Hi Brian,
Winter Hill is a 137 Km path from Clee Hill and should be (too!) easy on 146MHz (127 dB) and go on 10 GHz (154 dB). Long Mynd is closer @ 122Km and 120 dB on 146 and 154 dB on 10 GHz (free space loss?).
I've accurately marked the Clee Hill site on the Google map
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid= ... -HE2sxqL0c There are 2 spots you can see on Google Earth - the main car park, but that is shielded to the North, and another spot further up the road which partially gets round the hill to the North.
Clee Hill is not as good to the North as Long Mynd but there is an issue getting permission to use Long Mynd as the NT bylaws prohibit masts and aerials but John G7ACD who lives locally is trying to get permission. There is a 3rd site (Brown Clee) which also needs permission which is better than Clee Hill to the north but not as good as Long Mynd.
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This picture shows a comparison on 146 MHz between Long Mynd (brown) and Clee Hill purple - areas where both cover are red. This shows there are a couple of sites further north near Lancaster or even in the Lake District which would go, particularly if I get on to Long Mynd.
Yes, there is a big 144 MHz contest and also SSB field day next weekend so potentially we could operate 146 Mhz in the morning and 10 GHz in the afternoon.
Shaun VPG and Dave GKQ are also planning to go out "down south" and the weather and tropo forecasts don't look too bad for the weekend.
73
Noel - G8GTZ
