9 contacts were made on 23cm, followed by a S2S on 2m as I was just about to leave. I called a few times on 4m FM but with no replies.
The lake at Trawsfynydd was glowing nicely in the distance with Sir Basil’s cubes clearly visible, just not in my photo which was unfortunately a bit blurred.
Similar conditions killed my 817 on that summit. Taught me a major lesson to keep my rig protected against rapid changes in the weather. Lovely summit though and a pleasant walk in.
Well done on all the 23cm contacts. An absolutely brilliant achievement.
Nice one Peter. I saw your spot but didn’t have a radio for that frequency. I was hoping you would go onto 2m, but I missed you, sorry. Nice set of pictures.
The S2S that got away! I was on Shining Tor (no surprise there)! The Peak District seemed to be bathed in sunshine, except where I was. A black cloud sat over the hill until I started walking down, when it cleared! Coldest activation of the year so far for me. It was freezing! The hand warmer in the battery bag worked well!
Next time!
This is why I bought a Discovery TX-500. The video of Peter Waters with a watering can and the TX500 on his patio had me ordering it from Waters and Stanton the next day. The last straw was finding big drips off the bothy bag dropping onto the radio. The KX3 has been home based ever since.
Weight has demoted the TX-500 in favour of the QMX - with a lighter battery too.
I’ve risked my KX3 on a few inclement outings, but it is partially protected in a special case. I usually use my 817 if the weather looks iffy and always operate the rig inside my backpack… not particularly easy when I am using the KX3 with its different ergonomics.
Occasionally I’ve been caught out by a rapid change on conditions. Swirling winds in combination with snow or graupel is particularly difficult to deal with, especially as the 817 runs warm and does an excellent job of causing an instant melt. Water dripping off a coat hood can also be an issue. Such is the life of an all-weathwr activator.
