GW/SW-003 – Fan Brycheiniog

 GW/SW-003 – Fan Brycheiniog

31/08/2020

A cracking day with s2s possibilities…

A lovely day and I was heading towards Trecastle and my turning for my parking spot for Fan Brycheiniog. It’s 3.76 km (2.25 miles) to the summit with only one really boggy bit which was surprisingly dry today. I was treated to a fly past by two RAF helicopters…I couldn’t get my camera out soon enough to get a spectacular incoming shot. Radio was great with loads of contacts and summit to summits. Had some nice chats (socially distancing) with quite a few people on the way up and down.

My GPS track

My target for the day

Hazy view towards Peny Fan and Corn Du before I start

No cloud on top just 2.25 miles to walk

Fly past

Llyn y Fan Fawr and the steep climb to the summit

Climbing now

The office

PyF and Corn Du in the distance...heading back down

10:10	MW3TMX/P	144MHz	FM	Jordan..s2s..GW/MW-023
10:15	GW4TQE/P	144MHz	FM	John..s2s..GW/NW-059
10:19	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank
10:32	MW0XOT	144MHz	FM	John
10:34	MW0JLA/M	144MHz	FM	Rod
10:35	GW1BXX	144MHz	FM	Adrian
10:37	M0PLA/P	144MHz	FM	Paul..s2s..GW/SW-041
10:40	2W0HYW	144MHz	FM	Hywel
10:42	MW0UPH/M	144MHz	FM	Aled
10:43	MW0HAC/P	144MHz	FM	Chris
10:49	2W0XYL/P	144MHz	FM	Karen..s2s..GW/NW-051
10:49	2W0TDX/P	144MHz	FM	Neil..s2s..GW/NW-051
10:50	GW0RAD	144MHz	FM	John
10:52	MW6IUT	144MHz	FM	Bryan
10:53	MW0MDV	144MHz	FM	David
10:53	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
11:04	G6UZY	5MHz	SSB	Malcolm
11:05	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
11:13	G4WSB	3.5MHz	SSB	Bill
11:14	G0RQL	3.5MHz	SSB	Don
11:17	G4AFI	3.5MHz	SSB	Andrew
11:18	EI3GYB	3.5MHz	SSB	Michael
11:19	EA3EBJ	3.5MHz	SSB	Roca
11:21	G4TCI	3.5MHz	SSB	Mike
11:51	MW3DLA	3.5MHz	SSB	Aled
12:12	GW8OGI/P	144MHz	FM	Ian..s2s..GW/NW-077
12:20	G4TJC/P	7MHz	SSB	Simon..s2s..G/SP-008
12:21	M0TMD/P	7MHz	SSB	Helen..s2s..G/SP-008
12:30	MW3TMX/P	14MHz	SSB	Jordan..s2s..GW/MW-022..ground wave?
12:31	OE6GND	14MHz	SSB	Gerhard
12:32	EA1DHB	14MHz	SSB	Ricardo
12:34	EA2DT	14MHz	SSB	Manuel
12:35	SO/DO8MN	14MHz	SSB	Mischel
12:35	F5JKK	14MHz	SSB	Eric
12:36	DL0IL	14MHz	SSB
12:37	F/DD6DO/P	14MHz	SSB	Stephan..s2s..F/PE-139
13:10	MW3TMX/P	144MHz	FM	Jordan..s2s..GW/MW-022

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 ‘Slim G’.

Antenna support – 5m Fishing pole

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX