GW/MW-004 Pen y Garn
17/09/2016
I was happily working in the garden ready for turning it
over for the winter when an Alert came up for an activation
of Pen y Garn. It was Jonathan GW2HFR
and as we had spoken on many occasions of a joint activation I sent him a quick
message saying that I would join him. As my rucksack and radio equipment are
always ready I was away within 15 minutes and on the road heading North…the
garden could wait. I was already on
summit when Jonathan phoned to say he was nearing Devil’s Bridge and would be
with me soon…some local knowledge was exchanged to make his route to the summit
a little easier :)
My set up
The ever faithfull Yaesu FT270
I’d already had 8 contacts on 2m before Jonathan arrived
including a bonus s2s with Karl on Snowdon but sadly missing Phil and Andy on
Trichrug…they did however call me on their way home in the car…thanks both. I did speak to MW6XRN/p on his way up to Pen y
Fan but never got a another contact with him :(
I was leaving HF to Jonathan as I
had already visited the summit for
Winter Bonus in February
12:10z
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2W0ZZU
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144MHz
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FM
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Elgan
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12:30z
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MW6XRN/P
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144MHz
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FM
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12:39z
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GW1VQN/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Karl s2s
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12:43z
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G1VXS/P
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144MHz
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FM
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Steve
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12:47z
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MW0PJJ/M
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144MHz
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FM
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Phil
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12:48z
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GW7RKC/M
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144MHz
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FM
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Andy
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12:51z
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G3UDA
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144MHz
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FM
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Ken
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12:59z
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G7RHF
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144MHz
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FM
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Al
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13:17z
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GW7JMZ/M
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144MHz
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FM
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John
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Jonathan arrived soon after I finished on 2m but I prompted
him to get the s2s with Karl who was still calling from Snowdon....in the log :)
Jonathan's set-up (see below)
10m fishing pole with linked dipole
As I
have always said it is well worth organising a joint activation with someone as
it is nice to see how they approach an activation, this is especially so if you
are starting out in SOTA.
Jonathan in QSO with regular SOTA chaser Mick M0MDA using his Icom IC7300
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13:14z
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GW1VQN/P
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144MHz
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FM
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13:41z
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OH1KT
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:42z
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VE1WT
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:45z
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OK2PDT
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:45z
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EU2UMM
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:46z
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N1GB
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:46z
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OH3GZ
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:47z
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HB9CGA
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:48z
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EA2CKX
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:49z
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SV2FLM
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:49z
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RV9DC
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14MHz
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SSB
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13:50z
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IZ8KPT
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14MHz
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SSB
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14:06z
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G4AZS
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:08z
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G6CNF
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:08z
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M0MDA
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:09z
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G4IAR
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:10z
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G8VNW
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:12z
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M5AFG
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:14z
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M0JLA
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:15z
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MK0BKV
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:16z
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G8ADD
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:16z
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G8ADD
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:18z
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M0NTC
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:19z
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M0RGZ
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:21z
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G0GWY
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:21z
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G0GWY
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:24z
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GM4WHA
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:27z
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MW0CSD
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5MHz
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SSB
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14:47z
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PA7RA
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7MHz
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SSB
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14:48z
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EA2DT
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7MHz
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SSB
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14:49z
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DD0VE
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7MHz
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SSB
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14:50z
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IW3AGO
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7MHz
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SSB
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14:50z
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DK3DUA
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7MHz
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SSB
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14:51z
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HB9AGH
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7MHz
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SSB
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Jonathan's Log
Now Jonathan and I have done a fair few summits but
you are never too old to learn and it was great to see his Elecraft KX3 and
homebrew linear in action and to discuss antenna configurations and designs for
SOTA…we enjoyed quite a few hours of chatting and playing radio…more chatting
than radio :) …thanks Jonathan.
As yet Jonathan has not uploaded his log to the database but
as soon as he does I will post it here.
My activation set up today:- ) Yaesu FT270
(5watts) + 2m Dipole. Antenna support - 7m Fishing pole.
Jonathan’s set up:- Elecraft KX3, homebrew linear with 9Ah LiPo,
Antenna support – 10m Fishing pole with linked dipole.
Thanks
everyone for the contacts.
73
Allan GW4VPX and Jonathan GW2HFR
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