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Tuesday 27 August 2013

GW/SW - 017

Summit Information for GW/SW-017
Hirfynydd - 481m, 1 point
Association: Wales  Region: South Wales   
Latitude: 51 45 18 N, Longitude: 3 41 0 W
Grid Reference: SN 839076, QTH Locator: IO81DR



Our starting point for today's activation is Banwen SN855 095.  
From here the route, which is mostly forestry track, heads south-west towards the summit which is around 3.5k with 230M of ascent.
The gradient is fairly gentle for the majority of the way making it a very pleasant walk.
From the summit you can see most of the major summits of the Brecon Beacons and as an added bonus,there are lots of convenient fence posts for supporting antennas.
Phil and I spent around two hours at the summit and made many interesting contacts on 60, 40 & 2M including six summit to summit.
Many thanks to all those who helped with our second activation of Hirfynydd and made this such an enjoyable day out for Phil and myself























                  Log for GW6OVD
Time CallBandModeNotes
09:26zM0IML5MHzSSBBarry
09:27zG6RUZ5MHzSSBSteve
09:28zM0JLA5MHzSSBRod
09:32zG4ZRP5MHzSSBBrian
09:33zG8ADD5MHzSSBBrian
09:34zGI0HWO5MHzSSBJohn
09:44zGI4ONL5MHzSSBVictor
09:46zG4OBK5MHzSSBPhil
09:46zG0RQL5MHzSSBDon
09:47zG0TRB5MHzSSBDave
09:48zM0COP5MHzSSBPeter
09:58zGW4VPX5MHzSSBAlan
10:07zEC2AG7MHzSSBAntonio
10:08zMW6GWR7MHzSSBRicky
10:22zG4CQZ7MHzSSBMartin
10:30zG4SXA144MHzFMPaul
11:04zF/G4AFI7MHzSSBAndrew
11:05zMW6GNA144MHzFMAngela
11:06zGM0FTX7MHzSSBIrene
11:08zDL2KAS7MHzSSBHanz
11:22zG0VRR7MHzSSBPhil


Sunday 18 August 2013

GW/SW-030 & SW-024


Summit Information for GW/SW-030
Mynydd Machen - 362m, 1 point
Association: Wales  Region: South Wales   
Latitude: 51 36 12 N, Longitude: 3 7 24 W
Grid Reference: ST 223900, QTH Locator: IO81KO 















TimeCallBandModeNotes
09:52z2W0KED144MHzFMSteve
09:54zGW0UHO144MHzFMPeter
09:58zGW4ZUJ144MHzFMBernard
10:03zM0MSZ144MHzFMMartin
10:07zGW4MTE144MHzFMRichard
10:12zG3RMD144MHzFMFrank
10:15zM3RLH144MHzFMMike
10:18zM1JMH144MHzFMJohn
10:20zG4MUF144MHzFMRichard
10:25zG4SXR144MHzFMColin



Summit Information for GW/SW-024
Mynydd y Lan - 385m, 1 point
Association: Wales  Region: South Wales   
Latitude: 51 37 26 N, Longitude: 3 8 43 W
Grid Reference: ST 208923, QTH Locator: IO81KO 

















TimeCallBandModeNotes
12:02zG4MUF144MHzFMRichard
12:03zMW3CXA144MHzFMMark
12:05zG0VFK144MHzFMMike
12:10zG4KPM144MHzFMMalcolm
12:16zG0VOF5MHzSSBMark
12:18zG4RQJ/P5MHzSSBRob
12:20zG3RMD5MHzSSBFrank
12:22zG0RQL5MHzSSBDon
12:24zG6LUZ5MHzSSBSteve
12:25zG4UXH5MHzSSBColin
12:26zG4ZRP5MHzSSBBrian
12:27zG8EMO5MHzSSBGordon
12:27zG8ADD5MHzSSBBrian
12:30zM0YDH5MHzSSBDavid
12:32zG0TRB5MHzSSBRoger
12:33zG3MPN5MHzSSBDavid
12:35zG4DYC5MHzSSBMike