| Post by MW0IDX on 19th June 2012 at 18:59 |
Thank to all those who called into GB10SOTA today, sorry I missed a few chasers but HF conditions were very poor.
Best DX was N1EU on 20m SSB, very good signal Barry, the only NA station heard!
A PI4 on Holiday was also on the summit, nice to have a chat with him. I must have his suffix incorrect as a different fellow appears on QRZ.com under the call sign I had written down.
I will be using the special call again this Monday from Snowdon, hopefully HF conditions will be a lot better and I can work a lot more callers. This time I will be joined by M0YDH who will concentrate on 2m FM/SSB while I'll stick to HF.
73
Roger MW0IDX GB10SOTA
K2 44' Doublet 100 QSO's logged
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| Post by G1PIE on 19th June 2012 at 19:05 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Thanks for the qso today on 40 mtrs,plus the GB call. well done and keep up the good work.
73,
mark. |
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| Post by G6TUH on 19th June 2012 at 20:52 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Hello Roger, thanks very much for your efforts today. You MUST remember not to leave your gloves in the car again. I listened on all the bands you worked today and only made it 40m. I hope you later defrosted 8-) Well done. Mike |
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| Post by ON4CAP on 19th June 2012 at 20:57 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Thanks for the first qso today on 40 mtrs. Andr |
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| Post by G4OBK on 19th June 2012 at 21:32 |
Well done Roger - hope the mist cleared...it's a great callsign to get the use of.
73 Phil
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| Post by M0TUB on 19th June 2012 at 22:57 |
In reply to G4OBK:
Good stuff Roger
Nice to work you on 2m. Couldn't hear you on any other band.
Regards
Dave
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| Post by G1INK on 20th June 2012 at 08:26 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Roger I hope to get you s2s from a German summit. Who knows, if I do the Hohe Acht DM/RP-001, I may even hear David on 2m (I`ll have my 5ele sotabeam with me).
73. |
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| Post by MW0IDX on 20th June 2012 at 10:44 |
In reply to G1INK:
Hi Steve,
I'll certainly be listening out for you, I think David will be taking a beam too.
73
Roger MW0IDX |
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| Post by MW6GWR on 20th June 2012 at 10:57 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Thanks Roger for the new summit and 3 bands i got on 2 meter just as you went qrt hope to get you on monday.
Ricky |
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| Post by N1EU on 20th June 2012 at 14:09 |
Nice to work you Roger and glad to make it into the log. 20M condx were very strange yesterday - seemed like spotlight propagation only between select areas. We had great propagation W1-EU early in the day. But when I activated W1/MB-010 at 2000Z, the only place I had propagation to was W4 and the W4 signals were unusually loud (and vice versa).
73,
Barry N1EU
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| Post by M1EYP on 20th June 2012 at 21:30 |
I hope you had a great day Roger. What was the interest like on the bands? All phone, or some CW? Any interest from Joe Public on the mountain?
Tom M1EYP
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| Post by MW0IDX on 20th June 2012 at 21:39 |
In reply to M1EYP:
Very much enjoyed it Tom. Propagation was very poor so I could have done a lot better on the bands. I think the majority of callers knew about the SES or what it was about.
All phone alas, it was bitterly cold on the summit which was covered in cloud until the end of the activation and I left my gloves in the car (first and last time I'll do that). I'm out of practice as it is on CW but I'll have a go on Monday and hopefully on the higher bands this time.
The only interest was another Ham from Holland who called me on 2m FM first and said he was also on the summit. He was standing just above me on the trig point!
73
Roger GB10SOTA |
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| Post by M0YDH on 22nd June 2012 at 11:51 |
In reply to G1INK:
Hello Steve. That would be an extraordinary contact! I will carry the 3 ele beam and a couple of pole sections plus any equipment for operating on the lunar surface that is the scarred summit of Yr Wyddfa. Normally for high mountains lower pack weight and non-radio companions lead to me taking just a plastic pipe dipole. I get to write 'speedier erection' here but better insert antenna between the two words. HI. Happily GB10SOTA is on the air for well over an hour so there's no pressure from bored, cold relatives and I can deploy better gear.
There's always a Palm paddle sat on top of my 817 and I will try to copy any snail's pace Morse I can hear while on SSB. I've never managed more than 3 cw QSO's during activations before having a mental breakdown and turning the rig off. I'll tip my hat to those who find the mode to be second nature.
My in-laws are sweltering in a prolonged heat wave in Ingolstadt, Bayern. I just pray for dry weather for all activators wherever you may be.
73 es sd
David M0YDH / Dei MW0YDH/p |
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| Post by G3CWI on 22nd June 2012 at 12:19 |
In reply to G1INK:
> Roger I hope to get you s2s from a German summit. Who knows, if I do
> the Hohe Acht DM/RP-001, I may even hear David on 2m (I`ll have my
> 5ele sotabeam with me).
Steve
If the weather is good I might try for a S2S. Will you have CW available?
73
Richard
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| Post by VK3WAM on 26th June 2012 at 08:09 |
In reply to G3CWI:
Is the 2nd of July GB10SOTA activation still on? It seems like the one yesterday did not happen? If conditions permit, it would be nice to attempt a VK/GW s2s with GB10SOTA
73 de Wayne VK3WAM |
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| Post by MW0IDX on 26th June 2012 at 09:29 |
In reply to VK3WAM:
Hi Wayne, yes hopefully this Monday's activation will go ahead. It would be great to have a S2S with VK. Let me know if you have a preferred band/frequency.
Unfortunately I had to cancel yesterday's activation due to my father (mw0ydx) being taken seriously ill. Thankfully he seems to be stable at present.
73
Roger gb10sota mw0idx |
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| Post by GW4ZPL on 26th June 2012 at 09:32 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Best wishes from this end hope he makes a full recovery John. |
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| Post by VK3WAM on 26th June 2012 at 10:55 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
> Hi Wayne, yes hopefully this Monday's activation will go ahead. It
> would be great to have a S2S with VK. Let me know if you have a
> preferred band/frequency.
I am hoping that I will be able to go QRO to get through. We can try 20 and 15m either SSB or CW. I am not sure about enough mobile coverage for internet from the summit that I will go to, but there should be at least enough for SMS. What is the coverage like from GW/NW-001? If there is some, perhaps we can coordinate though SMS.
> Unfortunately I had to cancel yesterday's activation due to my father
> (mw0ydx) being taken seriously I'll. Thankfully he seems to be stable
> at present.
Hope he makes a full recovery.
73 de Wayne VK3WAM
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| Post by MW0IDX on 26th June 2012 at 16:43 |
In reply to VK3WAM:
Hi Wayne,
I'll be taking my K2 and will be using around 10 watts to a 44 foot doublet so 20/15m cw ssb will be fine. Phone coverage from Snowdon is usually good so we should be able to coordinate.
If anyone else would like to make a sked just send me an email via qrz.com.
Thanks for the kind comments, you and John.
73
Roger GB10SOTA MW0IDX |
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| Post by M0MDA on 1st July 2012 at 10:16 |
In reply to MW0IDX: Hi Roger, is there any chance of a weekend activation?
I would love to get GB10SOTA in the log but unable to do so because of work.
Hope to work you soon, Thanks, 73 de M0MDA
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| Post by MW0IDX on 1st July 2012 at 10:54 |
In reply to M0MDA:
Hi Mick,
Unfortunately I'm just too busy at the weekends to activate these days sorry. Any chance you can take a 2m handie into work to use during your lunch break?
73
Roger MW0IDX |
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| Post by M0MDA on 1st July 2012 at 11:28 |
In reply to MW0IDX: Hi Roger, thanks very much for your reply.
I could take a handheld in but i work in Leeds city centre and its very poor for VHF, so no chance of making the trip.
Good luck with your activations of GB10SOTA
73 de Mick, M0MDA
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| Post by MW0IDX on 2nd July 2012 at 08:25 |
I arrived at Pen y Pass car park at 7.30am covered with low cloud, heavy rain and strong winds. After waiting for about an hour to see if there would be an improvement I reluctantly decided to head back home. The weather would have been just too bad at the top to activate.
I have only next Monday left to use this special callsign so fingers crossed all goes well.
Sorry to anyone who was waiting for a contact today, especially VK3WAM, that would have been a nice S2S.
73
Roger GB10SOTA MW0IDX |
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| Post by G4RQJ on 2nd July 2012 at 08:38 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Same here Roger,looks like a museum day!Still here next Monday,so hope for better wx
73 Rob and Audrey
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| Post by G1FOA on 2nd July 2012 at 17:46 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
> I arrived at Pen y Pass car park at 7.30am covered with low cloud,
> heavy rain and strong winds. After waiting for about an hour to see if
> there would be an improvement I reluctantly decided to head back home.
> The weather would have been just too bad at the top to activate.
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>
You've obviously got a lot more sense than me Roger. I got to the NW access to Glasgwm decided that the light rain would soon stop so went ahead. No too bad through the forest but once on the fell the rain started to steadly get worse. But I was over half way there so I went on. Aa I made the final accent to the summit the rain eased.
Got to the top and down it came again, but I was here now so at least I'd try an activation.
So there I was crouched over the kit box mic in one hand, chinagraph pencil in the other and the laminated copy of a blank log resting on the top of the box.
"CQ SOTA GW1FOA/P CQ CQ" 5 minutes and five contacts later and I was ready to pack up and get down again. Given the nature of the ground the desent was fairly causious.
By the time I got back to the car I was soaked to the skin. I literally
don't have one dry piece of clothing on. I had a spare jumper in the boot but no socks, trousers or under pants. So I changed into the jumper took the both pairs of socks off. What was I going to do about the trousers - well I got my waterproof ones out of the rucksack and changed into them, (always knew they'd come in handy sometime). Then the rain stopped!!!
My thanks MW3YMI, MW3GKI/M, MW0BLU, MW0IML & MW0WEE for the chasing.
If the equipment and me have dried out by then and it's not raining I might just might go up again tomorrow
Peter
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| Post by G8ADD on 2nd July 2012 at 18:01 |
In reply to G1FOA:
That reminds me of a day out I had in pre-SOTA days, the days when you didn't need a mortgage to park at Pen y Pass! It was raining hard and blowing harder, but hey ho! We're climbers, we're hard men, so it was heads down and into the clag! As we approached the railway the rain stopped and the cloud lifted, and at the summit we got our reward: the cloud was just above our heads, the valleys were a sea of white, and half-way between the two was a thin broken band of cloud, a magical experience - sliced mountains!
Needless to say, the heavens opened again as we descended, and despite waterproofs the tent was steaming from wet clothes that evening so we retreated to the Vaynol Arms!
73
Brian G8ADD |
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| Post by MW0IDX on 9th July 2012 at 20:16 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Many thanks for all the contacts I had today, I'll write up a report in time for next month's SOTA news.
73
Roger MW0IDX GB10SOTA |
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| Post by MW0IDX on 28th August 2012 at 19:26 |
In reply to MW0IDX:
Today I've received the QSL cards for this SES back from the printers. The direct requests that I have received so far will be sent off tomorrow.
Thanks & 73
Roger MW0IDX GB10SOTA |
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