Special day for me. After 15 years i’ve done my 1000th activation and 1001… 
Lot’s of fun along the way, meeting like minded people from New Zealand to Norway and many points in between.
Made some proper friends, not just radio acquaintances, along the way. Thanks to everyone who has made it such fun.
Here’s to the next 1000.
It was Mynydd Troed GW/SW-009 this afternoon.
Thats gotta make for some sore feet 
I was especially pleased with the qso with you on Tuesday on WB-013 Garaway Hill
At 182km (113miles in proper money) not a bad trip on 2m especially as it was omni-vertical on both sides. Ok, you were not very strong, but I guess after working you quite a few times on your 1000 activations getting to know a voice really helps
To be fair, the signal was up and down with stetches of R5 but fast fading and very little movment on the S meter. I did have a listen both Tueday and Today for the other summits, but not even a whisper of anything, so maybe a little enhancement took place.
As an aside, when you were on Mynydd Bodafon the other week, Allan GW4VPX was the strongest I’ve ever heard him from home. Odd really since, that would be about 45 degrees off on the direct beam heading. I really need to get that valley to valley contact in the log since when you look at the mass thats in the way, there must be a really thin path somewhere between the hills.
Ian
Congratulations Gerald..another milestone 
Thanks for all the joint activations , Sota holidays and chases along your journey…what next?
73 Allan & Val
Well done Gerald. Delighted to have shared a tiny fraction of those miles with you. Thanks for the company!
Many congratulations Gerald and glad we could help you and Sue celebrate last night - but it was a long time before you admitted your achievement (we heard a lot more about Welsh farmers who didn’t trim their hedges neatly enough so the van was a bit cleaner when you parked between the hills, than you had expected!). BTW I’ve never seen the top of Mynydd Troed (or the fields behind) look that yellow colour before. That is really highlighting the scorching weather conditions we’ve been having recently and that SE Wales and Herefordshire are apparently approaching official drought conditions with 29C predicted for Hereford again next week.
Onwards and upwards and I look forward to the next time we can meet up - either on a summit or at a dinner table.
Viki M6BWA
Congratulations Gerald. A wonderful achievement with lots of fun along the way. Well done.
Amazing, I’m in awe of those with such high numbers and the Goats. I especially like the fact that experienced SOTAers still quote the love of each activation as the reason, and the points/accolades are very much a side issue.
For me, unique activations inspire me as it pushes my love of exploration.
Thanks for posting and hope to work you one day
Congratulations!
That photo shows why you were 59+ on 2m SSB! The joys of a yagi and a matching polarity!
73
Matt G8XYJ
Congratulations Gerald, on your achievement! Glad to have helped along the way. Here’s to the next thousand-73 John G0MHF
Awesome Gerald
Congratulations Gerald!
Fantastic achievement reaching the 1,000 activation milestone!
Congratulations.
Congratulations!! Thats wonderful!!
Sue and Chuck
W7SKH and W7CBR
