Wednesday 14 March 2018

GW/SW-011 Sugar Loaf


GW/SW-011 Sugar Loaf

13/03/2018

Interesting day

With the weather forecast saying that this would be the best day of the week Val and I decided to head for Sugar Loaf as part of our ‘get fit again’ plan…we have some big mountains to climb in the coming months.
Val ready to go
Nearly there...
Gets a bit steeper now... :)
As I arrived on summit I could hear Paul calling from Pen y Garn GW/MW-004…he was quickly in the log using the handheld…nice to hear you on the hills again Paul.  Michael G0POT/p was on one of the famous five Welsh Border  summits and hoping to complete them all during the day...he was also quickly in the log with a 5/9 each way from Brown Clee Hill.  I’d heard Rod on 2m but only managed an s2s when he came on to 60m.

12:05z
MW0PLA/P
144MHz
FM
Paul s2s
12:22z
G0POT/P
144MHz
FM
Michael s2s
12:31z
MW0JLA/P
5MHz
SSB
Rod s2s

 I then spotted myself for 60m with Barry M0IML coming back with a 5/9 then disappearing completely??  Others were hearing me so I worked through my mini pile-up.

12:37z
G8ADD
5MHz
SSB
Brian
12:39z
G4IAR
5MHz
SSB
Dave
12:41z
G4OBK
5MHz
SSB
Phil
12:41z
G4WSB
5MHz
SSB
Bill
12:42z
G0TDM
5MHz
SSB
John
12:43z
GI4ONL
5MHz
SSB
Victor
12:44z
G4WHA/A
5MHz
SSB
Geoff

A quick visit to 80m brought in some more regular chasers with Rod unable to resist another contact with me on this band as well :)

12:49z
G4WSB
3.5MHz
SSB
Bill
12:50z
G0FEX
3.5MHz
SSB
Ken
12:51z
MW0JLA/P
3.5MHz
SSB
Rod s2s diff band
12:54z
M3FEH
3.5MHz
SSB
Karl
12:55z
G6NHW
3.5MHz
SSB
Peter
12:56z
G3RDQ
3.5MHz
SSB
David

My visit to 40m was disappointing with some very weak signal reports although Geoff on the Isle of Hoy was a booming in with 5/9 each way.

13:09z
HB9MKV
7MHz
SSB
Rudi
13:10z
CT2HOV
7MHz
SSB
Nuno
13:11z
HB9DHA
7MHz
SSB
Reinhard
13:13z
GM8OFQ
7MHz
SSB
Geoff.. Island of Hoy

HF qso..... 
The time of day was just about right for a Stateside contact so I thought I’d change links and give it a go…bingo… Charles from Virginia was in my log with 5/5 each way…made my day.
13:24z
K4QS
14MHz
SSB
Charles, Virginia, USA
13:25z
OH3GZ
14MHz
SSB
Jukka, Finland
13:26z
SV2OXS
14MHz
SSB
Cristos, Greece
13:27z
RW3XZ
14MHz
SSB
Alexi, Russia

I phoned Barry M0IML to see if he was on for another go at 60m…this time 5/5 each way with no sudden QSB, Brian and Michael also made my log.  Barry had given me the ‘heads up’ that David EVV/p  was on 60m CW but when I arrived on his frequency he had obviously gone. Up he pops on RRT so I was able to add another s2s to my log including a QSY announcement to pick up Don RQL who had missed me earlier…..no more takers so I moved on to 2m for a final fling from Sugar Loaf.

13:35z
G4ZRP
5MHz
SSB
Brian
13:35z
M0IML
5MHz
SSB
Barry
13:36z
EI3GYB
5MHz
SSB
Michael
13:43z
G0EVV/P
5MHz
SSB
David s2s
13:45z
G0RQL
5MHz
SSB
Don

Sheltered form the wind
Now this was an interesting visit to 2m. Lee had been waiting for me but what followed was a bonus s2s and a real surprise.  I was called by a station with a 5/9 signal and the only part I caught was VK3… ???  It was Brian VK3BCM on Pen y Fan GW/SW-001 on his first UK activation…listen for him during the coming weeks…thanks Brian.   After 3 more contacts with Geoffrey, Mark and Neil I decided to pack up. As always I keep the 2m handheld switched on…paid dividends again as in comes Michael G0POT/p again on his final summit of the day Titterstone Clee Hill…another bonus s2s. Thanks everyone.

13:50z
MW6LPU
144MHz
FM
Lee
13:55z
GW/VK3BCM
144MHz
FM
Brian s2s
13:56z
G7BGA
144MHz
FM
Geoffrey
13:58z
M0LXQ
144MHz
FM
Mark
13:59z
M6NSV
144MHz
FM
Neil
14:18z
G0POT/P
144MHz
FM
Michael s2s

My Activation set up
 (HF) Elecraft KX2 (10 watts) and 4Ah LiPo
 Antenna - 3 band link dipole (60/40/20 (+15m extensions +80m loading coils)
(VHF)  Yaesu FT270 (5watts) and Kenwood TH-F7(70cms)  into a ‘cable tie’ dipole
Antenna support - 7m Fishing pole.

Thanks everyone for the contacts

73 Allan GW4VPX

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