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