After my success on the Orme, the previous evening and being based in Towyn for a few days, i decided to have a crack at Mynydd - y - Cwm (Cwm mountain). only a single point, BUT it would be my first “complete”!
The instructions for the ascent are helpfully published on the summit page, on the SOTA website, and its a fairly easy summit to have a go at! HOWEVER the forestry people are currently cutting the trees up there, and alot of the landmarks have gone so be careful with the instructions!
Yours truly, setting off up!
Another lightening setup, and a spot off the app, i gave it a couple of minutes and started calling CQ.
First up to respond was 2E0OTG - Steve in Chorley, then rapidly followed by 2E0LKC - Mark in Heald Green a couple more quick QSOs off G5VHF - Dave on the Wirral, and then 2E0LMD - Anne in Heald Green saw the activation complete! this was also my first SOTA complete, Meaning I had both activated AND chased the summit, so well happy with that!
I was contemplating packing up, as things had gone quiet but then got a text message off 2E0DIJ - Duane in Prestwich “I can hear you on S20 but cant hear you on .325, any chance of going to .575?” so i did, got him his chase points and another one on the log for me! another call on .500 produced 2 more M7ATV - John in Barrow in Furness, and then M6DFU in Blackpool! job done, it was rapidly going dark by this point, so I packed up and headed down. taking a few nice pictures on the way!
It was going dark as I was descending, but the moon was bright and lighting up the trees! this produced some nice pictures, the last one being my favourite.
As usual, Thanks to all the Chasers and SWLs out there, Without you lot we wouldn't be able to complete our activations! Cheers 2E0JWA
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