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We kitted back up again for the second summit on Friday 20th February 2015, just as Rob reached the cafe after descending Cyrn-y-Brain. I chatted with Rob for five minutes while Richard and Liam walked off ahead. Rob would now be going up Moel y Gamelin GW/NW-042, the summit we had activated before lunch. Cyrn-y-Brain GW/NW-043 is a very easy walk for the second one in the day, and as I discussed with Richard, much easier to do them this way round. I had a mind on going the extra half mile or so to the trig point, 1m lower than the true summit, but still in activation zone. I had never been to it before, but had a thought of activating the trigpoint in the new WAB scheme.
First though I set up the normal kit by the shelter at the summit true. I activated while Liam played on his Nintendo 3DS games console. We also shared a small flask of hot chocolate. Richard had disappeared somewhere around the back of the transmitter compound.
The walk across to Sir Watkin's Tower and the trig point was enjoyable, albeit briefly but trickily boggy in the middle. From this point I offered the SOTA summit and the trigpoint TP2713 on 2m FM.
40m CW: 9 QSOs 30m CW: 7 QSOs 20m CW: 6 QSOs including S2S with HB9BCB/P on HB/FR-036 2m CW : 5 QSOs including S2S with GW8XYJ/P on GW/MW-002 and GW0HRT/P on GW/NW-042 The drive home was unusual in that I drove past and ignored all those lovely little country real ale house around Corwen, where usually I would stop for a little refreshment. Still, if I could get in shape for El Teide, it would be worth it!
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