GW/MW-035 – Rhos Ymryson
06/12/2020
In the sunshine with
a cold breeze on my home summit
This summit now has ‘an access issue’ which I’m sorting out. It’s not a major problem but a sign has appeared on a gate on the track which leads to the summit. Although not a PROW this track has been used by countless activators over the years. The sign has been put in place by Welsh Water as the track leads to an underground reservoir on the summit. My farmer friend who owns the land has told me to carry on and use the track along with other activators, however I’m looking at two alternative routes to the summit using the PROW that runs into the Activation Zone, one from the South and the other from the North. These routes will be uploaded to SOTA Mapping site as soon as I’ve done the walks with GPS. I walked back on part of the North access route and found the ground to be very muddy over the last 200m…
I started my activation on 2m with an s2s with Simon and Naomi…thanks both. I spent the next 10 minutes erecting the HF antenna with a new 6m carbon fibre pole. This pole is ideal for the end-fed as it only supports the wire but not advisable for linked dipoles as they have been known to break.
I called on 145.500 and this brought a run of chasers with my good friend Mal GW6OVD putting up a spot for me…thanks Mal.
10:01 |
GW7WKX/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Simon s2s..GW/NW-054
Penycloddiau |
10:02 |
MW7NDC/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Naomi s2s..GW/NW-054
Penycloddiau |
10:18 |
MW3DLA |
144MHz |
FM |
Aled |
10:20 |
GW6DGU |
144MHz |
FM |
Roy |
10:21 |
MW0OFA |
144MHz |
FM |
Frank |
10:22 |
MW0VLO |
144MHz |
FM |
Barry |
10:24 |
GW6OVD |
144MHz |
FM |
Mal |
10:25 |
2W0LVE |
144MHz |
FM |
Chris |
10:28 |
GW4TQD |
144MHz |
FM |
John |
10:31 |
MW0VKD |
144MHz |
FM |
Kevin |
10:32 |
2W0LLJ |
144MHz |
FM |
Jenny |
Only 2 chasers on 80m but thankful that I was getting out as I could hear chasers trying their best. It later transpired that I was being swamped but other QRO stations with one even calling CQ on my frequency despite protestations by the chasers. I even moved frequency but the same problem existed…the pleasures of QRP and Sunday morning operating on the band. Thanks to Barry and Jenny who made my log.
10:50 |
MW0VLO |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Barry |
10:52 |
2W0LLJ |
3.5MHz |
SSB |
Jenny |
I quickly moved to 60m and was delighted to be getting regular chasers in my log once again.
10:57 |
MW0OFA |
5MHz |
SSB |
Frank |
10:58 |
G0FEX |
5MHz |
SSB |
Ken |
10:58 |
G4WSB |
5MHz |
SSB |
Bill |
10:59 |
M0JLA |
5MHz |
SSB |
Rod |
11:00 |
G4OOE |
5MHz |
SSB |
Nick |
11:01 |
G0FVH |
5MHz |
SSB |
David |
11:03 |
G4TJC |
5MHz |
SSB |
Simon |
11:04 |
G0TBI |
5MHz |
SSB |
Stuart |
11:05 |
G4OBK |
5MHz |
SSB |
Phil |
Two s2s presented themselves in quick succession so thank you Kaan and my good friend Emyr for the brief chats as well.
11:09 |
MW0UCL/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Kaan s2s.. GW/SW-007
Fan Nedd |
11:11 |
MW0VPS/P |
144MHz |
FM |
Emyr s2s GW/SW-006
Fan Gyhirych |
...tied to a gate
40m proved to be a roller coaster of contacts with UK and European stations battling to get me in their logs as well as QSB. I was glad to have donned my headphones for the encounter…great fun.
