GW/SW-009 & 015

 GW/SW-009 Mynydd Troed & GW/SW-015 Mynydd Llangorse

20/02/2022

The classic double

Parked up as usual at SO160283 in the bwlch between the two summits. 2m was dismal on Mynydd Troed but I always carry HF for these two as at this time of the year it gets cold hanging around for contacts. 24 ITL for Mynydd Troed (2m x3, 60m x 21 inc. 1 s2s with Ian G1RVK/p on Wendover Woods )...thanks to Mal, Ben and Lee for the spots. Back down for coffee at the car then up to Mynydd Llangorse. 

Mynydd Troed

The parking spot and Mynydd Troed

Set up

....with Trig

The view

towards Llangorse from Troed

11:08	2W0LPU	144MHz	FM	Lee
11:10	GW4BLM	144MHz	FM	Ben
11:21	GW6OVD	5MHz	SSB	Mal
11:22	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
11:23	G4ZRP	5MHz	SSB	Brian
11:24	G1RVK/P	5MHz	SSB	Ian s2s Wendover Woods
11:25	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
11:25	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
11:26	G4AFI	5MHz	SSB	Andrew
11:26	GW4BML	5MHz	SSB	Ben
11:27	G4IAR	5MHz	SSB	Dave
11:28	M0WIV	5MHz	SSB	John
11:28	G0FVH	5MHz	SSB	David
11:29	G4WSB	5MHz	SSB	Bill
11:30	G3YZY	5MHz	SSB	Howard
11:30	GM4ZMK	5MHz	SSB	Richard
11:31	G8ADD	5MHz	SSB	Brian
11:32	GI4OSF	5MHz	SSB	John
11:35	G0ROW	5MHz	SSB	Alan
11:36	M0XXJ	5MHz	SSB	Jonathan
11:37	G4TJC	5MHz	SSB	Simon
11:40	GM7NZI	5MHz	SSB	Ray
11:41	G3TQQ	5MHz	SSB	Dave
11:44	GW1BXX	144MHz	FM	Adrian

 

Mynydd Llangorse

Once again 2m was dismal but an s2s with Malc MW0NLG on Snowdon made me happy...diolch Malc. After a spot and loads of CQ SOTA on 145.500 I moved to 60m with a nice run of 10 chasers....thanks everyone. I didn't have long to wait before Ben and Richard were calling from Plynlimon GW/MW-001 with Ben on 60m and Richard on 2m...thanks both. Big thanks to Lee 2W0LPU down in Llangorse who kept me company on 2m for most of the day.

Set up and ready

My log

Selfie

The rigs...

13:52	2W0LPU	144MHz	FM	Lee
14:12	MW0NLG	144MHz	FM	Malc s2s Snowdon
14:15	G4WSB	5MHz	SSB	Bill
14:16	MW0OFA	5MHz	SSB	Frank
14:17	G0FEX	5MHz	SSB	Ken
14:17	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
14:18	G4IPB	5MHz	SSB	Paul
14:19	G4IAR	5MHz	SSB	Dave
14:20	G0FVH	5MHz	SSB	David
14:21	G7WKX	5MHz	SSB	Simon
14:22	M0JLA	5MHz	SSB	Rod
14:34	GW4BML/P	5MHz	SSB	Ben s2s Plynlimon
14:43	MW0GWG/P	144MHz	FM	Richard s2s Plynlimon
15:15	GW1BXX	144MHz	FM	Adrian

 

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