GW/NW-032 Carnedd y Filiast

GW/NW-032 Carnedd y Filiast

26/05/2017

On our way home

We left Llangollen after a nice breakfast at The Royal Hotel.  I’d had a good mid-week deal on 2 nights here so will probably return one day, provided there’s a discount again :) 

Our hotel overlooking the river Dee

The river Dee from the bridge in Llangollen

Our target summit for the journey home was  Carnedd y Filiast….it would be a long uphill walk on a very warm day.….(6.22 km)

Park at SH 859410..room for at least 2 cars by the main road..
Track by Simon G4TJC (SOTA Mapping project)

Start of the track to the summit

Arenig Fawr and Arenig Fach from the track on the way up

Might be difficult to cross this ford in wet conditions

The summit ahead..

Although it was a nice day there was a very strong wind blowing so we dropped down just below the Trig and Cairn opting to strap the fishing pole to the fence.  60m would be my first band.

Snowdon mountain range in the distance

Strong wind blowing the mast

Busy on HF

12:02z	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
12:03z	G0EVV	5MHz	SSB	David
12:05z	G7BGA	5MHz	SSB	Geoffrey
12:06z	M0JLA	5MHz	SSB	Rod
12:08z	G8VNW	5MHz	SSB	Nick
12:08z	G0GWY	5MHz	SSB	Geoff
12:11z	G6TUH	5MHz	SSB	Mike
12:11z	G4IAR	5MHz	SSB	Dave
12:19z	GW7HEM/P	144MHz	FM	Mike s2s
12:24z	GW4ZPL/P	144MHz	FM	John, Caernarvon
12:26z	2E0LKC	144MHz	FM	Peter, Stockport
12:27z	M0CQE	144MHz	FM	Paul, Oldham
12:28z	2W0STO	144MHz	FM	John, Anglesey
12:29z	G4ZRP	144MHz	FM	Brian
12:32z	G7LMF	144MHz	FM	Graham, Telford
12:32z	M6NSV	144MHz	FM	Neil, Staffordshire
12:41z	GM6WRW/P	5MHz	SSB	Carolyn s2s
12:42z	MM0YHB/P	5MHz	SSB	Helen s2s
12:49z	ON7MD	7MHz	SSB	Michel, Belgium
12:49z	MM3PDM	7MHz	SSB	Peter, Peterhead
12:50z	ON2OVW	7MHz	SSB	Oscar, Belgium
12:50z	EA2CKX	7MHz	SSB	Pedro, Spain
12:51z	EA2DT	7MHz	SSB	Manuel, Spain
12:52z	G4RGV	7MHz	SSB	Jon, West Sussex
12:53z	HB9BIN/P	7MHz	SSB	Juerg s2s. Switzerland
12:55z	G6TUH	7MHz	SSB	Mike, East Sussex
12:55z	SM5CZQ	7MHz	SSB	Ken, Sweden
12:56z	DJ5AV	7MHz	SSB	Michael, Germany
12:57z	OK1DVM	7MHz	SSB	Miroslav, Czech Republic
12:58z	HB9AGH	7MHz	SSB	Ambrosi, Switzerland
12:58z	HB9DHA	7MHz	SSB	Ray, Switzerland
13:11z	M0AYB/P	144MHz	FM	Phil..wota
13:31z	GW7HEM/P	144MHz	FM	Mike s2s

I had some really good s2s starting with Mike on Glyder Fawr for 10 points, Carolyn and Helen on Hightown Hill in Scotland (1 point), Juerg who called me from Wisenberg in Switzerland  (2 points) ending with Mike again now on Y Garn for 8 points…thanks everyone.  I tried 20m with the linear on but there were no takers even with a spot….the band was dead.   After 20m I packed up aware that we had a very long walk back to the car (6.22 km)  plus the 1hr and 30 minutes drive home.

Saw this on the way down...hooded monk?? spooky... may have been there on the way up :)

My activation set up:-  (HF) Yaesu FT817 (5 watts) (4Ah LiPo),  UK-MX 50M linear (for 817) and (4Ah LiPo),  3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m extensions),  (VHF) Yaesu FT270 (5watts) into a ‘cable tie’ dipole.. Antenna support - 7m Fishing pole.

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX