This was my first attempt at portable 13cm ops. Did not have any QSOs. Peter G4YPC visited me and helped out on KST. Thanks, Peter. A few QSOs were arranged but I wasn't able to work anyone.
The only station I heard was Jacques F1BHL/P at 53 at a distance of 209km from IN99RI near Caen. He could not hear me. He was on a hill 40m asl near Caen with a clear view over the sea to the north. At my location I was surrounded by trees which attenuated my signal. There were no stations in IO91 on KST and I did not hear any other stations.
For some reason I had some success from the same site during the 19 Aug 2025 23cm UKAC. This includes contact with Jacques, which surprised both of us. It seems as though 13cm is a affected a lot more than 13cm by the surrounding trees.