Thanks Stuart, Happy New year!
Thankfully I have a power inverter that lets me power 3-pin-plugged things from the car cigarette lighter!
I'll only go up the mountain for an hour or so to enjoy the view and the sunshine and most likely catch the trans-atlantic traffic passing by, but its gonna be cold so i'll be home before too long to experiment with positioning the antenna!
Thanks for the forum welcome, expect many questions to come!
Cheers, Chris.
DING DONG, its 2009!