CPSARC Summits on the Air (SOTA) activation 17th May 2023 18:00 hours on Wednesday 17th May 2023 This is a totally new club event, and everyone is welcome to come along and activate North Berwick Law (GM/SS-280) by climbing to the top. If you can’t make it, then listen out for us on 2M – 145.400MHz and give us a call it will be so much appreciated. Pray the weather is kind to us!!! It would be great to let us know if you are attending….. North Berwick Law (GM/SS-280) is a fine SOTA peak? The peak is 178 metres high, and the western car park is about 40 metres ASL. So there is a 138-metre vertical distance to climb. Meet at the North Berwick Law car park; UK Nat Grid NT553843 on the west side of the Law. To get there take the B1347 heading south out of North Berwick. About 100 metres or so after you pass the Community Centre and High School on your right there is a sharp right-hand bend in the road with a narrow road going straight ahead (left) to the carpark. There are plenty of well-worn tracks to follow up to the summit. Good views all around over East Lothian and out to some of the islands in the Firth of Forth such as Bass Rock, Fidra, The Lamb, Craigleith and on a good day, out to the Isle of May. Thanks to Ken (GM0AXY) for this parking information. The path is quite steep but there is no other option. We are in no hurry to reach the top and we certainly do not want to be breathless on arrival, so the ascent will be slow and steady. It may be muddy. I suggest boots or stout shoes for walking up North Berwick Law, a warm and waterproof jacket and hat, portable and battery-operated radio kit, something to sit on - a camping mat or even a picnic chair is ideal but remember you must carry it both up and down the hill. Put everything in a rucksack and use walking poles if you have them, as they can also be used to secure an antenna wire. We plan to spend a couple of hours on top using the radios. Everyone should bring a handie as there have been many 2 metre and 70cms activations. The antenna folk might use for the 144MHz DF Fox Hunt event the week before would be portable and easily good enough. If any CPSARC members do not plan to climb North Berwick Law, it would be good if they were on-air that evening on 2m or 70cms so we can make plenty of contacts. My own visit was on 19th May 2013 and I made 8 QSOs on 2m, 5 of them with other SOTA activators on a summit in both Scotland and one in the Lake District in England. If anyone has any questions, please get in touch; colwyn.jones@hotmail.com Colwyn Jones MM0YCJ
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View of the top. Sure Bob Glasgow has many more to add .
Photos from our North Berwick Law SOTA activation tonight
Jamie MM0JMI went up Sparkleton (GM/SS-182) to give you a summit-to-summit contact, but unfortunately there was a technical problem with his radio 🙁 Hope you had a good time!
How many contacts did you manage to get ?
Decent results on 2m by the sounds of it. Bit of a struggle on CW but managed to get a few in the log. Definitely worth keeping this in the club calendar 👍
Great advert for /P CW
Nice to work you guys last night. Hope it has given some a taste for sota. Martin 2R(m) 0KAU
Nathan 2M0OCC operating on 2M
Ronan MM0IVR on HF CW
CLUB NIGHT THIS FRIDAY 2nd JJNE 2023 - Thorntree Inn @ 19:00 Sometimes we may have to move so if not in the lounge we will be in the bar (at the back) It is the SIXTH Club Night of 2023. Hope you will try to come along and make this a bumper Club NIGHT. I know some of you are still wary, but it would be still great to see you back. If there are any changes to the above , I will send out an email and a post on the CPSARC Facebook Page. CLUB FINANCES The new 2023 Club financial year started in January (runs from January to December) and if you would like to donate towards the club’s running costs, which is £24 a year then there are separate ways to do it. Normal club night the donation is £2 or whatever you wish to donate. (Must admit the Annual Payment helps me enormously, GM4UYZ) Payments can be via the following methods: Cash – £2/night by paying at a Club Night or you can put this via my door in an envelope (Remember to add your name on the envelope Bank Transfer – Contact me direct via text, messenger, phone or email and I will give you the Sort Code and Account Number. Many thanks for supporting the Radio Club throughout these challenging times it is so appreciated.
Thought I'd have a wee trawl roond the bands as I've got a spare hour or so, this is quite definitely the strongest I've seen the OTHR!
Russkies must be worried.
Aye, it was quite loud.
