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Black Mountain 2020

 

Monday 20th January 2020 - Black Mountain GW/SW-041, The Begwns GW/MW-025 & Bradnor Hill G/WB-011

We decided this would be our final day out, and that we would end it by driving home.  But only after a meal at the Maahis Indian restaurant at Ruabon on the A483, where I was determined to have another experience of the house special Welsh lamb dish - and introduce Liam to it too.

 

Liam at breakfast at the New Inn   Liam on the ridge towards Hay Bluff

 

That would mean we would need to fill out the day with 'things to do', but being another lovely day weather-wise, that was not difficult.  I sat the satnav to take me to Gospel Pass, close to the Wales-England border.  We parked there and donned our coats, hats and trekking poles for a walk to the summit activation zone.

 

Liam on Black Mountain        Liam at Hay Bluff

 

After a short steep climb from the car park, we were on the ridge and an almost flat walk along a good path to Hay Bluff trig point.  From here, we doubled back on a hairpin bend in the Offa's Dyke Path and continued towards the summit.  We had no intention of reaching the summit, just to get ourselves comfortably inside the activation zone, which we knew we would be after the next short steeper stepped section.

 

Approaching Black Mountain summit on the Offa's Dyke Path        Tom & Liam in the activation zone (not at the summit)

 

The handheld gamble paid off again, and this time a bumper eleven QSOs were logged.  That doesn't half save time, not needing to erect and pack away masts etc, on a multi-summit day like this.  We reversed the walk back to the car and made our way next to The Begwns GW/MW-025.

 

Liam gets on with his gaming        Black Mountain

 

Time

Callsign

Band

Mode

12:28

G4WTF

144MHz

FM

12:30

G8XYJ/M

144MHz

FM

12:30

2E0XTL/M

144MHz

FM

12:31

M3XTL/M

144MHz

FM

12:33

M0HCU

144MHz

FM

12:35

M0WYP

144MHz

FM

12:37

M0RHK

144MHz

FM

12:39

MW0OFA

144MHz

FM

12:39

M6DRW

144MHz

FM

12:41

G0DUQ

144MHz

FM

12:42

M7EDZ

144MHz

FM