I'm hoping to be out again tomorrow 8th October 2020 to Lake District Fell "Top O' Selside"
SOTA Reference G/LD-048
https://summits.sota.org.uk/summit/G/LD-048
I hope to meet you on QO-100 
Thanks & 73's
Nick G0HIK
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The weather is looking good for tomorrow, Monday 5th Oct.
I hope to be out portable on SOTA mountain "HardKnott" reference G/LD-041 around 10:00 QRG 2400.200 +/-
It would be great if I can work some of you again tomorrow.
73's
Nick G0HIK
https://www.sotamaps.org/summit/G/LD-034
P.S.
There are the remains of a Roman Fort at the foot of the mountain, it must have been a very cold for those troops.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/54%C2%B024'39.7%22N+3%C2%B011'06.1%22W/@54.4026834,-3.2060154,182m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d54.41103!4d-3.18503?hl=en
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Well I dont know if my post on here was the magic I needed, but I worked 14 stations today on my SOTA activation of Binsey G/LD-041 in the north of the English LakeDistrict, that is the most QSO's I have managed from a summit.
I am very happy, I was on for 90 mins and totally flattened my battery. I know OP's were still calling so I'm sorry to have missed any of you and I hope we can make it next time.
It was a lovely hill with nice views of the Lake District and of South Scotland. I had a QO-100 Summit to Summit (S2S) contact with GM4VFL/P so a very nice day.
73's Nick G0HIK
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Hi Jens,
Thanks for that, I hope we work sometime soon
Yes, the anxiety builds hoping that you can get the required four QSO's.
73's
Nick G0HIK
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Great Thankyou for that Peter.
I've been out 16 times from fell tops in the English Lake District. There are two other OP's in the UK who are also doing the SOTA's. It would be good to get a bit of a QO-100 SOTA community of Activators and Chasers.
My Current kit consists of
Two FT-817's, SG-Labs with POTY for the up link and TokyoSat TCXO LNB and 2 mtr down convertor.
Power from 8000mAhr Li-Po and 60cm dish cut in half to enable it to fit on the RucSac.
I'm hoping somehow to get it lighter as I get more of the higher mountains worked.
The plan is to get out tomorrow (1/10/10) from a Fell around 10:45 UTC, it can be quiet that time of day so all QSO's are most welcome. I get around 1 hour of operating time from my battery.
73's for now.
Nick G0HIK
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Hi,
Thanks for the addition to the forum.
I've been out portable operating from hill tops using QO-100 this year.
To qualify a SOTA summit I need a minimum of 4 contacts, I have always managed this. But This Tuesday I only worked 5 stations, so it's a close thing.
Can I post my intentions on this forum?
I've been trying to raise the profile of QO-100 to a whole community that havn't really heard about it, while I have a few regulars that work me it would be nice to get more.
73's
Nick G0HIK