Boulsworth Hill SP-008

Boulsworth Hill (Lad Law), G/SP-008 - 517m ASL - SD 929 356 - OS Explorer OL21 - 2 SOTA points

Saturday 22 January 2022 - Pendle Hill G/SP-005, Boulsworth Hill G/SP-008 & Charnock Richard v Macclesfield

I parked close to the 392m spot height south-west of the hill and approached via the long track the heads north east and terminates about 10-15 minutes final ascent from the summit.

Approach to Lad Law Lad Law summit

This was a proper triumph for a 2m FM handheld + rubber duck activation! I had a mini pile-up to work through and ended with twelve QSOs in the log. One caller, a local, advised me that the summit I was at was simply Boulsworth Hill, and that Lad Law was a different part of the hill. The OS 1:25000 sheet suggests that Lad Law IS the summit of G/SP-008.

Tom M1EYP Macc fans assembling at Charnock Richard FC

On the return walk, a passing walker asked me if I was M1EYP! It was a G7 who said he’d heard my final call just before setting off from home to walk his dogs - though he wasn’t activating himself.

Charnock Richard FC Good save 'keeper!

Back to the car, and the satnav was now heading for the last of the programmed positions - Charnock Richard FC. 22 years ago, Macclesfield were playing Manchester City, Stoke City and Fulham. Today we were to be playing a motorway service station! Still, it’s football, and I’m enjoying the ride. Come on you Silkmen!

Time	Callsign	Band	Mode
10:36	G3PSB	144MHz	FM
10:37	M0RSF	144MHz	FM
10:38	M0XLT	144MHz	FM
10:39	M7MCG	144MHz	FM
10:40	M1DHA	144MHz	FM
10:41	G4MYU	144MHz	FM
10:42	G7SXR	144MHz	FM
10:43	M6AIA	144MHz	FM
10:45	M0NTT	144MHz	FM
10:46	G6HMN	144MHz	FM
10:48	G4JNN	144MHz	FM
10:49	G6XBF	144MHz	FM