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## [Fellbarrow & Low Fell](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/fellbarrow-low-fell/551)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Coniston Loop in the Mist](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/coniston-loop-in-the-mist/550)

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**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")

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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) …

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## [Watch Hill (plan C)](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/watch-hill-plan-c/548)

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**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")

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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 …

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## [Brant Fell Lunchtime Visit](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/brant-fell-lunchtime-visit/547)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Hen comb January2nd 2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/hen-comb-january2nd-2025/545)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Logging WOTA in 2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/logging-wota-in-2025/544)

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**Author:** [@G4OBK](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/G4OBK)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [3 January 2025 22:17 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/logging-wota-in-2025/544 "2025-01-03T22:17:26Z")

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Hi All This is likely one for Mark to deal with. I was hoping to be top 2025 WOTA Chaser (briefly) today as I just worked M0MZB/P on Seatallan on 40m CW, however the WOTA database won’t allow me to log my first Lakeland…

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## [Happy 2025 - maintaining a Jan 1 tradition!](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/happy-2025-maintaining-a-jan-1-tradition/543)

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**Author:** [@PhilM0AYB](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/PhilM0AYB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 January 2025 06:42 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/happy-2025-maintaining-a-jan-1-tradition/543 "2025-01-02T06:42:20Z")

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New Year Greetings, WOTA people. I’ve managed a 1 January activation every year since 2011. The fourteenth one this year nearly didn’t happen. I’d planned to go out on the fells with Reg 2E0LDF and non-radio friend Mike…

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## [Discourse has been successfully moved](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/discourse-has-been-successfully-moved/529)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [22 December 2024 12:13 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/discourse-has-been-successfully-moved/529 "2024-12-22T12:13:46Z")

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I’ve successfully moved discourse, so I will be disabling the old server. Mark.

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## [A walk up Low Fell with (M)M0VPM Alan](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-walk-up-low-fell-with-m-m0vpm-alan/527)

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**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")

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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…

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## [VHF Propagation](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/vhf-propagation/526)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Meal Fell & Brae Fell with a "bonus" one](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/meal-fell-brae-fell-with-a-bonus-one/525)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Wota donation made](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-donation-made/522)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [3 December 2024 18:46 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-donation-made/522 "2024-12-03T18:46:37Z")

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Hi Mark Sir Keir very kindly gave us old folks a 10 pound Chrismas gift. At the risk of sounding ungrateful i have paid it over to the WOTA scheme via my son Andrew’s paypal account where i am sure it will be of more u…

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## [Skiddaw 27/11/2024](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/skiddaw-27-11-2024/521)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [1 December 2024 16:13 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/skiddaw-27-11-2024/521 "2024-12-01T16:13:18Z")

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Many years since we were up Skiddaw . Nice and clear views on the ascent but in the clouds by the time the gear was set up . Richard.

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## [November Skyscapes](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/november-skyscapes/519)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [27 November 2024 18:35 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/november-skyscapes/519 "2024-11-27T18:35:09Z")

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Some nice photos my Wife took on yesterday’s activations on Knott and Great Sca Fell. A nice change from the monotone grey sky we seem to have had for about a fortnight and the weather was as it should have been in June…

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## [Failed first attempt at HF](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/failed-first-attempt-at-hf/517)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Gibson Knott / Helm Crag](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/gibson-knott-helm-crag/516)

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**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")

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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…

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## [A walk up Watch Hill to meet Andy G8CPZ](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-walk-up-watch-hill-to-meet-andy-g8cpz/509)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [29 October 2024 13:59 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-walk-up-watch-hill-to-meet-andy-g8cpz/509 "2024-10-29T13:59:53Z")

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I always look on the WOTA site every morning to see if anyone’s out. I noticed Andy G8CPZ/P was on Watch Hill which is about a 40 minute walk from my home,so i thought i would go up and say hello and Andy was half expect…

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## [SOTA -\> WOTA - may be broken for a while](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/sota-wota-may-be-broken-for-a-while/515)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 October 2024 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/sota-wota-may-be-broken-for-a-while/515 "2024-10-28T08:55:29Z")

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Just a notice that the SOTA → WOTA spot functionality is likely to broken for a while, until I can get round to updating the code to work with the new SOTA API that is being rolled out today. The code is programmed in a…

