GW/MW-011 – Foel Cwmcerwyn
01/01/2019
Happy New Year
activation
I knew it was going to be a little damp but not as bad as it
turned out to be. Visibility was down to 25m or so when I arrived at the car
park and the mist was already settling as water on my clothes as soon as I got
out of the car….full waterproofs would be the order of the day...again.
Wet and misty - SN 075321
Nearing the boggy bits..no views from the Preseli mountains today
I set up in the
‘bomb hole’ near to the trig and decided that the bothy bag would have to be
used as it was now raining. The radio
made up for the weather and I was soon chatting to friends having put up a spot
on Sotawatch.
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10:58z
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GW0PLP
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144MHz
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FM
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Don..nr Aberporth
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10:59z
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GW4TQD
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144MHz
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FM
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John..Brynhoffnant
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11:01z
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MW3WSC
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144MHz
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FM
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Will..Garndolbenmaen
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11:02z
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MW0BYS
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144MHz
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FM
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Bill..Milford Haven
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11:05z
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MW1CJE/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Andrew s2s..GW/SW-005..Fan Fawr
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11:06z
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2W0XRB/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Richard s2s..GW/SW-005..Fan Fawr
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7m pole today
It was great to get Andrew and Richard in the log from Fan
Fawr but the 2m contacts came to an abrupt end…late risers due to New Year
parties methinks :) 60m was busy with
the usual chasers making my log as well as calls from two Worked All Britain
special event callsigns..GB9WAB and GB50WAB..celebrating 50 years of WAB this
year.
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11:19z
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GM4WHA
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5MHz
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SSB
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Geoff..Annan
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11:20z
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GI4ONL
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5MHz
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SSB
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Victor..Bushmills, Northern Ireland
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11:21z
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GI0AZA
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5MHz
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SSB
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Esther..Dungiven, Co. Londonderry
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11:22z
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GI0AZB
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5MHz
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SSB
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Ian..Dungiven, Co.Londonderry
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11:23z
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MW0XOT
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5MHz
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SSB
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John..Llandrindod Wells
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11:23z
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G0FEX
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5MHz
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SSB
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Ken..Leicester
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11:24z
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MI0RTY
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5MHz
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SSB
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Martin..Coleraine
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11:24z
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G0RQL
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5MHz
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SSB
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Don..Holsworthy, Devon
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11:25z
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G8MIA
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5MHz
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SSB
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Andy..Rugeley
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11:26z
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G4OBK
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5MHz
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SSB
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Phil..Pickering, Yorkshire
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11:27z
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GB9WAB
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5MHz
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SSB
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Dave
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11:28z
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GB50WAB
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5MHz
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SSB
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Good run of chasers on 60m
60m went quiet then suddenly Adrian popped up on 2m from Stipperstones
and another s2s was in the log..thanks Adrian. I put on the loading coils for
80m but it was tough going. Nice to hear Karl with his new callsign coming
through so clearly … a few extra watts in use today I'd say :)
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11:31z
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G4AZS/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Adrian s2s..G/WB-003..Stipperstones
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11:46z
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2E0FEH
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3.5MHz
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SSB
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Karl..Saltash
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11:47z
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GM6ZAK
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3.5MHz
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SSB
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Andrew, Fyfe,Scotland
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11:51z
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GI0AZA
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3.5MHz
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SSB
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Esther..diff band
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11:52z
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GI0AZB
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3.5MHz
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SSB
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Ian..diff band
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11:53z
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GW4PUC
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3.5MHz
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SSB
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Ray, Llanelli
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11:56z
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M0NOM/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Mark s2s..G/LD-050..Gummers How
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Checking the weather
I was really
surprised when I heard Mark calling on 2m from the Lake District and he was
soon in the log…nice one Mark. This started a mini-pile up with a few friends
calling in to wish me a Happy New Year.
I poured myself a cup of coffee and tackled a nice sandwich when
suddenly Mike YYY called from Winter Hill..another good clear s2s and a chat…thanks Mike.
Back to the coffee then I decided to call Roy to wish him a HNY which brought Michael
from Kilkenny to my log and a nice chat once again. Derek from near Swansea called and shortly
afterwards a flurry of s2s with Martin on Brown Clee Hill, Andrew and Richard
on Pen y Fan and Phil and Gillian on Great Rhos…thanks everyone.
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11:59z
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GW4XXF
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144MHz
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FM
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Bruce..Tywyn
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12:00z
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MW3DLA
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144MHz
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FM
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Aled..Newchapel, Pembrokeshire
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12:04z
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GW4TGT
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144MHz
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FM
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Terry..Pembroke Dock
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12:18z
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2E0YYY/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Mike..G/SP-010..Winter Hill
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12:40z
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GW6DGU
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144MHz
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FM
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Roy..Cardigan
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12:49z
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EI4HMB
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144MHz
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FM
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Michael..Co.Kilkenny
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12:53z
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2E0FLW
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144MHz
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FM
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Derek..nr Swansea
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12:59z
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M0JZT/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Martin s2s..G/WB-002..Brown Clee Hill
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13:09z
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MM0FMF/P
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5MHz
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SSB
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Andy s2s..GM/SS-223..Craig of
Monievreckie
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13:14z
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MW6OVW/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Gillian s2sw..GW/MW-002..Great Rhos
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13:25z
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2W0XRB/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Richard s2s..GW/SW-001..Pen y Fan
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13:25z
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MW1CJE/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Andrew s2s..GW/SW-001..Pen y Fan
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13:31z
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GW4HQB/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Philip s2s..GW/MW-002..Great Rhos
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Heading down
It was still raining and
misty as I packed up but I had been reasonably dry under the bothy bag having
had a thoroughly enjoyable time activating my first SOTA summit of 2019.
My
activation set-up
HF:- Elecraft KX2 (10 watts) and 4Ah LiPo
VHF:- Yaesu FT270 with and dipole
Antenna - 3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m
loading coils)
Antenna support – 7m Fishing pole.
Thanks everyone for
the contacts
73 Allan GW4VPX
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