Mountain Goat x2

Mountain Goat x2

GW/SW-003 – Fan Brycheiniog

I couldn’t have picked a better day to reach 2000 activation points and my 500^th SOTA summit activated. The sun was shining and I had Rhodri my son home for a few days and keeping me company on the walk. We even managed to visit the crash site of a Vampire jet which had been on the ‘to do list’ for many years. Thanks everyone for all the contacts and good wishes.

Our target for the day

My GPS route

Approaching Llyn y Fan fawr

Llyn y Fan fawr below

Mountain Goat x2 moment on 2m

Moved outside cairn for HF

Operating on HF

The circular cairn...excellent for protection in the winter

Llyn y Fan fawr below

09:45	GW4TQE/P	144MHz	FM	John s2s Cadair Berwyn
09:49	MW1EYP/P	144MHz	FM	Tom s2s Mynydd Eppynt
09:49	GW6OVD	144MHz	FM	Mal
09:51	2W0JMK	144MHz	FM	Mark
09:52	GW7ODP/M	144MHz	FM	Mike
09:53	GW7MMG	144MHz	FM	Philip
09:54	2W0FLW	144MHz	FM	Derek
09:55	GW0RQL	144MHz	FM	Don
09:57	MW0OFA	144MHz	FM	Frank
09:58	M0OVW	144MHz	FM	Gillian
09:59	GW4BML	144MHz	FM	Ben
10:14	GW4ZHI	144MHz	FM	Bryn
10:38	EI3GYB	5MHz	SSB	Michael
10:39	GI0AZA	5MHz	SSB	Esther
10:39	GW4ZHI	5MHz	SSB	Bryn
10:40	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
10:41	GI0AZB	5MHz	SSB	Ian
10:43	GM4ZMK	5MHz	SSB	Richard
10:44	G3RMD	5MHz	SSB	Frank
10:48	GW4TJC	7MHz	SSB	Simon
10:48	GW4BML	7MHz	SSB	Ben
10:49	2E0AGB	7MHz	SSB	Allen
10:50	EA2DT	7MHz	SSB	Manuel
10:50	F4WBN	7MHz	SSB	Christian
10:51	M0TMD	7MHz	SSB	Helen
10:51	EI3GYB	7MHz	SSB	Michael
10:52	G0FEX	7MHz	SSB	Ken
10:54	G4WTF	7MHz	SSB	Ian
10:54	G0FVH	7MHz	SSB	David
10:54	PE1RMO	7MHz	SSB	Jan
10:55	M0NTC	7MHz	SSB	Gez
10:56	MW0XTK	7MHz	SSB	Philip
10:56	ON7GR	7MHz	SSB	Guido
10:56	EI9GLB	7MHz	SSB	Jim
10:57	G0ELJ	7MHz	SSB	Dave
10:57	GI0AZA	7MHz	SSB	Esther
11:02	OE7PHI	14MHz	SSB	Hansjoerg
11:03	IN3NJB	14MHz	SSB	Roberto
11:04	OE6GND	14MHz	SSB	Gerhard
11:05	GW4BML	14MHz	SSB	Ben
11:06	S57ILF	14MHz	SSB	Franci
11:25	EI6FR/P	144MHz	FM	Declan s2s Trooperstown Hill

 My Log

Heading for the crash site

Vampire info from a book I have

The wreckage...very sad.

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