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Guajara TF-002

 

Guajara, EA8/TF-002 - 2717m ASL - 28 13 0 N 16 36 42 W - Tenerife Hikers' Map - 10 SOTA points        Map & summit information from SOTAwatch    Click to return to summit index

 

The summit of Guajara was activated by Jimmy EA8/M0HGY/P and myself EA8/M1EYP/P on 10th April 2015.  An article all about the expedtion was featured in the November 2015 edition of Practical Wireless magazine.  With thanks to, and permission from Don Field G3XTT (editor) and PW Publishing Ltd, the article may be viewed by clicking on this link:
 
Tenerife SOTA DXpedition article, PW November 2015

Here are some further photos that didn't appear in the magazine article:

In a little cafe bar in the mountain village of Vilaflor        Traditional Canarian lunch
 
Tom & Liam in Vilaflor    Beach at Los Cristianos    Beach at Los Cristianos
 
Our hotel        Our hotel at night
 
OK, enough of the holiday snaps, now on with some photos from the big expedition on Guajara mountain:
 
Jimmy having an early rest break, El Teide commanding the view behind        Well signed walking trails
 
Looking over to El Teide EA8/TF-001        Jimmy stretching out ahead on the final approach to the summit
 
Sublime view from the summit        Jimmy at the summit
 
Antenna up and ready for action        Jimmy calling on 2m FM
 
Jimmy's SOTAbeams MFD 2m antenna        Tom's working conditions
 
Guajara summit        Jimmy
 
Mountain views!        View of Guajara from the car park at Parador
 
Thanks to the following stations that called in to work us on this memorable activation:
 

Time

Call

Band

Mode

S2S

Op

10:31z

G4OBK

14MHz

CW

 

T

10:32z

OE3KAB

14MHz

CW

 

T

10:35z

HB9BCB/P

14MHz

CW

HB/BE-158

T

10:36z

EA2IF

14MHz

CW

 

T

10:42z

G4OBK

14MHz

SSB

 

J

10:42z

EA2IF

14MHz

SSB

 

J

10:43z

EA1HMT

14MHz

SSB

 

J

10:44z

EB2CZF

14MHz

SSB

 

J

10:46z

GM0AXY

14MHz

SSB

 

J

10:47z

M0BKV

14MHz

SSB

 

J

10:48z

HB9MKV

14MHz

SSB

 

J

10:53z

G4SSH

14MHz

CW

 

T

10:56z

KA1R

14MHz

CW

 

T

10:57z

DL1FU

14MHz

CW

 

T

10:59z

ON4FI

14MHz

CW

 

T

10:59z

DJ5AV

14MHz

CW

 

T

11:06z

G8MIA

14MHz

CW

 

T

11:27z

EA8YN

144MHz

FM

 

J

11:44z

M0BKV

14MHz

CW

 

T

11:48z

EA2BD

14MHz

CW

 

T

11:50z

K4MF

14MHz

CW

 

T

12:02z

GW4YMZ

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:05z

EA2LU

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:05z

G4BLH

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:06z

M3FEH

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:07z

EI9GLB

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:07z

M0MDA

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:10z

M1KMC

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:15z

G3KAF

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:16z

G4NIF

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:18z

MW0CND

28MHz

SSB

 

T

12:26z

G8ADD

28MHz

SSB

 

J

12:29z

EA2DT

28MHz

SSB

 

J

12:31z

M0IML/P

28MHz

SSB

G/SE-013

J, T

12:34z

G1PCR

28MHz

SSB

 

J