Valuable s2s points today
GW/MW-034 Mynydd
Cynros
25/March/2015
The weather forecast had promised a nice but cold day today
so as Barry M0IML/p had called me to say he would be out on G/SE-011 Wilmington
Hill for SOTA and a WAB trig I decided to alert for Mynydd Cynros. The sun was shining on a lovely spring day as
I parked opposite the Abbey at Talley and made my way up the zig-zag path towards
the summit.
Towards the zig zag path and summit
From the alerts I knew that Nick ON/G4OOE/p and Phil ON/G4OBK were out on few summits but
that I would probably miss their first activation of the day over in Belgium. I
bungeed the pole to a fence post and set about erecting both the 2m dipole and the
60/40/20m linked dipole just next to the trig. It was a surprise that RRT burst
into life with an announcement that Nick was calling on 40m and within seconds
he was in the log...perfect timing...thanks Nick.
10:40z
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PA/G4OOE/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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Nick
s2s
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10:51z
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G6DTN/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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David
s2s
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10:54z
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M0IML/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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Barry
s2s
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With RRT pinging away I was notified that David G6DTN/p was calling
from G/WB-005 Long Mynd-Pole Bank . He was soon in the log followed by Barry
and the offer of the frequency once he had finished...thanks.
GW4VPX/p
Now Barry’s offer came with a ready made
pile-up with Mick M0MDA making the log as the first of the regular chasers and
within 10 minutes I had finished my first visit to 40m....thanks everyone.
10:59z
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M0MDA
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7MHz
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SSB
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Mick
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11:00z
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G6TUH
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7MHz
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SSB
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Mike
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11:00z
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G0RQL
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Don
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11:01z
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G8ADD
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7MHz
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SSB
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Brian
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11:01z
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M0TVU
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7MHz
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SSB
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Paul
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11:01z
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G6WRW
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7MHz
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SSB
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Carolyn
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11:02z
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GM4YMM
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7MHz
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SSB
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Christine
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11:02z
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G0ELJ
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7MHz
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SSB
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Dave
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11:03z
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G4WHA/A
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7MHz
|
SSB
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Geoff
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11:03z
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ON5SWA
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7MHz
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SSB
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Francois
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11:03z
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F6COW
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7MHz
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SSB
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Michel
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11:04z
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G4WSB
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7MHz
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SSB
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Bill
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11:04z
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G0VWP
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Terry
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11:04z
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G0TDM
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7MHz
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SSB
|
John
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11:05z
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G4ZRP
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7MHz
|
SSB
|
Brian
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11:06z
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G3CWI/P
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Richard
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11:07z
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EI4TN
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7MHz
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SSB
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Den
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11:09z
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G6LKB
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7MHz
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SSB
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David
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Now I had originally alerted that the first band I would use
would be 60m so I duly changed the links and called on 5.398.5. Only one instant
response and that was Don G0RQL very happy to have the contact on another band
for SOTA, WAB trig and square. Thanks for the chat Don. Whilst talking to Don I
noticed flakes of snow and hailstones coming down but thankfully it finished
quite quickly.
11:14z
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G0RQL
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5MHz
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SSB
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Don
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Now I knew that Rod and Viki were out and about but not due
on summit for a while so I took a gamble on calling in on the WAB net first to
give them the Trig (TP5012) and the Square SN63.
The trig (TP5012) at Mynydd Cynros
With Geoff G0GWY as net
controller I quickly ran down the list ending with a t2t (trig to trig) with
Darius M0KCB/p...thanks Darius and all the stations on the net.
