Radio Tales from West Wales and beyond...: GW/SW-013

GW/SW-013 – Tor y Foel

21/01/2019

Early on summit

Plenty of activators in GW today

The route

The route to the summit...easy navigation

Low cloud on Waun Rydd....where I thought Mal & Ian would be

I’m glad I arrived early on summit today as Ian and Mal were already on theirs. They had to change summit as there had been a road closure so were up a lot sooner than expected…thanks both for the s2s although there was a strange interference between us on the band. I gave a few CQ calls on 2m and managed to get Lee and John in my log.

10:41z	2W0IWM/P	144MHz	FM	Ian s2s..GW/SW-005..Fan Fawr
10:42z	GW6OVD/P	144MHz	FM	Mal s2s..GW/SW-005..Fan Fawr
10:52z	MW6LPU	144MHz	FM	Lee nr Llangorse
10:58z	MW0XOT	144MHz	FM	John nr Llandrindod Wells

The office and 7m pole

It was once again really cold on the summit and I had opted once more for the little ‘bomb hole’ on the North side. There was no problem getting a spot up and I was soon into a good run of chasers on 60m including Helen in Glossop who only just caught me as I announced QRT on the band..whew.

11:04z	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don, Holsworthy
11:05z	GI0AZA	5MHz	SSB	Esther, Dungiven, NI
11:06z	G3TQQ	5MHz	SSB	Dave, N.Yorks
11:07z	G4OOE	5MHz	SSB	Nick, Scarborough
11:07z	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken, Leicester
11:08z	G4WSB	5MHz	SSB	Bill, Wiltshire
11:08z	G4POP	5MHz	SSB	Terry, Burnham on Crouch
11:09z	G0HIO	5MHz	SSB	Michael, Burton upon Trent
11:10z	G4AFI	5MHz	SSB	Andrew, Hants
11:11z	G6NHW/P	5MHz	SSB	Pete, Birmingham
11:11z	GB9WAB	5MHz	SSB	Dave
11:13z	M0TMD	5MHz	SSB	Helen, Glossop

2m came alive when John called from Cyrniau Nod followed quickly by Rod and Viki. It was nice to hear that Mal and Ian had hung around on Fan Fawr to get Rod and Viki…very pleasurable s2s…thank everyone

11:17z	GW4TQE/P	144MHz	FM	John s2s..GW/NW-034..Cyrniau Nod
11:24z	MW0JLA/P	144MHz	FM	Rod s2s..GW/SW-011..Sugar Loaf
11:24z	MW6BWA/P	144MHz	FM	Viki s2s..GW/SW-011..Sugar Loaf
11:27z	MW6BWA/P	433MHz	FM	Vilki s2s..GW/SW-011..Sugar Loaf

Towards Allt yr Esgair GW/SW-023

I wasn’t feeling too cold although the temperature was below freezing so it was time for a visit to 80m which means getting up to insert the loading coils..I felt an icy blast from the breeze as I stood up so it didn’t take me long to get back to my sheltered spot.

11:35z	G0RQL	3.5MHz	SSB	Don
11:35z	2E0FEH	3.5MHz	SSB	Karl, Saltash
11:36z	G0FEX	3.5MHz	SSB	Ken
11:37z	G0FGI	3.5MHz	SSB	Tom, Devon
11:40z	G4VZI	3.5MHz	SSB
11:41z	GB50WAB	3.5MHz	SSB	Geoffrey G0GWY
11:41z	GB9WAB	3.5MHz	SSB	Dave
11:42z	EI3GYB	3.5MHz	SSB	Michael, Co.Mayo
11:42z	GI0AZA	3.5MHz	SSB	Esther
11:43z	M0TMD	3.5MHz	SSB	Helen, Glossop
11:44z	2W0JYN	3.5MHz	SSB	Steven, Wrexham
11:45z	EI2KD	3.5MHz	SSB	Rodney, Co.Donegal
11:46z	G4BYY	3.5MHz	SSB	Keith, Hampshire
11:48z	GW4AZS/P	144MHz	FM	Adrian s2s..GW/NW-049..Gyrn Moelfre
12:03z	GW4AZS/P	3.5MHz	SSB	Adrian s2s..GW/NW-049..Gyrn Moelfre

Good run of chasers on the band and as I was announcing last calls Adrian popped up from Gyrn Moelfre for an s2s on 2m and another on 80m as I drank my coffee and ate my sandwich…thanks Adrian.