GM/SI-128 Arnaval

GM/SI-128 Arnaval

25/04/2019

5 of 5 Isle of Skye…sadly the last

It was to be the last summit of our holiday. Val, Gwyneth and Len dropped me off at NG354304 and made their way down to Talisker Bay to explore the beach.

Val's clip of Talisker Bay

It was initially a short sharp ascent to NG353308 but got me on to easier ground once I reached the top and heading NW from there towards the summit 1.79km from my start point. 

My GPS track

My starting point

Follow the fence to the rocky outcrop

There is a boggy patch on this route but it was reasonably dry today.

Set-up and ready

09:54z	DL1CR/P	7MHz	SSB	s2s Christoph DM/NS-122 Brohn
09:56z	G3VXJ	7MHz	SSB	Bob
09:57z	GW0PLP	7MHz	SSB	Don
09:58z	EA2DT	7MHz	SSB	Manuel
09:59z	G4WSB	7MHz	SSB	Bill
09:59z	MW0FOA	7MHz	SSB	Frank
09:59z	M6VWX	7MHz	SSB	Graham
09:59z	G0VWP	7MHz	SSB	Terry
10:00z	DL3HXX	7MHz	SSB	Lothar
10:01z	2E0FEH	7MHz	SSB	Karl
10:01z	IK2LEY	7MHz	SSB	Fabio
10:02z	EA2CKX	7MHz	SSB	Pedro
10:03z	M0JLA	7MHz	SSB	Rod
10:03z	G3VXJ	7MHz	SSB	Bob
10:04z	GI0AZA	7MHz	SSB	Esther
10:05z	2W0FLW	7MHz	SSB	Derek
10:06z	G8ADD	7MHz	SSB	Brian
10:06z	M0MDA	7MHz	SSB	Mick
10:16z	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
10:17z	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
10:20z	G4OBK	5MHz	SSB	Phil
10:21z	G4AFI	5MHz	SSB	Andrew

 Views from the summit

Talisker Bay

Cuillin Hills

View NW from the cairn

A text from Val informing me that they were heading back to my pick-up point so a quick pack up and I was heading back down to meet them and a visit to the Talisker Distillery. Will we ever come back to this wonderful island...I hope so as I have a few more summits on the list...time will tell....

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 – 5m Fishing pole

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX