On Sunday, October 9th, we went from XYL's parents' house to Hachimantai 1,613m JA/IT-005 on the border of Iwate prefecture for SOTA activation.
↓下の駐車場から。山頂はガスってる！
↑ Hachimantai seen from the parking lot. The mountaintop is full of gas!
↓ここは普通の観光の服装でも上がれる。路面も石畳舗装？になっている。
↑Can go up here even in sightseeing clothes. Is the road paved with cobblestones.
↓直進は直接山頂へ。左はいくつかの沼を回る。左から回る事に。
↑Go straight to the top. The left goes around some swamps. We went the left.
↓「鏡沼」
↑Kagami(mirror) Swamp
↓道端に咲いていたヤマハハコ。
↑Yamahahako blooming on the roadside.
↓赤い実が沢山ついてたけど何の実かしら？
↑There were a lot of small red berries, but what kind of berries?
↓眼鏡沼。近くて画角に入りきらない。
↑Glasses swamp. It's too close to fit in the angle of view.
↓30分程で山頂の展望台到着。
↑In about 30 minutes, we arrived at the observatory at the summit.
↓展望台からの景色。遠くは雲海に成ってる。
↑The view from the observatory. A sea of clouds in the distance.
↓山頂展望台は狭く人が沢山来そうなので、ガマ沼まで下って来る。
↑Since the observatory on the summit is narrow and many people to come, we will go down to Gama Swamp.
↓ガマ沼の展望台は広いので、隅っこに無線機を準備。
↑Since the observatory of Gama Swamp is wide, prepare the radio in a corner.
ここは携帯のアンテナが１～２本立っているのに、中々SPOT出来ない。
There are 1 or 2 antenna bars on smart-phone screen here, but we can't spot.
何とか14MHzでSPOTしてCQ開始。
Barely SPOT at 14MHz and CQ started.
国内Esが出てる様で、国内の3,4,7,9エリアから呼ばれる。韓国からもコール。
Es is opened, so called from 3, 4, 7, 9 areas in JA. Also called from Korea.
この後、18MHzにQSYするが、SPOTが全く上げられなくなる。
After this, I QSY to 18MHz, but I can't send SPOT at all.
仕方なく、RBNに捕まるまでCQを出す。
I had no choice but to CQs until I was caught by RBN.
なんとかRBNに捕まり自動SPOTが上がる。
Somehow caught by RBN and automatic SPOT uped.
こちらも国内Esが出てるのか、5,0エリアからコール。また、北米からもコールされた。
Called from the 5,0 area. Es also opened JA. And called from North America.
↓21MHzに行こうとするが、KX2の調子が悪くなり、FT-817に交代。
↑ I tried to QSY to 21MHz, but the KX2 got worse, so I switched to FT-817.
相変わらずセルフSPOT出来ず、21MHzはRBNにも捕まらず坊主。
I can't self-spot yet, and 21MHz hasn't been caught by RBN, so I was 0-QSO.
天気は曇り空で、お日様が当たらず、寒い。
The weather is cloudy and the sun doesn't shine, so it's cold.
↓気温は11時過ぎで5.6度。
↑The temperature is 5.6 degrees after 11 o'clock.
さらに沼の淵なので結構風が吹いて体感温度はかなり寒い。
Furthermore, since it is the edge of the swamp, the wind blows quite a bit and the sensible temperature is quite cold.
ここまでXの方はV/Uで2局のみ。
Up to this point, XYL is only 2-QSOs on V/U band.
寒いので余り長居できそうにないので、7MHzはXに任せる事に。
We can't stay long because it's cold, so XYL operates 7MHz/CW.
相変わらず、SPOTが上げられないが、RBNに拾われて無事に自動SPOT。
SPOT is still not sent, but picked up by RBN and automatically SPOTed.
おかげでXは7MHz/CWで11局ほどQSO。
Therefore, XYL QSO 11 stations at 7MHz/CW.
いつもは、他局のSPOTをみてS2Sを狙うが、今日は他局のSPOTも全く受からない。
I usually aim for S2S by looking at other station's SPOT, but today can't get any other SPOT.
そんな訳で、寒いのもあり、コールが途切れた所で早々に撤収・下山する。
For that reason, it was cold, and when the call was stopped, we withdrew and descended.
↓下山途中の八幡沼。沼が一杯だ。下山は先ほどの直進側のルートで降りる。
↑Hachiman Swamp on the way down. There are many swamps. To descend, follow the straight-ahead route mentioned earlier.
↓降りて来た所で、駐車場前の道は駐車場の空き待ちで渋滞。
↑When we got off, the road in front of the parking lot was congested waiting for an empty parking lot.
↓車まで戻る。駐車場は混んでるので、昼食を食べずに駐車場を出た。
↑Return to the car. The parking lot was crowded, so we left the parking lot without eating lunch.
↓帰りの道路沿い。まだ紅葉は色づき始めたばかり。
↑Along the road on the way home. The leaves have just started to change color.
と言う事で、メジャー観光地の秋の八幡平でのアクティベーションを無事に終了した。
With that said, we finished the activation at Hachimantai in autumn, a major sightseeing spot.
本日の結果 Today's result
14MHz/CW 7-QSO HL=1 include
18MHz/CW 3-QSO W=1 include
21MHz/CW 0-QSO
合計 Total 10-QSO
本日もお相手頂いたor追いかけて頂いた各局様有難うございました。
TNX for all stations who QSO with me or searching for me!
2022.10.09 (10/14 UP)
