Last Sunday morning was the third cumulative 4m contest so as a change from operating from the vehicle based portable station I decided to go up to my usual backpacking site on Foel Fenlli, NW-051.
I left home at 08:45 in thick fog and a temperature of 5C and 15 minutes later arrived at the Bwlch Penbarra car pack in glorious sunshine and a temperature of minus 0.5C!
Got to the summit and feasted on some spectacular views of the fog filled valleys. I took some photos but of course they don’t do full justice to what the eye sees!
I was so carried away with admiring the views and taking photos that I was ten minutes late starting the contest!
I had 32 contacts in the two hour contest and it was just like sitting there on a summers day - very enjoyable.
Packed up the 4m gear and had four contacts with the 2m handy, GW7AAV, 2E0PXW, GW0DSP and a S2S with M3UUM/P, then off home for lunch.
Great morning out!
73
Ron, GW4EVX