Radio Tales from West Wales and beyond...: GW/NW-002 Carnedd Llywelyn

GW/NW-002 Carnedd Llywelyn (10 points)

16/September/2021

Easy route but a long walk

I parked up at SH731663 after a long 3 hr journey from home. Just over 4 miles to walk to the summit but easy navigation with a faint grass path for most of the way.

My route

Parking spot at SH731663

Heading for the ridge

Carnedd Llywelyn in the clouds

Dulyn reservoir to my NW

Tryfan peeping through

Carneddau mountain ponies with Carnedd Llywelyn in the cloud

Carneddau mountain ponies

Coastguard Rescue helicopter training against cliff face of Carnedd Llywelyn

Yr Elen coming into view

On summit...4m pole with modified Slim G for 2m-fm

Pen Llithrig y Wrach..my next target

Carnedd Dafydd with SOTA summits in the distance

Towards Bethesda

Once again travelling light with regards to the radio side. Yaesu FT270 with Yaesu FT2 as backup with the modified Slim G and 4m Decathalon Fibreglass pole which I would just extend from the side pocket of my rucksack for the activation without deploying the string supports.

10:54	MW0MZB/P	144MHz	FM	Matthew s2s Creigiau Gleision
10:58	GW4TQE/P	144MHz	FM	John s2s Cyrn y Brain
10:59	GW3YQP/P	144MHz	FM	Chris nr Conwy
11:01	GW1PCD	144MHz	FM	Paul nr Caernarvon
11:02	MW0IDX	144MHz	FM	Roger nr Kinmel Bay
11:03	M1FHM/P	144MHz	FM	Alan s2s Pendle Hill
11:04	2E0AGB	144MHz	FM	Allen in West Yorkshire
11:05	GW4ZPL	144MHz	FM	John nr Caernarvon
11:06	2E0MIX	144MHz	FM	Derek nr Whitehaven
11:07	GW4XXF	144MHz	FM	Bruce nr Tywyn
11:07	GW4BML	144MHz	FM	Ben nr Llanfair Caereinion
11:09	M0VAZ	144MHz	FM	John on the Wirral
11:10	G4HQB	144MHz	FM	Philip nr Ludlow
11:10	2E0JCM	144MHz	FM	John in Lancashire
11:11	GW0PLP	144MHz	FM	Don nr Aberporth
11:11	G0RQL	144MHz	FM	Don nr Holsworthy
11:12	2E0XUP/M	144MHz	FM	Steve mobile
11:13	G0TFD	144MHz	FM	David in Stafford
11:14	MW7GWR	144MHz	FM	Dave nr Barmouth
11:15	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank nr Cardigan
11:16	G4TJC/P	144MHz	FM	Simon s2s Freeholds Top
11:17	M7CAD	144MHz	FM	Glyn nr Cannock
11:27	M7AYH	144MHz	FM	Matt nr Southport
11:29	MW7OBF	144MHz	FM	Mark nr Bala
11:31	MM6BWA/P	144MHz	FM	Viki s2s Cairn Hill
11:32	MM0JLA/P	144MHz	FM	Rod s2s Cairn Hill
11:33	2W0XYL/P	144MHz	FM	Karen s2s Rhobell Fawr
11:35	2W0TDX/P	144MHz	FM	Neil s2s Rhobell fawr
11:36	2E0LKC	144MHz	FM	Peter nr Stockport
11:39	2E0LMD	144MHz	FM	Anne nr Stockport
12:01	M0WML/P	144MHz	FM	Gerald s2s Nine Standards Rigg
12:08	GW8NZN/P	144MHz	FM	David s2s Pen Llithrig y Wrach
12:11	G1PIE	144MHz	FM	Mark nr Preston
12:35	G4TJC/P	144MHz	DV	Simon s2s diff mode

It was a fantastic run of chasers with other activator friends calling in from various summits during my stay…thanks everybody.

Some of my contacts

Don G0RQL in Devon took the prize for the furthest chaser at 158 miles but I must say that Rod MM0JLA/p and Viki MM6BWA/p did well with 151miles on their MFD (Multi Functional Dipole) antenna from Cairn Hill for an s2s.