A lovely hike up Hlokomo, easily accessed within Underberg, worth 8 SOTA points
The hiking trail starts from a dirt track off Woodford Road in Underberg:
I parked on the road, near the start of the beaten walking track, opposite Hawley House:
The trail is steep in parts but not technically difficult. It took me about 45 minutes to reach the summit.
The summit has a trig point that I used to hold my Sotapole.
I managed 9 SSB QSOs on 20m and 40m. Propagation was reported as poor due to solar activity, including a Coronal Mass Ejection. The bands were very quiet, even the FT8 channel!
I did meet a couple who had also hiked up, so this is a popular walk. There is a fairly large activation zone so plenty of space to site antenna and station.
With thanks to Adele ZS5APT for advice and access information for this summit.
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