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Hergest Ridge WB-008

 

Hergest Ridge, G/WB-008 - 426m ASL - SO 254 562 - OS Explorer 201 - 1 SOTA point        Map & summit information from SOTAwatch    Click to return to summit index

Saturday 5th December 2020 - Shobdon Hill G/WB-017, Hergest Ridge G/WB-008 & Seager Hill G/WB-022

 

I took the usual approach from Hergest Croft, parking on the lane near the start of the path.  I got into the AZ just after the first interception with the disused racecourse and set up in the heather beside the path.  Three quick contacts on 12m FT8, then again I was made to wait for the fourth!

 

Groundplane antenna        Tom M1EYP

 

That crucial fourth QSO also came on 12m FT8, after a lot of calling also on 2m FM (to no avail).  But there was a long gap of 38 minutes between QSOs 3 and 4!

 

Finally, I could get on my way for only my second ever visit to Seager Hill G/WB-022.

 

Time

Callsign

Band

Mode

12:43

G4FKA

24MHz

FT8

12:46

M5RJC

24MHz

FT8

12:49

GW0ARK

24MHz

FT8

13:27

CU3EM

24MHz

FT8

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