11:15 |
HB9CYV |
7MHz |
SSB |
Christian |
11:16 |
GM7NZI |
7MHz |
SSB |
Ray |
11:16 |
EA2DT |
7MHz |
SSB |
Manuel |
11:17 |
MW7LCX/P |
7MHz |
SSB |
Liam s2s ..GW/NW-043
Cyrn y Brain |
11:18 |
G1PIE |
7MHz |
SSB |
Mark |
11:19 |
EA2CKX |
7MHz |
SSB |
Pedro |
11:19 |
ON4CB |
7MHz |
SSB |
Kurt |
11:19 |
2E0FEH |
7MHz |
SSB |
Karl |
11:20 |
G4IPB |
7MHz |
SSB |
Paul |
11:21 |
PA0B |
7MHz |
SSB |
Rob |
11:21 |
G7FHV |
7MHz |
SSB |
Trevor |
11:22 |
M0NOM/P |
7MHz |
SSB |
Mark |
11:23 |
G0RQL |
7MHz |
SSB |
Don |
11:24 |
G0GWY |
7MHz |
SSB |
Geoffrey |
11:24 |
M0DXT |
7MHz |
SSB |
William |
11:25 |
MW0OFA |
7MHz |
SSB |
Frank |
11:25 |
F8ETK |
7MHz |
SSB |
Hainneville |
11:26 |
M0TMD |
7MHz |
SSB |
Helen |
11:27 |
DJ1SD |
7MHz |
SSB |
Joachim |
11:28 |
2W0LVE |
7MHz |
SSB |
Chris |
11:29 |
EA5RC |
7MHz |
SSB |
Ramon |
11:29 |
IZ5GST |
7MHz |
SSB |
Steve |
11:30 |
G0FGI |
7MHz |
SSB |
Tom |
11:31 |
M0PTZ |
7MHz |
SSB |
Paul |
11:32 |
M0LZY |
7MHz |
SSB |
Paul |
11:33 |
LB4TH |
7MHz |
SSB |
Kjetil s2s..LA/RL-044 |
11:34 |
ON5SWA |
7MHz |
SSB |
Francois |
11:34 |
G0HIO |
7MHz |
SSB |
Mike |
11:35 |
G4BYY |
7MHz |
SSB |
Keith |
11:36 |
M0XID |
7MHz |
SSB |
Gary |
11:36 |
G0LWU |
7MHz |
SSB |
Andrew |
11:37 |
2E0FWK |
7MHz |
SSB |
Nicholas |
11:38 |
ON3YB |
7MHz |
SSB |
Lucas |
11:38 |
G0ORO |
7MHz |
SSB |
Dennis |
11:40 |
OM1AX |
7MHz |
SSB |
Vlado |
My new carbon fibre pole
A quick cup of coffee and I was away on 20m with an s2s which I had seen on SOTA Spotter…thanks Sergiy. I tried other bands but my only success was a contact with Manuel EA8JK from the Canary Islands on 12m..5/9 sent and 5/3 received…thank you Manuel.
11:58 |
SO9TA/P |
14MHz |
SSB |
Sergiy s2s SP/BZ-042
Koziarz |
12:04 |
EA5K |
14MHz |
SSB |
Miguel |
12:05 |
OH3GZ |
14MHz |
SSB |
Jukka |
12:05 |
IK2LEY |
14MHz |
SSB |
Fabio |
12:05 |
S57ILF |
14MHz |
SSB |
Franci |
12:06 |
EA1DHB |
14MHz |
SSB |
Ricardo |
12:06 |
CT2IWW |
14MHz |
SSB |
Paulo |
12:07 |
F5LKW |
14MHz |
SSB |
Roger |
12:07 |
SP9NLI |
14MHz |
SSB |
Andy |
12:08 |
EA3BP |
14MHz |
SSB |
Xavi |
12:08 |
F5JKK |
14MHz |
SSB |
Eric |
12:10 |
EA2CP |
14MHz |
SSB |
Carlos |
12:11 |
EA7GV |
14MHz |
SSB |
Jose |
12:18 |
EA8JK |
24MHz |
SSB |
Manuel |
My
activation set-up
HF
Elecraft
KX2 (8 watts) and 4Ah LiPo
Antenna
– End –fed 80m – 10m (Bantenna Pocket rocket
with 80m loading coil)
HF
Antenna support – 6m Carbon Fibre Fishing pole
VHF
Yaesu FT270 (5watts) into a ‘Slim G’…4m pole
Thanks
everyone for the contacts
73 Allan GW4VPX
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