# LD SOTA event 05/04/2025

**URL:** <https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/t/ld-sota-event-05-04-2025/177>\
**Category:** SOTA - Summits on the air\
**Created:** [6 April 2025 16:59 UTC](https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/t/ld-sota-event-05-04-2025/177 "2025-04-06T16:59:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Richard](https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/user_avatar/discourse.cumbriacq.com/richard/32/404_2.png) [@Richard](https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/u/Richard)\
**Post date:** [6 April 2025 16:59 UTC](https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/t/ld-sota-event-05-04-2025/177/1 "2025-04-06T16:59:43Z")

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Excellent weather conditions for the event . I accompanied Geoff GM4WHA for the activation on Dale Head G/LD-020 . The wind was surprisingly light up there , and we were receiving reports from other summits saying how windy it was . There were a lot of stations on the various summits so most of the contacts in our log were summit to summits including ones outside the area in the G/NP and G/SP areas . The farthest was from the Pitlochry area with Duncan MM0CMV/P in the GM/CS area .  
I was able to properly try out the 5/8 ths flowerpot antenna I made last week . I did use it on Hopegill head last Tuesday where I was using the FT-65 hand held on 5W when I worked a station in the Kendal area who was only running 2.5W suggesting it was receiving and transmitting OK? . However on moving over onto Grisedale Pike incoming signals below s9 were getting wiped out by long bursts of static which I have experienced very intermittently on certain Northern fells. The aerial performed very well Yesterday though as far as I could tell ,with no QRM spoiling it the plan I used to build was this one [5/8 flowerpot antenna](https://vk2zoi.com/articles/single-five-eighth-flower-pot/)  
It was a busy day on the tops generally yesterday with the good weather drawing everyone out to make the most of it .  
Richard  
2E0XGO

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**Author:** ![M5LEE](https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/user_avatar/discourse.cumbriacq.com/m5lee/32/233_2.png) [@M5LEE](https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/u/M5LEE)\
**Post date:** [9 April 2025 18:09 UTC](https://discourse.cumbriacq.com/t/ld-sota-event-05-04-2025/177/2 "2025-04-09T18:09:17Z")

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Great Pictures Richard. Nice to work you both too. We enjoyed our little walk up Watchhill.