GW/NW-009

Summit Information for GW/NW-009

Cadair Idris - Penygadair - 893m, 8 points

Association: Wales  Region: North Wales   

Latitude: 52 41 57 N, Longitude: 3 54 32 W

Grid Reference: SH 711130, QTH Locator: IO82BQ 

Today's Sunrise: 06:11 UTC, Today's Sunset: 18:00 UTC 

For our first venture into the North Wales SOTA region, Andy and I chose to activate GW/NW-009 Cadair Idris Although the summit of Cadair Idris is actually called Pen y Gadair most people simply refer to this amazing mountain by its general name Cadair Idris, translated it actually means Chair of Idris, a Welsh giant from Celtic mythology.

Our day began with a 7am start ready for the two and a quarter hour drive to our start point at Minfford. (SH732 115) I chose this route because all I had read about this mountain indicated that this would be the most direct yet physically challenging, with amazing views all the way. We weren't disappointed on either score! This is a truly spectacular mountain, and the many photos I took along the route, fail miserably to capture its sheer scale and beauty.

The route follows the ridge in a clockwise direction high above Llyn Cae, then rejoins the original path at the slate bridge (SH727 120). Total distance is 10Km with a gruelling 874M of ascent. Walking time was around 5 hours.

Our activation was VHF only today, as we wanted to reduce the weight of the kit as much as possible. The take off was excellent and contacts were made into England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, receiving very good reports. Our only problem was being able to keep the antenna up in the very strong wind at the summit.

All in all a very enjoyable day, and hopefully just the first of many visits to the Snowdonia National Park.

Many thanks to all stations that helped with our activation of GW/NW-009

More photos HERE

 

NW-009 (Cadair Idris -Penygadair) CallUsed:GW6OVD/P

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
11:05z	MW6GWR	144MHz	FM	Ricky
11:07z	G3ZDP	144MHz	FM	Jim
11:09z	GW4VPX	144MHz	FM	Allan
11:10z	G1OHH	144MHz	FM	Sue
11:25z	G7OPI	144MHz	FM	Andy
11:26z	MW0BBU	144MHz	FM	Steve
11:28z	MW0IDX	144MHz	FM	Roger
11:30z	G6XBF	144MHz	FM	Rob
11:31z	M0ZOM/P	144MHz	FM	Colin
11:33z	2I0SXG	144MHz	FM	Robert
11:35z	G6XBF	144MHz	FM	Walt
11:36z	GI0AE	144MHz	FM	Tony
11:37z	MW0PJJ	144MHz	FM	Phil
11:37z	G0MKW	144MHz	FM	Tony
11:40z	2E0RNM	144MHz	FM	Mathew
11:41z	MW1AND	144MHz	FM	Mel
11:42z	2E0XYL	144MHz	FM	Karen
11:55z	MW1CFA	144MHz	FM	Kevin
11:56z	MW0IDX	144MHz	FM	Roger
11:57z	M1CNL	144MHz	FM	Peter
11:58z	G4PPC	144MHz	FM	Brian
11:58z	M3VUO	144MHz	FM	Graham

GW/SW021

Summit Information for GW/SW-021

Mynydd Marchywel - 418m, 1 point

Association: Wales  Region: South Wales   

Latitude: 51 43 9 N, Longitude: 3 47 5 W

Grid Reference: SN 768038, QTH Locator: IO81CR 

Today's Sunrise: 06:07 UTC, Today's Sunset: 18:05 UTC






Date:26/Sep/2013 Summit:GW/SW-021 (Mynydd Marchywel) Call Used:GW6OVD/P 

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
10:25z	G3YPQ	5MHz	SSB	Phil
10:29z	G4ZRP	5MHz	SSB	Brian
10:37z	G6ODU	5MHz	SSB	Bob
10:38z	M0MDA	5MHz	SSB	Mick
10:42z	G4TJC	5MHz	SSB	Simon
10:44z	M0JLA	5MHz	SSB	Rod
10:45z	G4OBK	5MHz	SSB	Phil
10:53z	G4HXU	7MHz	SSB	Danny
10:57z	M0RIF	7MHz	SSB	Tony
11:03z	G0WSB	7MHz	SSB	Mike
11:07z	MW3HGR	7MHz	SSB	Hugh
11:18z	F6HMH	7MHz	SSB	Dominique
11:33z	MW0BBU	144MHz	FM	Steve

GW/SW-023 Allt yr Esgair

 GW/SW-023  Allt yr Esgair 

 393m, 1 point

Association: Wales  Region: South Wales   

Latitude: 51 54 37 N, Longitude: 3 16 19 W

Grid Reference: SO 126243, QTH Locator: IO81IV 

Today's Sunrise: 05:55 UTC, Today's Sunset: 18:17 UTC

Today's starting point is at the village hall at SO122 256 where there is ample parking and a picnic table with great views over Llangorse Lake. From here there is a very clearly defined footpath all the way to the summit which is around 1.5K with 193M of ascent..  Since my last activation of this summit, there has been a great deal of work done to improve the path which used to be very muddy in places.

