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Win Green 2018

 

Saturday 11th August 2018 was the date of our niece Kayleigh's wedding in Winchester.  Marianne, Liam and had a couple of nights accommodation in a nearby village.  Jimmy had stayed at home due to work commitments.  I'd not pre-planned to do an activation on the morning of the wedding, but when I woke up at 5am, it was the first thing on my mind.  It would be a 100 mile round trip to Win Green, but it was doable if I kept my eye on the clock!

Win Green        Tom M1EYP

Unfortunately, programming my satnav with only a postcode gleaned from a National Trust webpage was insufficient, and it took me a bit of a while to find the Win Green byway and car park.  Once I did, it was a trivial walk to the summit.  I attempted to get away with just a handheld 2m FM activation to save time, but this only gained me a single QSO.  I set up for 20m, and added a further four contacts inside three minutes of operating!

SOTA Pole on Win Green        Win Green summit

I was a little behind my own self-imposed schedule, but still back at the accommodation in time for breakfast at the adjacent pub, shower and change ahead of the wedding day.

Good way to start the day!        Marianne and Tom suited and booted

Time

Call

Band

Mode

07:07z

2E1KJB

144MHz

FM

07:24z

SQ6GIT

14MHz

CW

07:25z

OE7PHI

14MHz

CW

07:26z

IK3DRO

14MHz

CW

07:27z

SP9AMH

14MHz

CW