11:21z
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G0GWY
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7MHz
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SSB
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Geoff
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11:21z
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G7AFM
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7MHz
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SSB
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Phil
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11:22z
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G4JZF
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7MHz
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SSB
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Graham
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11:22z
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G4SQA
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Dave
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11:22z
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G0FEX
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7MHz
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SSB
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Ken
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11:23z
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G1PIE
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7MHz
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SSB
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Mark
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11:23z
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G0ABY
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7MHz
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SSB
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Phil
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11:23z
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G7BGA
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7MHz
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SSB
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Geoffrey
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11:24z
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DL7UCW
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7MHz
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SSB
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Ben
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11:24z
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G4DUE
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7MHz
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SSB
|
|
11:24z
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G0FVH
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7MHz
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SSB
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David
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11:25z
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MM3PDM/M
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7MHz
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SSB
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Peter
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11:25z
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SM6CNX
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7MHz
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SSB
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Dan
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11:25z
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G4PYW
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7MHz
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SSB
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Mike
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11:27z
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M0KCB/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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Darius
t2t TP4768
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It was now time for a coffee and sandwich as there was no imminent
SOTA activity on the bands. I also had a play with the various functions on my
camera...I’ve done this summit so many times that it’s difficult now to get any
variations in the pictures that I take :( My short break was interrupted by
Viki MW6BWA/p calling on 2m from GW/MW-009 Beacon Hill. A quick exchange of
reports and a QSY on to 70cms and a very happy Viki :)
11:40z
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MW6BWA/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Viki
s2s
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11:44z
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MW6BWA/P
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433MHz
|
FM
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Viki
s2s
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11:49z
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MW0JLA/P
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5MHz
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SSB
|
Rod s2s
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11:51z
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GM4COX/P
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5MHz
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SSB
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Jack
s2s
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12:32z
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GM4COX/P
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7MHz
|
SSB
|
Jack
s2s
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12:37z
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PA/G4OOE/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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Nick
s2s
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12:41z
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GW6OVD/A
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7MHz
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SSB
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Mal
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Viki informed me that Rod MW0JLA/p was all set up on 60m and
calling so I went hunting....s2s in the log. The next s2s for Rod was with Jack GM4COX/p on
GM/SS-091 Meall Odhar and a message for me to QSY to 5.305.5Mhz. I soon had Jack
in the log but under difficult conditions so I could not resist giving him
another call later on 40m for a nice QSO and excellent signal
reports.....thanks Jack and Rod. Within minutes Nick was calling from his
second summit but this time using PA/G4OOE/p so another s2s was in the log
followed by a QSY to speak to Mal GW6OVD/A...thanks both.
The office with 2m/70cms dipole on fishing pole
Now due to the weather conditions over the winter I had
neglected 20m so as it was a nice day I ventured on to 20 without being able to
spot for some reason on RRT but thanks to those that did spot me on Sotawatch
and the DXCC cluster.
13:10z
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EA1HMT
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14MHz
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SSB
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Ignacio
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13:11z
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LA1OSA
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14MHz
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SSB
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Widar
|
13:12z
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EA2DZX
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14MHz
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SSB
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Luis
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13:13z
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EA1IPN
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14MHz
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SSB
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Paco
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13:13z
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IK5ZAI
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14MHz
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SSB
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Michele
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13:14z
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S57ILF
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14MHz
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SSB
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Franci
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13:15z
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F/DD6DO
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14MHz
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SSB
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Stephan
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13:16z
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DC2WF
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14MHz
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SSB
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Rolf
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13:16z
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SP9AMH
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14MHz
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SSB
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Mariusz
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13:20z
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OK/OE5HFM/P
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14MHz
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SSB
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Hermann
s2s
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13:21z
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OK/OE5MOM/P
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14MHz
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SSB
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Monica
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13:21z
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DL2HWI
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14MHz
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SSB
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Dietmar
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13:22z
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EA2CKX
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14MHz
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SSB
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Pedro
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13:23z
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IW1BBQ
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14MHz
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SSB
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Ferruccio
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13:23z
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E79D
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14MHz
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SSB
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Dalibor
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13:24z
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OM1AX
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14MHz
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SSB
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Vlado
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13:24z
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E79SD
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14MHz
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SSB
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Sanja
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13:25z
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OZ4RT
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14MHz
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SSB
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John
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13:25z
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DK7ZH
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14MHz
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SSB
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Manfred
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13:26z
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RA3PCI
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14MHz
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SSB
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Sergey
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13:26z
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E77O
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14MHz
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SSB
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Slobodan
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13:31z
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RM9RZ
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14MHz
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SSB
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Igor
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13:32z
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S58N
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14MHz
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SSB
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Mike
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The visit to 20m was well worth it as I was called by Herman
and Monica on PA/PA-004 Torenberg (Apeldoorn) for an s2s....thank you both. 68 entries in the log today so thanks to all
the chasers and activators.
Talley village with the Brecon Beacons in the distance
The weather forecast is not too good for the next few days
so it will probably be mid-week before I’m out on the hills again....
73 for now.
Allan GW4VPX