At the summit there is a dry stone wall, which offers a nice sheltered spot to operate from.

Alt yr Esgair is surrounded by high ground which would make a  purely VHF activation a little challenging, so most of my contacts were made on HF.

Alan (GW4VPX) and Steve (GW0BBU) were activating SW-010 Craig Y Llyn, on the opposite side of the Brecon Beacons, so during our S2S qso we arranged to rendezvous  for a chinwag and to put a face to the voice over a cup of coffee.  Great to finally meet the lads in person after so many S2S chats.

Date:20/Sep/2013 Summit:GW/SW-023 (Allt yr Esgair) Call Used:GW6OVD/P Points: 1 

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
09:20z	GW4VPX	144MHz	FM	Allan S2S GW/SW010
09:21z	GW6DGU	144MHz	FM	Roy
09:27z	MW0TOX	144MHz	FM	Baz
09:29z	MW1AND	144MHz	FM	Mel
09:34z	M0IML	5MHz	SSB	Barry S2S G/SE013
09:37z	G6LUZ	5MHz	SSB	Steve
09:38z	G8ADD	5MHz	SSB	Brian
09:39z	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
09:40z	G8AVU	5MHz	SSB	Bob
09:42z	G0VWP	5MHz	SSB	Terry
09:43z	G4OBK	5MHz	SSB	Phil
09:44z	G0TRB	5MHz	SSB	Roger
09:45z	GI4ONL	5MHz	SSB	Victor
09:45z	G0ELJ	5MHz	SSB	Dave
09:46z	G4IIJ	5MHz	SSB	Ian
09:59z	G3PNH	7MHz	SSB	Bernard
10:17z	G4ZRP	7MHz	SSB	Brian
10:19z	G0EOB	7MHz	SSB	Fred
10:20z	M0IML	7MHz	SSB	Barry
10:23z	LX2JV	7MHz	SSB	Jeff
10:25z	GB2CPM	7MHz	SSB	Peter
10:30z	G3ZQQ	7MHz	SSB	Jim
10:36z	MW0BBU	144MHz	FM	Steve S"S GW/SW-010

GW/SW-018

Summit Information for GW/SW-018

Mynydd Eppynt - 478m, 1 point

Association: Wales  Region: South Wales   

Latitude: 52 6 21 N, Longitude: 3 31 6 W

Grid Reference: SN 961464, QTH Locator: IO82FC 

Today's Sunrise: 05:43 UTC, Today's Sunset: 18:37 UTC 


Date:12/Sep/2013 Summit:GW/SW-018 (Mynydd Eppynt) Call Used:GW6OVD/P Points: 1 Bonus: 0 

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
10:37z	M0JLA	5MHz	SSB	Rod
10:38z	G6LUZ	5MHz	SSB	Steve
10:40z	GW4VPX	5MHz	SSB	Allan
10:41z	G4ZRP	5MHz	SSB	Brian
10:43z	G8ADD	5MHz	SSB	Brian
10:44z	M0IML	5MHz	SSB	Barry
10:46z	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
10:47z	M0MDA	5MHz	SSB	Mick
10:49z	G4MHN	5MHz	SSB	John
11:06z	G0ROW	5MHz	SSB	Alan
11:08z	G0ELJ	5MHz	SSB	Dave
11:12z	2E0XYL	144MHz	FM	Karen
11:13z	G1OHH	144MHz	FM	Susan
11:20z	MW3PZO	7MHz	SSB	Sean
11:21z	G4UOO	7MHz	SSB	John
11:25z	ON7KJW	7MHz	SSB	John
11:27z	G4DAX	7MHz	SSB	Dave
11:31z	2E0COI	7MHz	SSB	Peter
11:36z	G0TDM	7MHz	SSB	John
11:37z	DJ5AV	7MHz	SSB	Mike
11:38z	PA0SKP	7MHz	SSB	Sake
11:39z	GW0WLQ	7MHz	SSB	Rob
11:41z	G6TUH	7MHz	SSB	Mike
11:42z	PA0B	7MHz	SSB	Rob
11:44z	DF5WA	7MHz	SSB	Berthold
11:45z	M3XIE	7MHz	SSB	Dave
11:46z	G0RQL	7MHz	SSB	Don
11:47z	M0BKV	7MHz	SSB	Damian
11:48z	M0XVF	7MHz	SSB	Jeramy
11:49z	M0TLX	7MHz	SSB	David
11:50z	EA1LQ	7MHz	SSB	Earnesto
11:51z	G4ASA	7MHz	SSB	Dave
11:52z	G7IUI	7MHz	SSB	Bill
11:53z	G4FGJ	7MHz	SSB	Gordon
11:56z	EI2KD	7MHz	SSB	Rodney
11:57z	MM3PDM	7MHz	SSB	Peter
11:59z	M6SDX	7MHz	SSB	Steve

