GW/SW-041 - Black Mountain - 703m - 6 Points

2nd Activation on 30 December 2011: 09:09 - 09:21 UTC
6 CW QSO on 30m and two on 40m.

Watt's Up Meter showed after this activation:

12.98V during RX of the K2 and I didn't charge the batteries after GW/SW-003 and GW/SW-010 activation on 27 December 2011.
3.5Wh / 0.279h which I used for all 8 QSO
12.57Vm - Volt Minimum
26.7Wp - Watt Peak
2.11Ap - Ampère Peak

Hiking statistics - uphill only
Time: 44min
Distance: 2.1km
Total Ascend: 182m
Total Descend: 25m

Temperature 5C at the car park and strong wind which helped to "push" me up the hill :-)

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The car park is at the top right corner.

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For the sunny version please scroll further down.
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Car park at Gospel Pass

First activation on 7 September 2009: 11:46 - 12:08 UTC

24 CW QSO on 7032 kHz

Hiking statistics - uphill only
Time: 55min
Distance: 3.2km
Total Ascend: 249m
Total Descend: 19m

Temperature: 20C

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The track was recorded with a Holux M-241, exported as gw_sw041.kmz and imported to Google Earth.
gw_sw041_qsl.jpg (47549 bytes) QSL card for the GW/SW-041 - Black Mountain activation.
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Fog is still covering the higher altitudes. This picture shows the ascend to Hay Bluff as seen from the car park. Horses all around.
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Nature pays its toll ... ... and my shoes as well. Approximately after 10 minutes walking the whole sole fell off! I purchases these hiking boots in 1988, used them in the Army as well as for leisure and after several 100km and 21 years they simply fell apart. I had an extra pair in my car (although a very lightweight version).
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At Hay Bluff (677m) where the trig point is located. I walked to the highest point with 703m. View is in direction East.
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This is my shack. Be aware that most of the time the walking path marks the border between G und GW. I decided to use MW/HB9CZF/p for a GW-SOTA otherwise it might be confusing. A view back to Hay Bluff.
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nice flowers ... And the final descend from Hay Bluff to the car park.
dsc_1171.jpg (30180 bytes) For the next activation of GW/SW-041 I would park my car at Gospel Pass (538m) and walk to Hay Bluff (677m). The activation zone for Black Mountain would be 703m - 25m = 678m and I assume it would qualify for a successful activation to have the antenna at least 1 metre above ground.

The car park at Gospel Pass also features a sign explaining the Black Mountain region (unfortunately I didn't stop).
And the other way round: Car park to Hay Bluff.

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