I tackled this one after the coldest night so far this winter. The temperature had been 0c overnight and when I started to set up at 0845z it had risen to 4c with a bitter wind.

Bishop Wilton Wold or Garrowby Hill, as it is more likely to be called locally, is unremarkable in most directions when you are on the summit, which is plateau like and spread over a wide area. The A166 road from York to Driffield runs across the top of the hill. There are various places to operate. I chose to be off the main road and down the Roman Road to the south at SE 824568. I set up the SOTA Pole with 40m inverted vee against a fence post. Walking 10m from the vehicle was sufficient to qualify the Summit as portable. Power in the shape of a 7 Ah alarm battery was used. Next time I do this one I will cycle from home, (about 20 miles uphill). This will be in 2006. It was too cold, (for me anyway), to cycle now. The activation fitted in en-route with a visit to the QTH of G3LZQ near Hull.

Rig: Yaesu FT-817ND
Power source: Yuasu 7 AH alarm battery
Antenna: SOTA Pole with Coax Fed 40m dipole (with LDG Z100 ATU on 5 MHz)
Operating Position: Canvas camp chair (luxury!) 10m from my vehicle

I kicked off early, just after 0900z with 40m CW, un-intentionally running 0.5 watts. QSOs with:

Power was increased to 5 watts after receiving information on how to do this via the menu from Jack GM4COX and I then worked:

I went QRT at 1004z with 21 QSOs in the log and continued on my journey to the QTH of G3LZQ. An enjoyable but cold hour. Thank's to the SOTAWATCH spotters and to Jack GM4COX for his helpful on-air tips with the power settings on the FT-817. No idea how the power setting was changed to QRPp from my TW-002 Cringle Howe trip the previous week. All QSOs now entered into the SOTA Database.