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## [A couple of nice days out](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-couple-of-nice-days-out/511)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Arora over Watch Hill](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/arora-over-watch-hill/514)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 October 2024 13:43 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/arora-over-watch-hill/514 "2024-10-11T13:43:58Z")

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I had to share some photos it took looking towards Whatch Hill.The exposures are just guess work from 3 patato to 5 patato (my way for seconds) it was the first time i have seen the Northern Lights and consider…

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## [Lank Rigg 10/10/2024](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/lank-rigg-10-10-2024/513)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Grasmoor, Wandope & Whiteless Pike](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/grasmoor-wandope-whiteless-pike/512)

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**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")

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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…

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## [Mellbreak 4/09/2024](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/mellbreak-4-09-2024/510)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [5 September 2024 19:35 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/mellbreak-4-09-2024/510 "2024-09-05T19:35:02Z")

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A few pictures from the day out yesterday . Adding another interesting element to the day Dave , G6AEK who many of you will have worked often , had made a great effort to position himself and make sure of contact , tr…

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## [Fairfield & Seat Sandal 6/08/2024](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/fairfield-seat-sandal-6-08-2024/508)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [28 August 2024 06:20 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/fairfield-seat-sandal-6-08-2024/508 "2024-08-28T06:20:15Z")

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First time up Fairfield for me , I had done Seat Sandal last year , the weather was good for walking , Sunny and quite windy which helped to stop overheating on the climb up from Dunmail Raise. Used the 5W Yaesu 65 for 2…

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## [2E0IHM/P Flying Visit](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/2e0ihm-p-flying-visit/506)

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**Author:** [@2E0IHM](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2E0IHM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [16 July 2024 08:39 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/2e0ihm-p-flying-visit/506 "2024-07-16T08:39:41Z")

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I’ve been in Scotland on holiday but thought it would be rude not to pop into Wainwright country on the way home. If all goes according to plan I shall be activating Old Man, Brim Fell, and Dow Crag this afternoon. No …

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## [2e0xgo/p and 2m0mnb/p on Sale Fell](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/2e0xgo-p-and-2m0mnb-p-on-sale-fell/505)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [15 July 2024 16:45 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/2e0xgo-p-and-2m0mnb-p-on-sale-fell/505 "2024-07-15T16:45:27Z")

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i noticed a spot for Sale Fell that Richard had put up. He was introducing Stuart 2m0mnb to Wainwrights on the air,so i thought i would give them a suprise and turn up on the Fell Richard had made a flower pot antenn…

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## [Dale Head & Hindscarth 23-06-2024](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/dale-head-hindscarth-23-06-2024/504)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [26 June 2024 08:12 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/dale-head-hindscarth-23-06-2024/504 "2024-06-26T08:12:06Z")

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I’d just enjoyed the previous day on Binsey with Geoff, so this was an unscheduled day out after the planned fishing trip to Grasmere was called off last minute, and my Wife was keen for a walk so I didn’t even need to u…

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## [Binsey with 2E0XGO Sat 22nd Jun 2024](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/binsey-with-2e0xgo-sat-22nd-jun-2024/503)

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**Author:** [@GM4WHA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/GM4WHA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [24 June 2024 09:06 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/binsey-with-2e0xgo-sat-22nd-jun-2024/503 "2024-06-24T09:06:02Z")

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Binsey LD-041/LDW-190 Sat 22nd Jun 2024 with 2E0XGO. I had planned to do a round of fells in Wasdale for the LD weekend but I was given an appointment for an operation on the Saturday so had to cancel that. However the …

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## [Harter Fell LDW-112](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/harter-fell-ldw-112/502)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [20 June 2024 19:46 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/harter-fell-ldw-112/502 "2024-06-20T19:46:03Z")

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First time up Harter Fell today , and first time using 4m , which I got the first five contacts on , before switching to 2m . Might start using some of the forgotten bands , like 70cms last week on Blencathra . As some …

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## [Blencathra Yesterday](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/blencathra-yesterday/501)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [14 June 2024 18:31 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/blencathra-yesterday/501 "2024-06-14T18:31:07Z")

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A few pictures from Yesterday . Thought as well as the usual 2m I would give 70cms a go for a change , I tried it only once before on Urra Moor G/TW -001 a couple of years ago and did OK . I got the first four contacts …

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