# Activation Reports **URL:** https://discourse.wota.xyz/c/activation-reports/5.md?page=1 [Latest](https://discourse.wota.xyz/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.wota.xyz/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Three NW Fells 10/05/2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/three-nw-fells-10-05-2025/578)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [12 May 2025 18:17 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/three-nw-fells-10-05-2025/578 "2025-05-12T18:17:37Z")
A very nice circular walk from the Cold Fell road , to Lank Rigg , Crag Fell then Grike in deal walking conditions, warm with a nice breeze , used the Anytone 779 for 2m and Motorola for 4m with flowerpot antennas . We… --- ## [LDW-212 Black Fell 8/05/2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/ldw-212-black-fell-8-05-2025/577)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [12 May 2025 18:11 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/ldw-212-black-fell-8-05-2025/577 "2025-05-12T18:11:54Z")
Reg and I got about ten in the logbook for this activation which involved an interesting walk up from Yew Tree Tarn through the deciduous woodland then via Tarn Hows then NE to the summit . The weather was overcast with … --- ## [Dale Head with Richard 2E0XGO on Sat 5th April 2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/dale-head-with-richard-2e0xgo-on-sat-5th-april-2025/574)
**Author:** [@GM4WHA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/GM4WHA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [11 May 2025 08:24 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/dale-head-with-richard-2e0xgo-on-sat-5th-april-2025/574 "2025-05-11T08:24:43Z")
Dale Head LD-020/LDW-063 Sat 5th Apr 2025. As Saturday 5th April was LD weekend I asked Richard 2E0XGO if he would like to do Dale Head LD-020/LDW-063 and he very kindly said yes. We arranged to meet at a parking place… --- ## [A relaxing morning on Binsey](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-relaxing-morning-on-binsey/575)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [5 May 2025 17:11 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-relaxing-morning-on-binsey/575 "2025-05-05T17:11:42Z")
We Parked on the A591 and went up the Western side yesterday instead of walking straight up the path from the other side , A few years since we did that and it’s actually a nicer walk in my view. Was well ahead of time s… --- ## [Watch Hill Sota Weekend. M0LLC & M7RLO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/watch-hill-sota-weekend-m0llc-m7rlo/573)
**Author:** [@M5LEE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5LEE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2025 19:26 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/watch-hill-sota-weekend-m0llc-m7rlo/573 "2025-04-07T19:26:28Z")
Our spur of the moment Sota Activation up Watch Hill, G/LD-054 Nice to work everyone. Hopefully I have the log right. My second walk up Watch Hill. Lois’s first Walk up Watch Hill. She enjoyed it. M0PEJ/P 2E0XGO/P … --- ## [Holme Fell 18/03/2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/holme-fell-18-03-2025/567)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [24 March 2025 07:05 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/holme-fell-18-03-2025/567 "2025-03-24T07:05:01Z")
Reg and I headed off this morning for Lingmoor Fell LDW-184 , but as seems to be the case with several roads in the area , the one we wanted to take was closed when we got there. Rather than waste time we opted for the n… --- ## [Skiddaw 20/3/25 and meet M0JKS](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/skiddaw-20-3-25-and-meet-m0jks/570)
**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 March 2025 19:24 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/skiddaw-20-3-25-and-meet-m0jks/570 "2025-03-23T19:24:54Z")
I saw that Richard 2eoxgo was going to be on Great Gable and Dave m0jks was on Skiddaw so i thought would go out myself. I did Skiddaw last September and met David g0evv, i like to put faces to people i chase when out or… --- ## [Holme fell with Richard 2e0xgo](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/holme-fell-with-richard-2e0xgo/569)
**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [23 March 2025 19:22 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/holme-fell-with-richard-2e0xgo/569 "2025-03-23T19:22:25Z")
We had already activated Holme Fell last year but due to unexpected road closure we could not get to Lingmoor Fell the summit we had posted on the WOTA site We always take different kit to test one against the other Ri… --- ## [Whitfell 13/03/2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/whitfell-13-03-2025/566)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [17 March 2025 20:03 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/whitfell-13-03-2025/566 "2025-03-17T20:03:17Z")
This walk also included Burnmoor, Buckbarrow , and Kinmont , I’ve never done any of these four fells before , It was one of the most pleasant walks we’ve done and the route we took was a very gradual ascent , soft goin… --- ## [Muncaster Blake & Burnbank Fells (and the Red Arrows)](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/muncaster-blake-burnbank-fells-and-the-red-arrows/561)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [3 March 2025 17:34 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/muncaster-blake-burnbank-fells-and-the-red-arrows/561 "2025-03-03T17:34:36Z")
