EI/IE-004 – Mount Leinster
08/11/2018
Weather was looking good…little
did we know (5th and final EI activation)
I had a few 10 pointers lined up but the weather had not
been on our side. Another big storm was brewing in the Atlantic and set to hit
us on Friday so today (Thursday) would be our only chance to pick up some
useful activation points. A local had informed us that the best views would be
had from Mount Leinster and the access to the summit from The Nine Stones car park
would be easy…he was right about access but totally wrong regarding the view.
There is a large car park at Nine Stones and once you pass the locked security
gates you have a tarmac service road all the way to the top.
The Nine Stones car park
On our way...plenty of room to pass the locked gate when you are walking or with a bike
We had already put
on our wet weather gear as we could see that we were in for a wet summit. It’s
2.65km to the summit which took us 1hr 6 minutes.
Heading up the summit and into the mist and rain
Hope we don't have any of that today!
The mast and complex coming into view
I just had to touch the trig...could hardly stand with the ferocity of the wind
Due to the severity of the wind I had to drop the mast to
around 5m but we managed to hide ourselves in a deep depression in the ground
just below the entrance to the Communications complex. Another good run on 60m with chasers eager to
get the 10 points including a brief chat with many….thanks once again everyone.
12:04z
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GW0PLP
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5MHz
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SSB
|
Don
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12:05z
|
G4WSB
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Bill
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12:06z
|
G0RQL
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Don
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12:07z
|
M0JLA
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Rod
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12:08z
|
EI3GYB
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Michael
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12:08z
|
G3RDQ
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
David
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12:09z
|
MW0XOT
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
John
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12:09z
|
G0FEX
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Ken
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12:10z
|
GW6OVD
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Mal
|
12:11z
|
G6LKB
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
David
|
12:13z
|
G8ADD
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Brian
|
12:18z
|
GI0AZA
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Esther
|
12:19z
|
G4IAR
|
5MHz
|
SSB
|
Dave
|
Hiding out of the wind
A quick link removal and I was away on 40m. I had avoided putting
up the 80m coils as the antenna was doing all sorts of gyrations. Great to get
Juerg in the log for an s2s once again…Juerg always seems to be on a mountain
:)
12:26z
|
G4WSB
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Bill
|
12:27z
|
G4OBK
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Phil
|
12:28z
|
M3FEH
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Karl
|
12:29z
|
HB9BIN/P
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Juerg s2s
|
12:30z
|
DJ5AV
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Michael
|
12:31z
|
EA2CKX
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Pedro
|
12:32z
|
EA2DT
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Manuel
|
12:32z
|
G0FVH
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
David
|
12:32z
|
ON4VT
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Danny
|
12:32z
|
M0NTC
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Gez
|
12:34z
|
ON4FI
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Karel
|
12:35z
|
G0RPA
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Ian
|
12:35z
|
DL3HXX
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Lothar
|
12:36z
|
PA0SKP
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Sake
|
12:36z
|
HB9JOE
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Andy
|
12:36z
|
HB9AGH
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Ambrosi
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12:36z
|
2E0HXE
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Simon
|
12:37z
|
HB9DHA
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Reinhard
|
12:37z
|
IK2THS
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Norby
|
12:38z
|
ON9CBQ
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Franz
|
12:39z
|
F4HZR
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Micke
|
12:40z
|
EA7YT
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Jose
|
12:40z
|
M0NOM/P
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Mark
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12:41z
|
IK2LEY
|
7MHz
|
SSB
|
Fabio
|
We were both feeling the cold by now so a quick pack up and
we were heading down hill and soon nice and warm, happy with the activation but disappointed
that this would be our last EI
activation and that we hadn’t been able to see the wonderful views that Mount Leinster
has to offer…we will be back.
My
activation set-up
HF) Elecraft KX2 (10
watts) and 4Ah LiPo
Antenna - 3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m
loading coils)
Antenna support - 7m Fishing pole.
Thanks everyone for
the contacts during my EI trip
73 Allan GW4VPX
EI/G4VPX/p
in Ireland
