On Tue, 20 Jan 2015 16:09:25 +0000, Spike wrote:

How close to it are you? Over what arc of the compass does the slope
cover?

Good point. I'd forgot to specify that. I'm about fairly close to the
summit and the ground drops away mainly to the SSE with the coast about a
mile away. From here I can see couple of miles out to sea. Since I'm in
the centre of the British Isles, I'm in a great position for getting good
signals to and from South Africa - but not really anywhere else! :-(