As you’ll see from the photos two nice sunny days , starting with a quite leisurely walk with Reg 2E0LDF up to the trig point on Hooker Crag the WOTA summit where we made plenty of contacts on 2m and one on 4m with De… --- ## [Photo's from Hooker Crag and Muncaster Fell](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/photos-from-hooker-crag-and-muncaster-fell/564)
**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 March 2025 15:30 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/photos-from-hooker-crag-and-muncaster-fell/564 "2025-03-02T15:30:49Z")
This was one summit at one time but now the Muncaster Fell is less than one meter higher with a bog to cross to gain access to the SOTA summit. So Richard(2e0xgo) and my self decided to do both.We did Hooker Crag first (… --- ## [Windy Knott Round](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/windy-knott-round/560)
**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2025 12:16 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/windy-knott-round/560 "2025-03-01T12:16:59Z")
With Reg @2e0ldf and Derek @2E0MIX encouraging me on recent activations to do some more northerly fells the opportunity presented itself this weekend with Alex on a course over the weekend just south of Carlisle. We book… --- ## [Helvellyn it is then!](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/helvellyn-it-is-then/558)
**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [20 February 2025 13:10 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/helvellyn-it-is-then/558 "2025-02-20T13:10:14Z")
Helvellyn You know when you wake up, and within 30 seconds you’ve knocked something off the bedside cabinet accidently, and that sets the scene for the day. That was today. The plan was to activate St Sunday Crag and Fai… --- ## [M0LLC & M7RLO. Our first activations](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0llc-m7rlo-our-first-activations/557)
**Author:** [@M5LEE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5LEE)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2025 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0llc-m7rlo-our-first-activations/557 "2025-02-16T17:37:49Z")
The start of 2025 and the Mrs M7RLO (lolo) buys us a wainwrights book, thermal socks, thermal tops and new walking boot and say to me, i want to walk all of the wainwright’s.. i said great ill activate them and she can a… --- ## [Dent - First WOTA/SOTA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/dent-first-wota-sota/556)
**Author:** [@G5KCI](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/G5KCI)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [16 February 2025 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/dent-first-wota-sota/556 "2025-02-16T13:31:07Z")
Hi folks, New here, so hello! Here is my first activation report. I was talking to Richard 2E0XGO on the local repeater last week and mentioned that I wanted to try playing radio in the hills but due to a leg issue was… --- ## [Helvellyn & Nethermost Pike 06/02/2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/helvellyn-nethermost-pike-06-02-2025/554)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [9 February 2025 16:20 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/helvellyn-nethermost-pike-06-02-2025/554 "2025-02-09T16:20:09Z")
Never done either of these Fells before , we ascended via (not from) Swirls car park , and like the Illgill Head trip last week , there were no clouds no wind and a nice warm Winter sun shining down, a lot more people t… --- ## [Illgill Head & Whin Rigg](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/illgill-head-whin-rigg/552)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [3 February 2025 20:16 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/illgill-head-whin-rigg/552 "2025-02-03T20:16:10Z")
A glorious Winter day , hardly a breath of wind on the summits , and you could actually feel the heat in the sun . Nice to be able to sit in just a fleece jumper and be able to take the woolly hat and gloves off . We nev… --- ## [Fellbarrow & Low Fell](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/fellbarrow-low-fell/551)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [22 January 2025 07:42 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/fellbarrow-low-fell/551 "2025-01-22T07:42:43Z")
This was the walk we postponed because of the road conditions last week . A very low visibility ascent up Fellbarrow and walk over to Low Fell before things improved gradually. Nice to get a good few contacts on 2m on F… --- ## [Coniston Loop in the Mist](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/coniston-loop-in-the-mist/550)
**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 January 2025 18:53 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/coniston-loop-in-the-mist/550 "2025-01-21T18:53:37Z")
Took a wrong turn this morning up Walna Scar Road following a teacher and some teenagers, turned too quick and ended up at a no-entry gate. Not sure what happend to the kids! I decided to follow the fence (on the left) … --- ## [Watch Hill (plan C)](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/watch-hill-plan-c/548)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [10 January 2025 20:14 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/watch-hill-plan-c/548 "2025-01-10T20:14:51Z")
