GW/NW-046 Rhialgwm

 GW/NW-046 Rhialgwm

06/May/2021

Snow flurries but nothing to worry about

First of 2 summits today and both would be uniques for me. I used Phil G4OBK’s GPS route from the Mapping page on Sotawatch. It was spot on. Phil's Blog below

   http://catterblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/activating-in-north-wales-january-2018.html

Heading up the track

Turn left here

Slightly overgrown but easy

Trig in sight

Great run of chasers on 2m to start me off but it was a bonus to get Adrian in my log for some Summit to summit points…thanks Adrian.

10:08	G4AZS/P	144MHz	FM	Adrian s2s G/WB-002 Brown Clee
10:12	M6NSV	144MHz	FM	Neil
10:14	2W0BML	144MHz	FM	Ben
10:15	MW0UPH	144MHz	FM	Aled
10:16	M1MLH	144MHz	FM	Ben
10:17	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank
10:19	2E0BTR	144MHz	FM	Geoff
10:21	G0TFD	144MHz	FM	David

I could see snow showers passing each side of me but nothing to worry about as they were moving very quickly although Cadair Berwyn was white after they passed. 60m was working well so I wondered if 80m would work today

10:29	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
10:30	GI0AZA	5MHz	SSB	Esther
10:31	G4AFI	5MHz	SSB	Andrew
10:32	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
10:33	M0JLA	5MHz	SSB	Rod
10:34	G4IPB	5MHz	SSB	Paul
10:34	G4WSB	5MHz	SSB	Bill
10:35	G0VWP	5MHz	SSB	Terry

 

Snow on Cadair Berwyn

Some good long distance stations on 80m mainly from the North of England with Karl 2E0FEH making it from Saltash in Devon.

10:44	G0FEX	3.5MHz	SSB	Ken
10:45	2E0AGB	3.5MHz	SSB	Allen
10:46	2E0FEH	3.5MHz	SSB	Karl
10:46	G0VWP	3.5MHz	SSB	Terry
10:52	SA4BLM	7MHz	SSB	Lars
10:53	DJ5AV	7MHz	SSB	Michael
10:53	EA1DHB	7MHz	SSB	Ricardo

 

Good run of chasers on 2m and 60m

Set up by the Trig

40m and 20m didn’t produce many chasers but all contacts were welcomed and as soon as the band went quiet I packed up and was soon heading for my next summit.

10:58	F4WBN	14MHz	SSB	Christian
10:59	F5JKK	14MHz	SSB	Eric
11:00	EU2MM	14MHz	SSB	Vladimir
11:01	SM5LNE	14MHz	SSB	Jan

 

 

My activation set-up

HF:- Elecraft KX2 (8 watts) and 4.2Ah LiFe

HF Antenna – End-Fed - 49:1 Unun with loading coil for 80m

HF Antenna support – 6m Sotabeams Carbon Fibre Fishing pole

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VHF/4m Antenna support – 4m Life’s a Breeze Glass Fibre Fishing pole

(VHF) Yaesu FT270 2m-FM (5watts) into a ‘Slim G

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX