Today, Matt M6MLD, Harry M6HJM and myself M6ILO operated as MW6s & /P atop Moel Famau in North Wales as part of the Summits on the Air (SOTA) programme. Whilst it was chilly, we all made a good number of contacts – some fairly long distance – and had a great day out.
Operating, like my friends, on a Baofeng UV5R 2m FM handheld, I made 12 contacts:
M6NNX, 2E0XYL, M6PMA, G7LAS, G6ODU, G4ZRP, M6TMM, G0HRT, 2E0HGY, 2E0NSR, M6VXL, G1ZGZ – more than the 4 required to ‘activate’ the summit.
Now… pictures!
MW6MLD/P on the radio
MW6ILO/P logging for *everyone*
MW6MLD/P listening in to a weak signal
MW6HJM/P calling CQ SOTA, CQ SOTA, CQ SOTA and listening…
The view
MW6MLD/P
“MW6MLD/P to that sheep over there”
“What was their callsign again?”
MW6HJM/P getting the QSOs in
MW6MLD/P
MW6MLD/P admiring the view
MW6HJM holds up GB3MP
“The Team” next to GB3MP
It really is rather large.
“The Team” next to GB3MP
#mastselfie
MW6MLD forgets to look at the camera
“MW6ILO testing access”