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Trichrug SW-022

 

Trichrug, GW/SW-022 - 415m ASL - SN 699 229 - OS Explorer OL12 - 1 SOTA point         Map & summit information from SOTAwatch    Click to return to summit index

SOTA road trip, Day 3 - Monday 3rd August 2020

From Mynydd Cynros GW/MW-034, it was a short drive over the valley, via Llandeilo, in a south-westerly direction for the next hill.  From the public roads to the south of the hill, a drivable byway leads up to a parking area, just below the summit ridge.  From here it is a fairly easy 15 minute walk to the summit, albeit still with some steep grassy slopes to negotiate.

17m GP on Trichrug        Tom MW1EYP/P

As I had noted things slowing down on CW on the previous activation, I followed my policy of starting with FT8 on this one.  This lead to a rather exciting start to the activation, with two USA contacts and one into Kuwait coming in the first three QSOs!  Croatia and Belarus were added to these, before I made a rare call (for this trip) on the 2m FM handheld, logging a further two local stations in the process.

The descent to the car was very rapid, and I got off on my way to Mynydd y Betws GW/SW-028.

Time

Callsign

Band

Mode

14:17

W4PKU

18MHz

FT8

14:25

9K2NO

18MHz

FT8

14:26

KB1YNT

18MHz

FT8

14:28

9A4ZM

18MHz

FT8

14:30

EW6DM/P

18MHz

FT8

14:38

MW7KUL/P

144MHz

FM

14:40

2W0DSP

144MHz

FM

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