Chasing more
winter bonus points…
GW/MW-010
Gwaunceste Hill
28/12/2015
We parked at
SO 1661 5339 and headed up a well trodden track towards the summit. There was a strong breeze as we started out
but thankfully it was not raining and we reached the summit in 53 minutes which
is 2.83km from the parking spot.
Ready to go
My laminated route for Gwaunceste Hill
Glascwm village below
Follow the tracks
The boggy bit
The main wildlife highlights today were a Red
Kite and a startled Grouse which took off as we reached the Trig point.
The Trig TP3545
Protected from the wind
I set up a short
distance below the trig and out of the wind, the three of us being quite snug
in the bothy bag. Not much activity on 60m and I soon moved to 40m.
11:41z
|
G4AFI
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Andrew
|
11:42z
|
G8ADD
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Brian
|
11:44z
|
G3RMD
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Frank
|
11:45z
|
G3XFA
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Rob
|
Not many on 60m today
Having
qualified the summit on 60m I was out to enjoy myself on 40m. Although Rhodri
had carried the linear to the summit I did not set it up as I found the band to be in good shape for my 5 watts so with a spot I gave a call with Bill G4WSB
replying immediately with 5/9 both ways… a good start :)
12:00z
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G4WSB
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Bill
|
12:01z
|
G0FEX
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Ken
|
12:01z
|
M0IBC
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
David
|
12:02z
|
G0TRB
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Roger
|
12:02z
|
G6TUH
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Mike
|
12:03z
|
G4SQA
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Dave
|
12:03z
|
G4IAR
|
7MHz
|
AM
|
Dave
|
12:04z
|
G4WZI
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Richard
|
12:04z
|
G0RYM
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Stan
|
12:05z
|
G1BLJ
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Steve
|
12:05z
|
M0JLA
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Rod
|
12:06z
|
G0RQL
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Don
|
12:07z
|
M0BKV
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Damian
|
12:08z
|
M0ZGY
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Gerry
|
12:08z
|
G0GWY
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Geoff
|
12:08z
|
G4APO
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
|
12:08z
|
G8VNW
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Nick
|
12:09z
|
M0MDA
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Mick
|
12:10z
|
2E0GBK
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Keith
|
12:11z
|
G8XYJ
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Matt
|
12:12z
|
M6VPX
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Steve
|
12:13z
|
G3RDQ
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
David
|
12:14z
|
G4DUE
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Adrian
|
12:15z
|
GW6OVD
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Mal
|
Ending with
Mal who was just waking up after being on night-shift and checking that Val and
Rhodri were still warm and happy I decided to call in to the WAB net to give them
the Trig....once again some had already called me earlier. With Geoffrey as net
controller I was run down the list and had completed in 5 minutes with Victor
GI4ONL popping up to say ‘Hello’ and to grab some points:)
12:27z
|
G7BGA
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Geoffrey
|
12:28z
|
G0GWY
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Geoff
|
12:28z
|
G0FVH
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
David
|
12:30z
|
G0BFJ
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
|
12:30z
|
MI1AIB
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Paul
|
12:31z
|
G7AFM
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Phil
|
12:32z
|
SM6CNX
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Ben
|
12:33z
|
GI4ONL
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Victor
|
Checking RRT on the phone
Now I knew
that John MW0XOT/p and Alan MW0YCC/p were out there somewhere and I was
relieved that they had appeared on RRT so I went hunting for some s2s points.
They were on GW/MW-006 Pegwn Mawr which I had activated a few days ago…they
were soon in the log…thanks both.
12:34z
|
MW0XOT/P
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
John s2s
|
12:35z
|
MW0YCC/P
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Alan s2s
|
The wind was
getting stronger and we could see some storm clouds approaching…pack up time.
Final calls at the trig
Moving back to the trig I gave Matt G8XYJ a call on 2m but to no avail…time to
head down hill with 5 points in the bag….could I get some more points before
Storm Frank arrived?
Heading down
My activation set up today:- (HF)
Yaesu FT817 (5 watts) (4Ah LiPo), 3 band link dipole (60/40/20), (VHF)
Yaesu FT270 (5watts) Antenna support - 7m Fishing pole.
Thanks everyone for the contacts in 2015 and for reading the blog.
A very Happy New Year to you all in 2016
73 Allan GW4VPX
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