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Winter Hill 2013

 

From Longridge Fell G/SP-014, I returned to the M6 southbound, and then onto the M61. I exited at the Reebok Stadium (Bolton Wanderers FC), and then got back into the day's MO of making several wrong turnings as I tried, unresearched, to recall my routes of years past.

Winter Hill summit area        Tranquil evening on Winter Hill

Street names like Claypool Lane, Georges Lane and Matchmoor Lane all rang bells and got me into the right sort of area. The access road with the Arqiva sign was the one I wanted, and this took me up to the transmitter buildings on Winter Hill G/SP-010. Quite a lot of drivers and cyclists were using this access road on this evening to attain the summit for activities from dog walking to paragliding.

Winter Hill summit and main mast    More towers on Winter Hill    Tom M1EYP

I parked on a rough area by a sharp corner of one of the summit roads. From here it was a short walk of about 500m to the trig point where I set up the 12m gear. Contacts were made on PSK31, CW and SSB from this summit. 

Tom operating on 12m        FT-817

When things went quiet, I happily packed up as I was tired and hungry, and keen to get back home. Many thanks to all the chasers that called in during the day, especially those that worked me on a second different mode within a single activation.

EA2DT

12m

CW

F8CZI

12m

CW

DJ5AV

12m

CW

EA1AER

12m

CW

HB9BCB

12m

CW

G6ODU

12m

SSB

G6LUZ

12m

SSB

DJ5AV

12m

SSB

M0MDA

12m

SSB

OE5REO

12m

SSB

EA2DT

12m

SSB

EA8ED

12m

SSB

G6LUZ

12m

PSK31

OE5REO

12m

PSK31

M0XOC

2m

FM

M6AIF

2m

FM