CASHOTA Monuments Month 2013 - Spitfire Memorial

Eventually I get the opportunity to both activate and qualify this monument which has eluded me since April this year.

Last night, Wednesday 4th September saw me heading for Fairhaven Lake at Lytham St Annes to activate the Spitfire Memorial. Wx was very good with a blue sky and white puffy clouds and my arrival at approximately 1800 hrs allowed me a parking space of choice on the car park in close proximity to the Spitfire.

Set-up the FT-857 and Prowhip 20/40M vertical along with the FT-8900 and small mobile whip and initially called on 2M FM S20 for a pre-arranged contact with both Brian M0OYG and his good lady Jen M6MIJ, Brian being a member of the CASHOTA Northwest England Group but nothing heard although I managed to work both stations later in the evening.

Then worked the following stations:

1819 hrs 14.225 S513EB 59 59+ Igor Radioclub Ljubljana

1820 hrs 145.475 M6GOF/P 54 51 Mark Dalton

1826 hrs 145.475 M0OYG 52 56 Brian Blackpool

1829 hrs 145.475 M6MIJ 52 56 Jen Blackpool

1840 hrs 7.193 M3KPY 59 59 John Port Of Rye

1848 hrs 14.286 SQ2KLZ 57 59 Michal Osiek

1850 hrs 14.187 EA3GXD 57 59+ Angel Barcelona

1904 hrs 14.240 3Z3P 53 57 Jarek Poland Sp Event Stn

2015 hrs 7.126 MI0TMW 58 59+ Mervin Ballymena

2024 hrs 7.155 GM7KFS 59 59+ Tony Dunoon NS16

2031 hrs 14.290 IZ2SQS 59+ 59+ Andy Mantova

2040 hrs 14.240 7X4RJ 55 58 Abderrahmane Algeria

2043 hrs 14.237 HB9FIY 59 59 Chris Zurich

Many thanks to all stations worked.

Photos of the activation can be found in the 'Photos' link on the CQPortable website and in the 'Gallery' section of the main CASHOTA website.

73's
Ian 2E0EDX