GW/SW-005 Fan Fawr

 

GW/SW-005 Fan Fawr

22/01/2022

Bumper s2s activation

A little warmer today than during last year’s activation before the New Year. Qualified easily with s2s on 2m-fm before I had even set up. It was very busy on Pen y Fan but I hardly saw anyone on Fan Fawr.

My GPS route

Heading up

Must be busy on Pen y Fan

Set up

The office

11:32	M0TYM/P	144MHz	FM	Alistair s2s Brown Clee Hill
11:35	MW6BWA/P	144MHz	FM	Viki s2s Fan Gyhirych
11:36	MW0JLA/P	144MHz	FM	Rod s2s Fan Nedd
11:36	MW6BWA/P	433MHz	FM	Viki s2s diff band
11:37	M6NSV	144MHz	FM	Neil s2s Titerstone Clee Hill
11:40	GW4BML/P	144MHz	FM	Ben S2s Fan Nedd
11:45	MW0GWG/P	144MHz	FM	Richard s2s Drygarn Fawr
11:50	M0WML/P	5MHz	SSB	Gerald s2s Birks Fell
11:55	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
11:58	EI3ISB	5MHz	SSB	John
12:00	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
12:01	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
12:02	G4IAR	5MHz	SSB	Dave
12:03	G6PJZ	5MHz	SSB	Andy
12:04	G4YBU	5MHz	SSB	Tim
12:05	MW1HAX/P	144MHz	FM	Richard s2s Waun Rydd
12:09	MW0UCL/P	144MHz	FM	Kaan s2s Fan Nedd
12:12	GW7LFC/P	144MHz	FM	Derek s2s Y Golfa
12:30	MW0RWX/P	144MHz	FM	Robert s2s Waun Rydd
12:33	GW6OVD	144MHz	FM	Mal
13:00	MW5RJC/P	144MHz	FM	Rick s2s Coity Mountain

 

Storey Arms below and parking for Pen y Fan...busy

 

Beacons Reservoir below

My activation set-up

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

HF Antenna – End-Fed hybrid - 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