Well done out in the "very" cold James! 👍📻⚡Big pile-up day! Cheers! WA7FLY

Bit late to the party, but thanks for including me James! Great video and good to see where you were operating. That prediction came true hah! James M7SDO

Well done James as always and some nice pile ups. I need to do Shining Tor again as I had a failed activation here some time ago. You must have been so pleased to see the motor home after spending three hours on the Summit in that weather. Speak soon. 73 Chris M0RSF

First :)😊 well done, always good to watch.

Excellent stuff James 😊… The pileups were mad! 2m was unreal! It looked fairly cold though… you did well to stay up so long… It’s a lot more bearable without wind. 💨

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy a good pile up! That brick wall did quite a lot to shelter me from the wind & I also had quite a few layers on to keep me warm.

Brilliant James, sunny snow capped tops are wonderful places, and you demonstrated verticals do not need lots of radials to work really well, as many seem to think, and the guy casually walking through your garden gate, so to speak was a Bute. Keep up the good work James. You and Frazer are amongst the top radio you tubers these days, you just get it done. 73 zl3xdj.

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian. Obviously the vertical will work better with more radials but it's amazing what you can get away with. I've successfully activated several summits with exactly the same antenna and only one radial! Clearly a massive compromise but it still worked. I'm not sure that I can claim to be a "top KZreadr". There are plenty of bigger & more popular channels than mine but I appreciate the attempts to over-inflate my ego!!!

Superb effort once again James. Maybe the extra power helped too along with the location. 73

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

I've also generated pile ups on QRP from this summit. I can't draw any definitive conclusions as it is in no way scientific but my gut feeling having run both QRO & QRP from the same location (albeit several months apart under different band conditions) is that the extra power helped on HF but made virtually no difference on VHF. I'll also note that I had a much more efficient EFHW when I ran HF QRP. This antenna is a compromise, especially on 40m.

Oh James, that one looks a cold ❄ one. Wise behind the wall. As you know from my last one, I was on the other side getting it all. Nice pile ups mate. 73 👍🏻

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Motters.

Great stuff mate 👍

Nice job James! Good content !

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Nice Job James, well done hope to catch you on the Bands with my new to me Slidwinder coil Antenna Setup. 73 dc5ly

@thomasrossow2130

Жыл бұрын

So James, i did it this weekend. Making 2 Pota and 1 SOTA Activation with the Slidewinder and a 3 Meter telescopic Whip with Magnetic Holder on top of my car. What should i say, it worked fine. All together 100 QSO"s ... that made my day ;-) 73

That had a nice wintry feel to it. Well done! Not sure if it's weather for jeans though. Have you ever tried long johns and a pair of non-cotton trousers? Might help you keep a bit warmer. Even a thin windproof shell over your fleece would help too.

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

I quite often put windproof/waterproof layers on over the top. You're right, it does a lot to help keep you warm when you keep the wind out. The wind actually wasn't that bad, especially as I was sheltered by the brick wall. It was more that I had been sitting still for so long. As for jeans, I'm a bit of a creature of habit. I wear jeans everywhere, much to the dismay of some people. Jeans are fine as long as you don't get them wet.

@theradiorover

Жыл бұрын

@@AmateurRadioUK the jeans certainly are your trademark James!

I’ve worked S to S from EI SOTA on 2m to Shining Tor,interesting to see what it looks like,even if the weather looks a bit hairy! Dave Ei3ixb

Well done James. Great effort. What battery were you using to last you the 3 hours ? 73, Martin M0UMS

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

Ultramax 22ah lithium battery.

Hi James, can I see a golf caddy battery with a Torberry T bar connector in the corner by the wall there?...

@AmateurRadioUK

Жыл бұрын

Yep, 22ah Ultramax lithium battery.

@peterbuer2510

Жыл бұрын

@@AmateurRadioUK I bought a different brand of the same thing 18 months ago.. Much lighter than the lead based stuff.. easier to deal with than LiPo stuff.. just13 Volts all afternoon!..