Friday, 24 June 2011

Swartkop Peak......... ....SOTA ZS/WC-057

Swartkop Peak 678m

Swartkop Peak  is above and just to the South of Simonstown. This was another of my solo efforts, activating the peak in August 2010. Coming across a massive puffadder laying in  the path while on my way down gave me a hell of scare as these buggers are a big danger  when hiking alone.

( click on any pic to get a larger view )





A hidden ammunitions facility behind Simonstown



Looking Southwards to Cape Point


The Swartkop beacon, looking across False Bay with Cape Hangklip in the distant background.


My radio equipment (Ft 817 and Elecraft T1 tuner) and base of my telescopic mast / antenna.

The old beacon on the peak with Simonstown Naval Base below.

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