- The picture to the right shows an aerial view of
the site.
- You can see Shipham Quarry to the right of the
frame.
- The access track is visible to the south of the
quarry.
- These images were obtained from Multimap:
The maidenhead locator for GB3FH is:
IO81OH
- The site is 237m above sea level. To the south lie the
- Somerset Levels which are at or below sea level!
- The map here shows the same area as the
photo above.
- The quarry has grown a bit since the map
was made!
- This link will take you directly to the
repeater's location
- on Multimap.
GB3FH's Location on Multimap
- From there you can zoom out to see where in the
UK GB3FH
- is located.
The graph to the left shows the elevation of the ground
visible from the aerial position at 34m AGL.
You can clearly see that from 60 degrees around to almost
90 degrees (or due East) that the ground rises up. This is the rest of the
Mendips that is shielding the site in that direction. Penhill is on the top of
this bit!
You then have the Somerset Levels from 135 to 220 degrees
then the Quantock Hills South of Bridgwater. Then from 265 to 280 degrees is
the River Severn.
Of course, the other side of the River Severn is the
Principality of Wales but even that doesn't get much over the 0 degree
elevation point
