a clear one and calling

Best to have a look on SOTA watch for any spotted frq

Craig

Subject: Re: Activations Tue Aug 03, 2021 10:29 pm

Ey up, you'll be on the wrong side of that wall then Craig. Very Happy

I shall have a listen out for you probably through Jodrell again but see if I can SWL you through the old Yaesu.
(Still doesn't TX but has beautiful receive! Wink

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Best of luck and above all enjoy yourself. Activations 1f44d

All the best,
Victor

Guest

Sydthecat wrote:: Will be activating G/SP-005 Pendle hill in Lancashire ( best sort my passport out ) tomorrow 4th August

Active bands will be 40/20/10 and 2m

Please have a listen out for us

Cheers

Craig 2e0vrx

One of our Favourite SOTA Summits Craig, not too bad a walk up and plenty of space to get away from the public!

Will listen out and watch for spots

Good Luck, hopefully at least get your 4 required

Tony & Elaine

Subject: Re: Activations Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:48 pm

Hope you have a great time! Don't know what times you're doing today? I can't have a listen around until this evening unfortunately.

Subject: Re: Activations Fri Aug 06, 2021 5:40 pm

Hi Tony

Last time I climbed Pendle hill was way back in 1977 lol so it was great to re visit and it certainly is a impressive SOTA stunning 360 views

Plenty of contacts on 40 and 20m which included 4 S2S ( summit to summit ) contacts

As you say plenty of room on the summit but it was fairly busy

Ran out of time so didn’t TX on 2m

Craig

Subject: Re: Activations Fri Aug 06, 2021 6:25 pm

Well done on the successful activation. Sorry I didn't get to hear you, but maybe next time Smile

Guest

Sydthecat wrote:: Hi Tony

Last time I climbed Pendle hill was way back in 1977 lol so it was great to re visit and it certainly is a impressive SOTA stunning 360 views

Plenty of contacts on 40 and 20m which included 4 S2S ( summit to summit ) contacts

As you say plenty of room on the summit but it was fairly busy

Ran out of time so didn’t TX on 2m

Craig

Wow, Well done Craig, Yes lovely summit, Excellent on the S2S always good to get them especially on HF ! cheers

Guest

I will be activating GW/NW-070 Great Orme on Monday 20th September at 1000 UTC using 2m SSB with a 3 element Yagi, 2m FM with a dipole and trying out a new 4m Handie with a home-brew dipole?!! Will be using callsign GW1JPV/P

NO HF as I expect the summit will be popular with tourists , so won't want to put up a longwire (H&S!)

Possibly after that will try some 11m mobile using my CT Call?

Fingers crossed!!

Subject: Re: Activations Wed Sep 15, 2021 4:46 pm

Nice one Tony and will listen out for you

I usually can work the Orme from my home QTH so fingers crossed

Craig

Guest

Thanks Craig, will do all 4 compass point directions with the yagi ,

Victor wants me to point to Bedford area also, so if WX holds will stay up until my SLAB goes flat!

There used to be a few chasers over in Ireland when I was more active a couple of years back so may get some DX Wink

Tony

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