GW/MW-034 – Mynydd Cynros

 

GW/MW-034 – Mynydd Cynros

16/11/2020

Testing a new End-fed antenna

After hundreds of SOTA activations I ditched my faithful fool proof linked dipole yesterday and used an end-fed antenna for the first time on the summit of GW/MW-034 Mynydd Cynros which is a 20 minute drive from home. I’d seen an advert in the FISTS club magazine ‘Key Note’ so I contacted David Perry G4YVM of Bantenna https://www.bantenna.co.uk/ to see if he could modify his ‘Pocket Rocket’ to my specifications, he did and I was delighted with the result.

78 chasers made my log on HF ssb with another 5 on 2m FM including a couple of s2s. Running 8 watts through the internal ATU of the KX2 I worked stations on 80/60/40/20 meters and the antenna being supported by my 5m fishing pole. Why have I changed? Well I wanted to lighten the load in my rucksack which this antenna certainly does, I even sourced Titanium tent pegs! … anyway did the job but still work in progress. 

Thanks to all the chasers who made it an enjoyable activation and gave me feedback on several bands.

 

My Log

10:35	GW4XUE	3.5MHz	SSB	Dave
10:37	G0RQL	3.5MHz	SSB	Don
10:40	G4WSB	3.5MHz	SSB	Bill
10:40	G0FGI	3.5MHz	SSB	Tom
10:41	G4OBK	3.5MHz	SSB	Phil
10:42	M0DXT	3.5MHz	SSB	Bill
10:42	2E0FEH	3.5MHz	SSB	Karl
10:44	M0BKV	3.5MHz	SSB	Damian
10:45	G0VWP	3.5MHz	SSB	Terry
10:46	GI0AZA	3.5MHz	SSB	Esther
10:47	2E0AGB	3.5MHz	SSB	Allen
10:48	MW0VLO	3.5MHz	SSB	Barry
10:48	2W0LLJ	3.5MHz	SSB	Jenny
10:51	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
10:52	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
10:53	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
10:53	G7AFM	5MHz	SSB	Phil
10:53	GI0AZB	5MHz	SSB	Ian
10:54	G4WSB	5MHz	SSB	Bill
10:55	G4AFI	5MHz	SSB	Andrew
10:56	G0ELJ	5MHz	SSB	Dave
10:57	GI0AZA	5MHz	SSB	Esther
10:57	G0VWP	5MHz	SSB	Terry
10:59	G0LWU	5MHz	SSB	Andrew
11:02	G4TJC	5MHz	SSB	Simon
11:02	G3XKT	5MHz	SSB	Tony
11:03	EI2KD	5MHz	SSB	Rodney
11:07	G4YBU	5MHz	SSB	Tim
11:09	MW0TMD	5MHz	SSB	Helen
11:10	MM0GGI	5MHz	SSB	John
11:14	MW0OFA	7MHz	SSB	Frank
11:15	G0FEX	7MHz	SSB	Ken
11:16	G6PJZ	7MHz	SSB	Andy
11:17	ON5SWA	7MHz	SSB	Fran?ois
11:17	2E0AGB	7MHz	SSB	Allen
11:17	DG1NPM	7MHz	SSB	Nobbi
11:18	G0FVH	7MHz	SSB	David
11:18	EA2DT	7MHz	SSB	Manuel
11:19	M0JLA	7MHz	SSB	Rod
11:19	2E0FEH	7MHz	SSB	Karl
11:20	GI0AZA	7MHz	SSB	Esther
11:21	G4OIG	7MHz	SSB	Gerald
11:21	HB9DHA	7MHz	SSB	Ray
11:22	OM1AX	7MHz	SSB	Vlado
11:22	G3TQQ	7MHz	SSB	Dave
11:23	GM0AXY	7MHz	SSB	Ken
11:25	G4IAR	7MHz	SSB	Dave
11:25	GM7NZI	7MHz	SSB	Ray
11:25	G4YBU	7MHz	SSB	Tim
11:26	DL1CR/P	7MHz	SSB	Christoph s2s..DM/NS-122
11:32	EA1DHB	7MHz	SSB	Ricardo
11:33	G4TJC	7MHz	SSB	Simon
11:34	ON2ADO	7MHz	SSB
11:35	EI2KD	7MHz	SSB	Rodney
11:36	G4WTF	7MHz	SSB	Ian
11:37	PA0B	7MHz	SSB	Rob
11:46	DJ5AV	14MHz	SSB	Mike
11:46	F4WBN	14MHz	SSB	Christian
11:47	HB9DHA	14MHz	SSB	Ray
11:47	OK2PDT	14MHz	SSB	Jan
11:49	HB9AGH	14MHz	SSB	Ambrosi
11:50	MW0VLO	14MHz	SSB	Barry
11:50	2W0LLJ	14MHz	SSB	Jenny
11:50	IK2LEY	14MHz	SSB	Fabio
11:50	SP9AMH	14MHz	SSB	Mariusz
11:51	EU2MM	14MHz	SSB	Vladimir
11:51	EA7GV	14MHz	SSB	Jose
11:52	EA2DPA	14MHz	SSB	Raul
11:53	DL8DXL	14MHz	SSB	Fred
11:53	OM1AX	14MHz	SSB	Vlado
11:54	SP9MA	14MHz	SSB	Jarek
11:54	SV2RUJ	14MHz	SSB	Stavros
11:55	EA7GVZ	14MHz	SSB	Manuel
11:56	SP9NLI	14MHz	SSB	Andy
11:56	EA3FLN	14MHz	SSB	Jordi
11:57	SA4BLM	14MHz	SSB	Lars
11:57	PC2EBE	14MHz	SSB	Ebe
11:58	HB9EBC	14MHz	SSB	Michael
12:25	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank
12:29	GW7HJN	144MHz	FM	Stuart
12:34	MW0WML/P	144MHz	FM	Gerald s2s..GW/SW-006 Fan Gyhirych
12:35	MW0VLO	144MHz	FM	Barry
12:35	2W0JJL	144MHz	FM	Jenny

My activation set-up

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

Antenna – End –fed 80m – 10m (Bantenna Pocket rocket with 80m loading coil)

(VHF) Yaesu FT270 & Yaesu FT2 (5watts) into a ‘Slim G’.

Antenna support – 5m Fishing pole

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX