Tor y Foel GW/SW-013

 

Tor y Foel GW/SW-013

02/December/2021

Unexpected visitor

Well, what another fantastic day and I thoroughly enjoyed my activation of Tor y Foel and my first Winter Bonus points of December.  I had visitors on my summit as you can see from the photos but what made my day was a visit from Lee 2W0LPU. I have been chased by Lee on so many occasions when in the Brecon Beacons so it was a big surprise and pleasure to meet face to face…thank you Lee.

Park at SO109187...follow track to summit..easy

Park here...summit not visible from parking spot

Looking back at Talybont reservoir as I steadily climb

The summit and office...bothy bag deployed...cold wind

HF ready to go as well

My first lot of visitors

10:05	GW6OVD/P	144MHz	FM	Mal s2s Coity mountain
10:34	2W0LPU	144MHz	FM	Lee
10:36	GW4BML	144MHz	FM	Ben
10:37	MW0GWG/P	144MHz	FM	Richard s2s Pen y Garn
10:38	MW7EJH	144MHz	FM	Leigh
10:39	MW0KXN/P	144MHz	FM	Kevin s2s Mynydd Llangorse
10:46	M0WML/P	5MHz	SSB	Gerald s2s Holme Fell
10:52	G4AFI	5MHz	SSB	Andrew
10:54	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
10:54	GW0PLP	5MHz	SSB	Don
10:54	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
10:55	G4OBK	5MHz	SSB	Phil
10:56	G4WSB	5MHz	SSB	Bill
10:58	M0JLA	5MHz	SSB	Rod
10:59	GM7NZI	5MHz	SSB	Ray
10:59	GI0AZA	5MHz	SSB	Esther
10:59	EI7EIP	5MHz	SSB
10:59	GW4BML	5MHz	SSB	Ben
10:59	G0VWP	5MHz	SSB	Terry
11:00	G4TJC	5MHz	SSB	Simon
11:01	G4IPB	5MHz	SSB	Paul
11:02	GI4OSF	5MHz	SSB	John
11:03	GI4ONL	5MHz	SSB	Victor
11:07	MW7RJO/P	144MHz	FM	Richard s2s Tryfan
11:27	GM3YXM	5MHz	SSB	Dave
11:32	M0NMY	5MHz	SSB	David
11:37	M5RJC/P	144MHz	FM	Rick s2s Brown Clee Hill
11:43	GW0MHF/P	144MHz	FM	John s2s Moel y Gamelin
12:00	GW6OVD/P	144MHz	FM	Mal s2s Mynydd Carn y cefn
12:42	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
12:45	MW0IDX/P	144MHz	FM	Roger s2s Snowdon
12:49	MW0KXN/P	144MHz	FM	Kevin s2s Mynydd Troed
12:57	G3YHF/P	144MHz	FM	Chris s2s Cleeve Hill

A lovely surprise..Lee 2W0LPU

Sugar Loaf GW/SW-011 in the distance

Another view from the summit

My activation set-up

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

HF Antenna – End-Fed HW - 49:1 Unun- link at 40m + extension for 60m ..with ‘clip in’ loading coil for 80m at link

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