GW/MW-011 - Foel Cwmcerwyn

GW/MW-011 - Foel Cwmcerwyn

01/01/2020

‘Happy New Year’ activation

I usually do this one first anyway but this year would be different as I was going out on the first day of the year. Not only that I was taking a different approach to avoid the boggy bits on the West approach. Starting at the car park by the Tafarn Sinc... (SN 075 296)…lovely route with only the final kick up to the summit being steep. 

My GPS track

Not many cars this morning

Heading up...straight across the road at the top

Through gate and straight up aiming for the other path

Easy navigation now

Misty today

Final 'kick up' to summit

Summit in sight

Kept away slightly from the trigpoint

The office

Fantastic activation with loads of fellow activators and chasers joining in the fun…thanks everyone.

10:35	G4TJC/P	3.5MHz	SSB	Simon s2s G/SC-013
10:37	M0TMD/A	3.5MHz	SSB	Helen
10:40	2E0FEH	3.5MHz	SSB	Karl
10:42	G0FEX	3.5MHz	SSB	Ken
10:44	G8ADD	3.5MHz	SSB	Brian
10:44	GI0AZA	3.5MHz	SSB	Esther
10:45	G0RQL	3.5MHz	SSB	Don
10:46	G6WRW	3.5MHz	SSB	Carolyn
10:47	MW0OFA	3.5MHz	SSB	Frank
10:48	GI4TAJ	3.5MHz	SSB	Joe
10:51	EI3GYB	3.5MHz	SSB	Michael
10:52	G7WAB	3.5MHz	SSB	Dave
10:54	M0BKV	3.5MHz	SSB	Damien
10:55	G0FGI	3.5MHz	SSB	Tom
10:56	G4OOE/P	3.5MHz	SSB	Nick s2s G/TW-004
10:56	G3TQQ/P	3.5MHz	SSB	Dave s2s G/TW-004
10:57	M1EYP/P	3.5MHz	SSB	Tom s2s G/SP-015
10:58	G4WSB	3.5MHz	SSB	Bill
10:59	MW6IUT	3.5MHz	SSB	Brian
10:59	ON4CB	3.5MHz	SSB	Kurt
11:00	EI9GLB	3.5MHz	SSB	Jim
11:12	GW0JAI	144MHz	FM	Glyn
11:14	MW3PZO	144MHz	FM	Sean
11:15	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank
11:16	G3PGA	144MHz	FM	Mike
11:18	MW1CJE/P	144MHz	FM	Andrew
11:19	MW1HAX/P	144MHz	FM	Richard
11:22	MW3WSC	144MHz	FM	Will
11:24	MW0VLO	144MHz	FM	Barry
11:26	MW0XEQ	144MHz	FM	Justin
11:31	GW0JLX	144MHz	FM	Andy
11:34	2W0FLW	144MHz	FM	Derek
11:35	GW4JQP	144MHz	FM	Peter
11:37	GW8JWP	144MHz	FM	Jo
11:39	G0RQL	144MHz	FM	Don diff band
11:41	GW1LFN	144MHz	FM	Alan
11:49	MW0XRT/P	144MHz	FM	David s2s GW/NW-051
11:54	GW4TQE/P	144MHz	FM	John s2s GW/NW-042
12:09	MW0UPH/P	144MHz	FM	Aled s2s GW/NW-071
12:29	MW1CJE/P	144MHz	FM	Andrew s2s GW/SW-003
12:30	MW1HAX/P	144MHz	FM	Richard s2s GW/SW-003

My activation set-up

HF:- Elecraft KX2 (8 watts) and 4Ah LiPo

Antenna - 3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m loading coils)

(VHF) Yaesu FT270 & Yaesu FT2 (5watts) into a ‘cable tie’ dipole.

Antenna support – 5m Fishing pole

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX