The last trial run of this year

Trail run for the last time this year 

This Sunday the 15th of December saw me up at my favourite DX spot.

I know I keep on banging on about this place but it is one of the most accessible spots here in Yorkshire and the views from here are just stunning.On a clear day,and when the sun is shining and the wind is rattling round your nether reasons you just have to sit back and say ,

" THIS  is gods county "

Next year will see me back up here with more equipment .

I hope to purchase a small generator , a fold away table , fold away seat and a frame tent to set it all up in . There are plans afoot to obtain a tripod to mount the telescopic mast too instead of the drive on  one . On the books is another search for a 2 meter  multimode radio that can do 10 watts or more, and possibly a (cheap) HF radio .

The first picture ( fig 1 ) see's me setting things up ready to enable me to do some DX  from this location . The wind started to make it's presence felt and made me wish I had taken my guy lines to stabilise the mast as the whole thing was swaying with alacrity.

The morning was rounded off with 11 contacts ( I was sure I  made 12) whose names appear at the end of the blog. Thank you guys it was a pleasure to talk with you and I hope to talk to most of you again next year.

Fig 1 sees me  setting fraya up for the expedition 

All set up ready to do some DX ,  you can see the lean from here,the guy lines would have corrected that

It looks straight from this angle though

This is how high it was at ground level,  add another 20 feet for the mast height

The sky was  different shades of Gray, not quite 50 

 Alistair M0BKQ was  there on top of Pendle hill  SP005

GODS COUNTY 

OH REALLY ! WHERE ?

HMM

62019330	2013-12-15 12:25:00		G0STK	2m	145.450	FM	Allan Hardcastle
62019316	2013-12-15 12:16:00		M0MRM	2m	145.500	FM	Mobile station
62019267	2013-12-15 12:00:00		M0BKQ	2m	145.475	FM	Alistair on Pendle hill
62019285	2013-12-15 11:53:00		2E0EEY	2m	145.475	FM	CHRISTOPHER JAMES HALL
62019209	2013-12-15 11:47:00		G3TTU	2m	145.475	FM	R HOLT
62019216	2013-12-15 11:33:00		M6STZ	2m	145.475	FM	Stuzzie .
62019195	2013-12-15 11:30:00		M6LBE	2m	145.475	FM	Steve Blackburn
62019178	2013-12-15 11:10:00		G3BMO	2m	145.475	FM	H SPEED
62019160	2013-12-15 11:05:00		GW0WTT	2m	145.475	FM	PAUL CLARK
62019145	2013-12-15 11:00:00		G7JBZ	2m	145.475	FM	RICHARD CONE
62019124	2013-12-15 10:45:00		M0JRB	2m	145.475	FM	J. ROBERT BROWN

That's It  for now . I hope to be updating the blog later next year , Just to say a Merry Christmas and  a Happy New Year from the team here at QH towers. 73 catch you further down the log . De M1PAC

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