The plan was to do Fellbarrow & Low Fell today. There was no snow and only -1C when we set off until we headed North about six miles and headed inland . We were confronted with -7C and packed snow and ice on the minor … --- ## [Brant Fell Lunchtime Visit](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/brant-fell-lunchtime-visit/547)
**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [10 January 2025 12:09 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/brant-fell-lunchtime-visit/547 "2025-01-10T12:09:01Z")
As part of my exercise routine, following excessive bloat last year, I try and get up Brant Fell two or three times a week. With the recent dump of snow it made for a picturesque vista today. A couple of A35’s did three… --- ## [Hen comb January2nd 2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/hen-comb-january2nd-2025/545)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 January 2025 14:37 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/hen-comb-january2nd-2025/545 "2025-01-05T14:37:52Z")
First time we’ve been up here and we took a bit of an unorthodox route up . I’d planned to go up over Little Dodd but the stream was too deep and fast at the customary crossing point and had to walk up the path betwe… --- ## [A walk up Low Fell with (M)M0VPM Alan](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-walk-up-low-fell-with-m-m0vpm-alan/527)
**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2024 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-walk-up-low-fell-with-m-m0vpm-alan/527 "2024-12-15T20:15:08Z")
I spoke to Alan on 2 of his summits the previous day and said i might give him a surprise and join him.I like to put faces to callsigns and see what they use to activate and pick up idea’s. I parked up at 09:10 and star… --- ## [VHF Propagation](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/vhf-propagation/526)
**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2024 20:00 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/vhf-propagation/526 "2024-12-15T20:00:17Z")
Just wanted to say thanks to Reg @2e0ldf for the contact from Low Fell on what, I think we can all agree, was not the best of days to be on the fells! I suspected it was a difficult path to Red Screes, and TBH it just pr… --- ## [Meal Fell & Brae Fell with a "bonus" one](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/meal-fell-brae-fell-with-a-bonus-one/525)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 December 2024 18:22 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/meal-fell-brae-fell-with-a-bonus-one/525 "2024-12-13T18:22:06Z")
Having consulted the map after a few hundred yards realising I’d missed the path intended to take us up Trussmadoor from the North end to Meal Fell it was suggested by My wife that “we could do this one as well couldn’t… --- ## [Failed first attempt at HF](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/failed-first-attempt-at-hf/517)
**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2024 17:19 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/failed-first-attempt-at-hf/517 "2024-11-26T17:19:37Z")
I thought i would give HF a try and Binsey was an easy choice for the first one. I set up the antennas, got settled down and then discovered in my haste to get out i had forgotten the power lead for the G106 radio.I thou… --- ## [Gibson Knott / Helm Crag](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/gibson-knott-helm-crag/516)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 November 2024 09:49 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/gibson-knott-helm-crag/516 "2024-11-09T09:49:27Z")
I remember being about as old as my six year old Grandson sitting in the back of my Parent’s car with my own Grandparents on a “run out” and them showing me the mysterious lion and the Lamb . Now I’m as old as my Grandpa… --- ## [A couple of nice days out](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-couple-of-nice-days-out/511)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [22 October 2024 20:08 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-couple-of-nice-days-out/511 "2024-10-22T20:08:30Z")
A few photos from Thursday and Yesterday . I joined Reg to activate Stony Cove Pike on Thursday on 2m , and took advantage of the weather next day to do Hardknott doing 2M and 40M . Never been up Hardknott nor visited t… --- ## [Lank Rigg 10/10/2024](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/lank-rigg-10-10-2024/513)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [11 October 2024 12:57 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/lank-rigg-10-10-2024/513 "2024-10-11T12:57:16Z")
Lovely day for a walk , not as windy as expected but it was chilly from the North . Got 15 contacts , including England , N Ireland Scotland , and N & S Wales . Left the car on the Cold Fell road walked up and over Who… --- ## [Grasmoor, Wandope & Whiteless Pike](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/grasmoor-wandope-whiteless-pike/512)
**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2024 19:35 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/grasmoor-wandope-whiteless-pike/512 "2024-09-23T19:35:16Z")
Just a few photos from these three summits. An early start beginning the ascent up Lad Hows ridge where we stopped a while to watch the Herdwicks being rounded up and driven down the steep side of Third Gill Man and Wh… [Previous page](https://discourse.wota.xyz/c/activation-reports/5.md) [Next page](https://discourse.wota.xyz/c/activation-reports/5.md?page=2)