Activation of Edo Castle, WCA JA-00010 江戸城移動

It was a pleasant fall day yesterday and the sunspot number seemed to be high. I decided to try the activation of WCA JA-00010, Edo Castle after lunch. It took about forty minutes to get to my QTH. I went on the air on the 12 meter band at first at 0700 UTC. I could receive a report from a 4X station but there was no answer to my CQ. After QSY to 10 meters, I could contact five stations: 3 URs, 1 European UA and 1 JA(1) probably helped by US7IVW’s spotting to a cluster.
After about a little less than an hour an attendant of the toll parking lot where I parked my car came over and told me that the radio operation is not allowed in the lot. As there had been no callers after those six QSOs, I started dismantling without hesitation.
Considering that there was the big building of the Science and Technology Museum to the northwest at the QTH and the antenna I used was only a fishing rod vertical, I think the turnout was not so bad. If I had started one hour earlier, I might have been able to log more contacts.
The only JA station I had a contact yesterday was JE1GWO. The operator appears very active and has repeated calling my portable activities for the last two years. I would like to thank him and hope to see him again soon.

 

昨日は、天気がとても良く、サンスポットナンバーも多いようなので、急に思い立って移動運用に行きました。行き先は、江戸城北の丸で、WCAアワードのアクティベーションの２回目です。短時間の運用にとどまり、６局しか交信できませんでしたが、近くて気楽に行けたし、いちおうＥＵからコールがあり、修理したリグのテストなどもできて、まずまずでした。それにしても、東京という高密度大都市での適当な運用地探しは難しいです。