GW/MW-003

Summit Information for GW/MW-003

Drygarn Fawr - 645m, 4 points

Association: Wales  Region: Mid Wales   

Latitude: 52 12 43 N, Longitude: 3 40 1 W

Grid Reference: SN 862584, QTH Locator: IO82EF 

Today's Sunrise: 05:40 UTC, Today's Sunset: 18:42 UTC 

For today's activation of Drygarn Fawr I parked near the ford at SN836 555 where there is plenty of room for 8-10 cars.  

The route I chose was around a 10k round trip, starting by heading north east following the forestry track as far as SN851 562  and then cross country towards the summit.  The gradient is fairly gradual most of the way but I found it very wet under foot in places.  The walk to the summit took around an hour with just over 300M of ascent.

Conditions at the summit were a little challenging today, with a high wind making antenna erection a little difficult to say the least.  I found myself a nice sheltered spot between the trig point and the cairn and set up my trusty 857 ready for the many contacts to come.

Many thanks to all stations that helped with my activation of  Drygarn Fawr today.

 73, Mal (GW6OVD)

Log for GW6OVD/P

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
10:10z	MW0BBU	7MHz	SSB
11:00z	G4ZRP	5MHz	SSB
11:13z	G4ASA	5MHz	SSB	Dave S2S G/TW-004
11:18z	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB
11:19z	G6LUZ	5MHz	SSB
11:20z	G0TRB	5MHz	SSB
11:22z	G4SEF	5MHz	SSB
11:25z	G4OBK	5MHz	SSB
11:26z	G4DAX	5MHz	SSB
11:27z	G0VWP	5MHz	SSB
11:33z	GW7PFY	144MHz	FM
11:35z	G7EDZ	144MHz	FM
11:42z	MW1AND	144MHz	FM
11:43z	GM0AXY	5MHz	SSB
11:56z	EI4DC	7MHz	SSB
12:04z	ON7KJW	7MHz	SSB
12:04z	F5MCC	7MHz	SSB
12:05z	I2CZQ	7MHz	SSB
12:10z	G0TRB	7MHz	SSB
12:12z	M0DXT	7MHz	SSB
12:13z	ON5CM	7MHz	SSB
12:13z	G6TUH	7MHz	SSB
12:15z	2E0YYY	7MHz	SSB	Mike S2S TW-004
12:15z	EB2CZF	7MHz	SSB
12:16z	MX0SSW	7MHz	SSB
12:16z	MW3PZO	7MHz	SSB
12:17z	2W0WDS	7MHz	SSB
12:18z	M0BKV	7MHz	SSB
12:20z	MW6GWR	7MHz	SSB
12:22z	GM4YMM	7MHz	SSB
12:24z	DJ5AV	7MHz	SSB
12:24z	PA0FAW	7MHz	SSB
12:25z	GW4ONI	7MHz	SSB
12:26z	DF5WA	7MHz	SSB
12:26z	ON5EQ	7MHz	SSB
12:26z	EA2CKX	7MHz	SSB
12:27z	DL2EF	7MHz	SSB
12:28z	DK2ZH	7MHz	SSB

GW / SW - 038

Summit Information for GW/SW-038

Mynydd Drumau - 272m, 1 point

Association: Wales  Region: South Wales   

Latitude: 51 41 9 N, Longitude: 3 50 44 W

Grid Reference: SN 725002, QTH Locator: IO81BQ 

Today's Sunrise: 05:33 UTC, Today's Sunset: 18:54 UTC 

Log For GW6OVD/P

Time	Call	Band	Mode	Notes
11:43z	G4ZRB	5MHz	SSB	Brian
11:45z	G6ODU	5MHz	SSB	Bob
11:46z	G8MIA	5MHz	SSB	Andy
11:47z	G0RQL	5MHz	SSB	Don
11:48z	G0VWP	5MHz	SSB	Terry
11:49z	MW0WYN	5MHz	SSB	Dulyn
11:50z	G4FGJ	5MHz	SSB	Gordon
11:51z	G0TRB	5MHz	SSB	Roger
11:52z	G4ASA	7MHz	SSB	Dave S2S NP-010
11:52z	2E0YYY	7MHz	SSB	Mike S2S NP-010
11:53z	M0IML	7MHz	SSB	Barry