Callow Hill was the first SOTA Summit I activated in 2012, being VHF only with a handie, it was time to revisit the hill, with my FT817ND, coaxial colinear for 2M and a 44′ Norcal Doublet for HF.
Parking in the normal parking spot, it took a short while to stagger up the hill, eventually doubling back towards the tower on the peak
In just over an hour, 31 QSOs were in the log using the 817ND and 5W, the majority on HF, including my first 2 QSOs into the USA from a SOTA summit.
14:30z | HA5LV | 14MHz | SSB | Viktor Budapest |
14:32z | N4EX | 14MHz | SSB | Richard NC USA |
14:33z | M0IBC | 14MHz | SSB | David Rowley Regis |
14:34z | OE7HPI | 14MHz | SSB | Holger Austria |
14:34z | GW4VPX | 7MHz | SSB | Alan W Wales |
14:35z | W4ZV | 14MHz | SSB | William NC USA |
14:36z | OM1AX | 14MHz | SSB | Vlado Bratislava |
14:37z | OM5DP | 14MHz | SSB | Martin Slovakia |
14:37z | OK1SDE | 14MHz | SSB | Borek Czech Republic |
14:40z | OK2BUT | 14MHz | SSB | Jan Czech republic |
14:41z | DL1DVE | 14MHz | SSB | Thomas Grossroehrsdorf Germany |
14:43z | OE7WGT | 14MHz | SSB | Karl Austria |
14:49z | EA2CKX | 14MHz | SSB | Pedro Spain |
14:59z | G7RHF | 144MHz | FM | Al Clee Hill |
15:13z | M0MDA | 7MHz | SSB | Mick Leeds |
15:15z | G6TUH | 7MHz | SSB | Mike East Sussex |
15:16z | M3XIE | 7MHz | SSB | David Staffordshire |
15:17z | ON4KCY | 7MHz | SSB | Yves Belgium |
15:18z | PA2NJC | 7MHz | SSB | Nick Netherlands |
15:18z | GI4ONL | 7MHz | SSB | Victor Bushmills NI |
15:19z | G4ZRP | 7MHz | SSB | Brian |
15:20z | G8ADD | 7MHz | SSB | Brian Birmingham |
15:21z | G4WSB | 7MHz | SSB | Bill Swindon |
15:22z | G4AFI | 7MHz | SSB | Andrew Hants |
15:23z | G4UXH | 7MHz | SSB | Colin Cumbria |
15:26z | G0BFJ | 7MHz | SSB | Brian Huddersfield |
15:27z | EA1DFP | 7MHz | SSB | Quique Spain |
15:28z | G6ODU | 7MHz | SSB | Robert Ormskirk |
15:30z | G0RQL | 7MHz | SSB | Don Devon |
15:32z | DL2KAS | 7MHz | SSB | Hans Germany |
15:34z | GW4VPX | 7MHz | SSB | Allan wales |
Then it was time to pack up, and descend back to the car.. A process hindered somewhat by managing to tangle the wires of the doublet in some hawthorn bushes 🙁