Sunday, 3 December 2017

GW/MW-038 – Disgwylfa Fawr

GW/MW-038 – Disgwylfa Fawr

01/12/2017

Fun in the sun

Disgwylfa  Fawr saw three Moutain Goats  meet up to celebrate the first day of Winter Bonus.  David M0YDH had an early start from Wolverhampton to meet up with Matt G8XYJ in Ludlow.  They both travelled down together to Ponterwyd which is East of Aberystwyth meeting up with me at just after 9:00am in the morning.
GPS track
Matt was up and running very quickly on 2m SSB  and was delighted with his first three contacts especially with Don RQL in Devon and Phil OBK in Pickering....well done to all concerned.
10:13z
GW0PLP
144MHz
SSB
10:18z
G0RQL
144MHz
SSB
10:19z
G4OBK
144MHz
SSB
10:34z
G4TQE/P
144MHz
FM
John, S2S from G/WB-003
10:51z
2W0JMK
144MHz
FM
10:57z
G7RHF
144MHz
FM
10:58z
G7RHF
144MHz
SSB
11:08z
MW0XOT/P
144MHz
FM
John, S2S from GW/SW-001
11:11z
GW4AZS/P
144MHz
FM
Adrian, S2S from GW/NW-049
11:50z
YO8SKY
14MHz
SSB
11:51z
HB9AGH
14MHz
SSB
11:52z
ON5SWA
14MHz
SSB
11:53z
SV2OXS
14MHz
SSB
Matt’s Log
GW8XYJ - 2m ssb
A selection of antenna
It took me and David a little longer to get going with David figuring out how to put together his home brew 70cms beam and me working out where to put the HF wire to avoid tangling with the beams.  I set up the KX2 which performed well on 60m with the majority of chasers giving me good signal reports…thanks everyone.
GW4VPX...busy on 60m

10:14z
GW0PLP
144MHz
SSB
Don
10:18z
G0RQL
144MHz
SSB
Don
10:32z
G4TQE/P
144MHz
FM
John s2s
10:42z
G4WSB
5MHz
SSB
Bill
10:43z
EI3GYB
5MHz
SSB
Michael
10:46z
M0JLA
5MHz
SSB
Rod
10:48z
G4AFI
5MHz
SSB
Andrew
10:48z
G4IAR
5MHz
SSB
Dave
10:50z
M0IML
5MHz
SSB
Barry
10:51z
G8VNW
5MHz
SSB
Nick
10:52z
G0TDM
5MHz
SSB
John
10:53z
G1JPV
5MHz
SSB
Tony
11:06z
MW0XOT/P
144MHz
FM
John s2s
11:10z
GW4AZS/P
144MHz
FM
Adrian s2s
My Log
MW0YDH chatting away to Don GW0PLP in Aberporth on 70cms

David was delighted with his 70cms contact with Don PLP in Aberporth but despite calling quite a few times it was his one and only contact on that band. He soon qualified the summit with a few contacts on 60m and an s2s with John TQE/P on Stipperstones.

10:34z
GW0PLP
433MHz
SSB
Don, Aberporth. 1st on mew home brew beam
10:37z
G4TQE/P
144MHz
FM
John Burton. S2S G/WB-003
10:45z
G4WSB
5MHz
SSB
Bill Bowditch, Swindon
10:47z
EI3GYB
5MHz
SSB
Michael Foertig, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo
10:50z
M0JLA
5MHz
SSB
Rod Archard, Hereford City
11:09z
MW0XOT/P
144MHz
FM
John Messenger S2S GW/SW-001
11:13z
GW4AZS/P
144MHz
FM
Adrian Bayling S2S GW/NW-049
David’s Log
Another two s2s were very soon in the bag, one with a very cold John MW0XOT/P on Pen y Fan and Adrian GW4AZS/P on Gyrn Moelfre…thanks both.  Matt had a quick call on 20m to end our activation but band conditions were not very favourable.
Drosgol..Banc Llechwedd Mawr hidden..next year
Mindful of the fact that Matt had a gig that evening in Bridgenorth …(band is Hotrox and Matt is the Bass guitarist) and David had to get back early to Wolverhampton  we made our back down hill with Winter Bonus and s2s points in the log:)
Heading down
Our next trip together has been planned for February/March when we will tackle Banc Llechwedd Mawr and Drosgol next to Nant y Moch reservoir. …looking forward to that :)

Thanks everyone for the contacts


73 Allan GW4VPX, Matt G8XYJ, David M0YDH

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