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Rhinog Fawr NW-023

 

Rhinog Fawr, GW/NW-023 - 720m ASL - SH 656 290 - OS Explorer OL18 - 6 SOTA points         Map & summit information from SOTAwatch    Click to return to summit index

 

We headed out to Snowdonia for another SOTA trip on the morning of Sunday 22nd July 2018.  The first target was Rhinog Fawr, which we approached from the East.  This was a super and enjoyable walk.  We made good time to the summit.

Rhinog Fawr summit        Jimmy M0HGY

Lunch was the lovely Seafood Gumbo soup, which we both enjoyed.  I operated on 20m CW, while Jimmy did 2m FM.  We both made plenty of QSOs, including S2S. 

Seafood gumbo soup                        Jimmy and the antennas                        Summit cairn

It had been overcast and rather grey for much of the day, but during the descent, the skies cleared and the sun came out, giving us a very pleasant walk down and some stunning views.

Tom M1EYP        Weather really brightened up on the descent

We checked in at Snowdon Ranger youth hostel, and went out to the Cwellyn Arms for dinner and beer.  I was amused that my new Fitbit watch thought that I might get down to 16 stone within 5 weeks, or indeed that "every day would be like today"!

Lovely views on the descent                    "If every day was like today..."                        The day's result according to my Fitbit

The next morning we would tackle the Nantlle Ridge, starting with Trum y Ddysgl GW/NW-024.

Time

Call

Band

Mode

S2S

Op

14:10z

MW0UPH

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:13z

2W0WMW

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:15z

HB9AGH

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:17z

DL/SP8RHP

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:17z

DJ5AV

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:18z

ON6ZQ

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:18z

M0GQC/P

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:19z

F6FTB/P

14MHz

CW

F/MC-155

MW1EYP/P

14:20z

M0GQC/P

144MHz

FM

G/LD-013

MW0HGY/P, MW1EYP/P

14:21z

OK2PDT

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:23z

OE5EEP

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:23z

EA2DT

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:23z

2E0XLG/P

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:25z

G0FVH

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:25z

MW3DLA

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:29z

SP9AMH

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:31z

OK2QA

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:32z

GW6TKK

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:32z

F5TJZ

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:34z

GW4ZPL

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:35z

DL9MDI

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:36z

OK2DA

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:37z

MW0SEC

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:42z

OH3GZ

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:43z

DL7URB

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:44z

G4LZD

14MHz

CW

 

MW1EYP/P

14:47z

G0RQL

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:48z

GW4TQD

144MHz

FM

 

MW0HGY/P

14:55z

GD4SVD

144MHz

FM

 

MW1EYP/P