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Friday 23rd February 2018 - North-East Wales
Back at the car park at B, wlch PenbarrassI saw a chap in motorcycle leathers approaching the car. It was Roger MW0IDX, who I hadn’t seen for ages. What a fantastic surprise. We had a good natter for a while before Roger had to go.
I began my walk up Moel Famau, but soon got that feeling that I’d “hit the wall”. It became a real effort to keep moving forward - I was shattered! T his took me a bit by surprise, but I put it down to not having that much sleep the previous night. Upon reaching the summit of Moel Famau, I made straight for the top level of the Jubilee Tower ruins, in order to achieve the optimum take-off for my FT70-DE handheld.
This activation was more productive, attracting 21 QSOs - 5 on C4FM and 16 on FM (analogue). On the way down I wrestled with the thought of squeezing in a third activation for the day. I didn’t have the energy for Moel Gyw GW/NW-053 or Penycloddiau GW/NW-054, plus the sun was starting to go down. Mynydd y Cwm GW/NW-076 would have been an option but I opted for something back in the direction of home. Next target then - Hope Mountain GW/NW-062.
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