GW/NW-078 - Rhinog Fach

 

GW/NW-078 - Rhinog Fach

27/April/2022

Hard Slog

Great day but what a hard slog. Rhinog Fach GW/NW-078 was my target as it has been recently been given Marilyn status and so became a new SOTA summit. 

Rhinog Fach to the left of centre

I downloaded and followed Gerald MW0WML's route from SOTA mapping (also on SOTLAS). 

My route

Gerald's GPS route is spot on and follows a well worn but at times difficult bouldery terrain...it's a case of head down and watch where you put your feet...oh! and it's really steep in many places...I now have great respect for all the Rhinogs. 

Follow the sign

Mountain Goats

Wildlife

Ladder stile then stiff climb

My Office

40 contacts in my log... 9 on 2m-fm, 20 on 40m-ssb, 11 on 20m-ssb. 3 s2s...John GW4TQE/p on Cyrn y Brain, Richie MW7RJO/p on Pen Llithrig y Wrach.. both these activators 'hung around' on 2m-fm to get me...thank you both....and finally a surprise s2s with Adrian G4AZS/p on Rombalds Moor on 40m.  

VHF & VHF

Saw plenty of wildlife including fellow Mountain Goats😀 and also a Beechcraft Texan from RAF Valley which flew the bwlch between Y Llethr and my summit...managed one reasonable photo.

Texan from RAF Valley

Views

Towards Trawsfynydd

Llein Peninsula

Heading down

Heading down 2

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 Jim

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX