Hunting s2s
GW/MW-029 Hafod Ithel
23/08/2016
With quite a few possibilities of summit to summit contacts
I decided to opt for Hafod Ithel knowing
that I would be more or less sure that John GW4TQE/p would make my log from
Tryfan GW/NW-006. I also decided to have
a bit of fun with my FT857 and the light weight 22Ah LiFEPo4 as the walk to the
summit is quite short.
Glorious day-Cardigan Bay in the distance
The weather was glorious and a light breeze ensured that there
were no midges to bother me although I had come prepared. Before I had even
finished setting up John was calling from Tryfan on 2m and he was soon in the
log…thanks John. Don PLP came booming in
from Aberporth and after a quick chat Jim GLB called in from Co.Wexford so one
more contact and I would have qualified the summit on VHF. With nobody else
calling in I announced to Don that I was moving to 60m.
08:51z
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GW4TQE/P
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144MHz
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FM
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John s2s
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08:52z
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GW0PLP
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144MHz
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FM
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Don
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08:56z
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EI9GLB
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144MHz
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FM
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Jim
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I very soon qualified the summit with Dave G4IAR and a
promise to spot me on the WAB cluster. Victor ONL was next so we had a short
chat before parting company conscious of the fact that no doubt others were
wanting the summit.
09:06z
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GI4ONL
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5MHz
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SSB
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Victor
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09:06z
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G4IAR
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5MHz
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SSB
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Dave
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09:08z
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MM0GGI
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5MHz
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SSB
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John
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09:10z
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G0VWP
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5MHz
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SSB
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Terry
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09:11z
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MK0BKV
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5MHz
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SSB
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Damian
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Keeping an eye on RRT
60m was certainly working but not many chasers were around
so a move onto 40m in the hope that a few more UK stations would make my log.
It was not to be with only Terry VWP making the log with a very weak signal..propagation
was favouring Europe today.
09:27z
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DJ5AV
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7MHz
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SSB
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Michael
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09:27z
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EB2JU
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7MHz
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SSB
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Jose
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09:28z
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EA2CKX
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Pedro
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09:29z
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EA2DT
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Manuel
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09:29z
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EB1EB
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Fernando
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09:30z
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G0VWP
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7MHz
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SSB
|
Terry
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09:30z
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F4LMK
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7MHz
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SSB
|
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09:31z
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OK3KW
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7MHz
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SSB
|
|
09:32z
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ON6ZQ
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7MHz
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SSB
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Christophe
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09:32z
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F8FLK
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7MHz
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SSB
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Thierry
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09:33z
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F2LG
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7MHz
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SSB
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Pierre
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09:34z
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PD1ANH
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7MHz
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SSB
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Ronald
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09:35z
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ON7MD
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7MHz
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SSB
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Michel
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Llyn Eiddwen below
I couldn’t resist giving Mike WMW a call on 2m as his calls
were going unanswered and I think I gave him a surprise when I answered although I did have to up the power to have a comfortable QSO. Then
surprise surprise John ZPL/p called in from his caravan shack up near
Caernarfon..very weak but it was a good contact. Don was still hovering and we
had another chat and I told him I was going on to 20m to see what I could pick
up as I had noticed on RRT that Martin OE5REP/P was on OE/OO-064 Zwilingskogel
and calling.
09:37z
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MW6WMW
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144MHz
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FM
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Mike
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09:44z
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GW4ZPL/P
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144MHz
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FM
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John
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09:45z
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GW0PLP
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144MHz
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FM
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Don
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My 2m Dipole
Martin made my log without any problems and the 20m band was
in good shape with mainly European stations causing a mini pile-up.
09:59z
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OE5REO/P
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14MHz
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SSB
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Martin s2s
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10:05z
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SP8BBK
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14MHz
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SSB
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Jerzy
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10:05z
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OK3KW
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14MHz
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SSB
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10:06z
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S56RPJ
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14MHz
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SSB
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Janok
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10:06z
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OK1SDE
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14MHz
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SSB
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Dalibor
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10:06z
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SP9AMH
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14MHz
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SSB
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Mariusz
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10:07z
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EA3CCN
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14MHz
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SSB
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Jordi
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10:08z
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OM1BD
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14MHz
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SSB
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Branislav
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10:09z
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IZ1ERW
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14MHz
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SSB
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Giorgio
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10:10z
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DL5XU
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14MHz
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SSB
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Matthias
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10:10z
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F1BLL
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14MHz
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SSB
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Gerard
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10:10z
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OH3GZ
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14MHz
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SSB
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Jukka
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10:11z
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UT4WT
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14MHz
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SSB
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Moskvyak
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10:12z
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IZ2ODM
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14MHz
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SSB
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Roberto
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Now I was very disappointed as I had hoped that a few more
s2s would come my way from Viki MW6BWA and Rod MW0JLA who were over on the
Welsh Borders but as spots came up for them I just could not hear either Viki on
2m or Rod on HF…first time we’ve failed.
As I drank a cup of coffee and munched into a sandwich I
kept an eye on RRT when suddenly I noticed
quite a few S2S possibilities. They were soon in the log but the best of
the day was that contact with Guido on High Willhays G/DC-001 - Devon. Not quite my best contact on 2m FM with the
dipole but a good 179 Km…thanks Guido…hope you enjoyed your visit to the UK.
10:28z
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ON9CBQ/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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Franz s2s
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10:32z
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SQ9PPW/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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Adam s2s
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10:43z
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M/HB9TNF/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Guido s2s
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10:49z
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CT7AFR/P
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7MHz
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SSB
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Emmanuel s2s
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S2S in the log :)
I’d been on the summit since 9.45 GMT so it was time to head home
but I could not resist another visit to 60m to see if I’d missed any chasers. It
was worth a visit…thanks everyone.
11:13z
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M0XTA
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5MHz
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SSB
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Selim
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11:16z
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GW0PLP
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5MHz
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SSB
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Don
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11:17z
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EI3GYB
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5MHz
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SSB
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Michael
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11:19z
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G4WHA/A
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5MHz
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SSB
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Geoff
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11:20z
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G4ZRP
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5MHz
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SSB
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Brian
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My activation set up today:- (HF)
Yaesu FT857 (22Ah LiFePo4), 3 band link
dipole (60/40/20), (VHF) Yaesu FT270 (5watts) +
2m Dipole. Antenna support - 7m Fishing
pole.
Thanks
everyone for the contacts.
73 Allan
GW4VPX
