Saturday, 19 February 2022

GW/SW-010 Craig y Llyn

 GW/SW-010 Craig y Llyn

15/02/2022

After the storm

The band of rain (storm) took slightly longer to pass through so I had to change my Alert on Sotawatch as I sat in the car waiting for it to ease. I’d parked at SN921024.

Waiting....

A couple of WhatsApp messages from my weather scouts to the West prepared me for the improvement and although it was misty and damp I eventually had a rain free activation. 

My set up on a misty and wet summit

I set up at the side of the track below the Trig and about 200m to the North of the memorial for the young boy who lost his life at the spot in 1902. My antenna was out in the open but I was sheltered from the wind by the high bank 34 chasers ITL ...no response to my calls and spot on 2m probably due to the location and trees. 

Mini unun transformer for my hybrid EFHW

I was testing my super light newly built home brew 49:1 Unun transformer for the EFHW which performed really well I think with the KX2 set to 8 watts... a really light weight set up now. Bothy bag was out today just to keep the radio gear dry but it wasn't really needed.

12:20

G0RQL

5MHz

SSB

Don

12:21

GW4BML

5MHz

SSB

Ben

12:22

G0FEX

5MHz

SSB

Ken

12:23

G4OBK

5MHz

SSB

Phil

12:23

GW0PLP

5MHz

SSB

Don

12:24

MW0OFA

5MHz

SSB

Frank

12:24

G4IPB

5MHz

SSB

Paul

12:34

GW0PLP

7MHz

SSB

Don

12:35

M0JLA

7MHz

SSB

Rod

12:35

2E0FEH

7MHz

SSB

Karl

12:36

M0RWX

7MHz

SSB

Robert

12:36

G4OOE

7MHz

SSB

Nick

12:37

EA2DT

7MHz

SSB

Manuel

12:37

2E0AGB

7MHz

SSB

Allen

12:38

G6LKB

7MHz

SSB

David

12:39

GI0AZA

7MHz

SSB

Esther

12:40

G0KKQ

7MHz

SSB

ED

12:41

G4AZS

7MHz

SSB

Adrian

12:41

GI0AZB

7MHz

SSB

Ian

12:42

G4TJC

7MHz

SSB

Simon

12:43

2W0JHE

7MHz

SSB

Leigh

12:44

G3YED

7MHz

SSB

Richard

12:45

EI9GLB

7MHz

SSB

Jim

12:46

M0TMD

7MHz

SSB

Helen

12:46

M0NMI

7MHz

SSB

David

12:46

G3TQQ

7MHz

SSB

Dave

12:47

M6VWX

7MHz

SSB

Graham

12:50

2E0BTR

7MHz

SSB

Geoff

12:51

EI5IHB

7MHz

SSB

Garrett

12:57

IX1IHR

14MHz

SSB

Claudio

13:00

OH1MM

14MHz

SSB

Pasi

13:01

DD0VE

14MHz

SSB

Ralf

13:02

SP9MA

14MHz

SSB

Jarek

13:02

OK8CX/P

14MHz

SSB

Olaf

 

I visited this before I left the summit

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

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