On Saturday 10th May, members of Dragon Amateur Radio Club gathered at Melin Llynon / Llynon Mill on the island of Ynys Mon for the annual Mills On The Air weekend, which is held every May.
Thanks to the owner of the mill, Richard Holt we were able to set up on the lawn in front of the mill and operate four stations, two on HF, VHF and Wires X digital mode. The sun shone, ice lollies, coffee and cakes were consumed, the public showed interest and many contacts were made!
7 contacts on 2 metre VHF19 contacts using Wires-X digital mode including into the USA, Australia and Ireland82 contacts on HF, mainly around the UK, but also the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium.
A total of 108 relaxed contacts over 6 glorious hours in the sunshine.
Interestingly Melin Llynon, or Llynon Mill, is a gristmill built for £529, 11s in 1775–1776 and is located on the outskirts of the village of Llanddeusant on the island of Anglesey. It is the only surviving working windmill in Wales.
The windmills on the air event is not run as a contest. The aim is to bring together amateur radio operators and clubs to promote the hobby, whilst helping preserve some of the wonderful heritage of our Windmills and Watermills. including Tidal Mills, Treadle Mills or Horse Mills (with a wide variation of types within those!). To find out more about the event browse to https://nharg.org.uk/content/about-mills-air-mota
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