GW/SW-003 Fan Brycheiniog

GW/SW-003 Fan Brycheiniog

05/05/2017

Back again!

Well I’d already done this one in April but a text from Gerald MW0WML saying that he was on his way down to Pembrokeshire for a few days and was hoping to pick up 8 SOTA points on the way…would I like to join him?  For this visit I was hoping for some s2s points to add to my tally :)

My GPS track...the boggy bits and streams were dry!!!

Cracking day...but.....

Despite glorious sunshine there was a strong cold wind blowing from the NE and we made the comment that it could well be a little difficult on the summit and that HF could be a non-starter.

It's up there

We were both glad to reach the shelter of the circular cairn as we had been really battered on the way up and confirming our thoughts regarding HF with Gerald shouting  “I think I’ve gone deaf!”   As we settled down in the cairn and using the handheld I gave a call out on 2m to see if Caroline and Martyn were still around on Pen Llithrig Y Wrach GW/NW-013…bingo.. s2s,  they were both still on summit…thank you both.

Gerald sharing a joke with a chaser

13:51z	MW3ZCB/P	144MHz	FM	Caroline s2s
13:52z	MW1MAJ/P	144MHz	FM	Martyn s2s
14:09z	G0RQL	144MHz	FM	Don, Devon
14:14z	GW6DGU	144MHz	FM	Roy, Cardigan

My Log

With me hanging on to the Multi Functional Dipole and Gerald using his FT857 (30 watts) he steadily filled a page in his log book with 2m FM contacts including a short visit on to 2m ssb (horizontally pol.).

VPX/p relegated to antenna duties

13:52z	MW1MAJ/P	144MHz	FM
13:53z	MW3ZCB/P	144MHz	FM
14:01z	M0XOT	144MHz	FM
14:03z	2E0MDJ	144MHz	FM
14:04z	MW6LPU	144MHz	FM
14:05z	EI9GLB	144MHz	FM
14:06z	GW0TOI	144MHz	FM
14:08z	G0RQL	144MHz	FM
14:10z	GW7MMG	144MHz	FM
14:13z	GW6DGU	144MHz	FM
14:25z	MW0VKD	144MHz	FM
14:27z	M0WYZ	144MHz	FM
14:29z	GW4RKZ	144MHz	FM
14:39z	MW0VKD	144MHz	SSB
14:40z	M0BUL	144MHz	SSB
14:42z	M0JLA	144MHz	SSB
14:44z	G3RMD	144MHz	SSB

Gerald’s log

Thanks everyone for the contacts.

73 Allan GW4VPX & Gerald MW0WML