I suppose I ought to start thinking about some hills to climb! Looking forward to meeting you all and speaking to you on the summits. Hope HF improves!
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Thanks Ben!
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T-Beam programming available at my QTH near Welshpool. My email is on QRZ.com. Photo of the board would be good as there are many variations.
73 John GW4BVE
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Anyone thinking of doing 4m, 6m or 23cm during the GW SOTA weekend ? My Alinco DJ-G7T (23cm FM) has only had one or two outings, and Iāve never had a 23cm S2S.
Dave
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I will have 6m capability (ish). No proper antenna but could probably whip up a quick vertical or dipole on summit. Weather dependant reall depends on how much gear is taken, but tend to take reels of wire for on summit antenna construction when planning on a long day out.
Wonder if the quansheng will do 23cm? 
Ian
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I can do 6m and 23cm if the weather is OK. 6m was good yesterday afternoon.
IC9700s are more fair weathered than me.
Apprently it receives but is a bit deaf, and the output is about 1 nW
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GW SOTA S2S party - panorama prints
Hi all
As you probably know, Cathy accompanies me on many of my SOTA activations and if the wx is suitable (rare this year) she engages in landscape photography when walking and while Iām on air.
This year she has been making panoramas, and has made framed prints of a number of SW and MW SOTA locations. They are about 25*10 inch overall size, in good quality modern frame.
Weāll bring half a dozen along to the Hog roast - one will be a raffle prize, and if anyone wants one for their wall, they can take one away for the cost of the materials -Ā£20 plus a Ā£5 SOTA donation, so Ā£25 each.
Cheers
Rick M5RJC
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Looks like Iām going to need a bigger rucksack Peter, either that or get my self a donkey. I think Iām going to take the 857D (or 818 if the wx isnāt good), the Alinco (23cm), Wouxan (4m), LoRa tracker and a variety of antennas.
As I failed to reach 1k activator points by just 2 points last weekend, itāll also be my MG activation; so I think a nice single malt might find itās way in there as well.
Dave
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Good luck with the activation Dave for MG.
Are you doing anything big i.e. a 10 pointer, or are you going for an easy 2 pointerā¦?
Weāll be out somewhere if the weather allows, so may catch you on air if we can.
73, Simon & Nic
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Thanks Simon. Iāve posted to do Cadair Berwyn (GW/NW-012),.as itās smack bang in the middle of all the LoRa iGate/digirepeaters that have popped up all over North Wales, Mid Wales, the Welsh Borders and Cheshire. Iāll look forward to a S2S if you make it out. If you do, and your have a LoRA tracker, donāt forget to bring it
Dave
P.S - hope you will be pleased with the microphoneā¦It was posted Wednesday morning 
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Cheers Dave, we hope to test it this weekend. The FT-818 has sold, so itāll be the first outing for the new KX-2. Assuming the rain stops, that isā¦ Our target is Foel Goch GW/NW-039.
73, Simon
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Youn do know that the first 3 contacts will be the hardest. Now youāve posted everyone will be waiting to be your 4th
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THE GW SOTA HOG ROAST 2024 LOCATION:
Hi @everyone, in just over a week we will be seeing the third GW SOTA event held in GW/MW near a Town called Llanfair Caereinion. I just wanted to let everybody know the exact location. Please find below a Google map pin which will take you to the gate entrance:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/CiqaaGekeHLytBLn9?g_st=ic
Here is the what3words location:
///orbited.button.memo
The S2S party will begin around 09:30 normal time in the morning until approx 14:00 normal. We will then meet back at the above location around 15:00 normal time, and the food will arrive ready to eat at 16:00 normal.
Iām looking forward to speaking with everyone in the morning on air, and then seeing everyone in person in the afternoon 
safe travels and letās all enjoy 
73, Ben
GW4BML
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Thanks Ben, looking forward to it! Do you know if it is possible to walk across the fields direct from the campsite?
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That should be fine
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Your raffle tickets @M5OTA - good luck
Your raffle tickets @2W0ILQ - good luck
Money sent for tickets
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Received, thank you I will let you know your numbers soon
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Change of plan Everyone! Myself and and Andy (M7BOA) have decided to operate from G/SP-001 - Kinder Scout as opposed black hill as we proposed, it seems Denby Dale RC are also going to Blck hill as we had planned, and they will have more and more powerful gear than us, so were stepping aside!
We will be at the trig point at SK076893 QRV from 0930 on VHF FM and HF SSBā¦
My alerts have been changed accordingly
Thanks
Alan & Andy
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