Sell Moor Hill, GM/SS-211 - 423m ASL - NT 480 444 - OS Explorer 338 - 1 SOTA
point
The next target was a recommendation by James - Sell Moor
Hill GM/SS-211. He had already activated this one with Myke G(M)6DDQ
in recent days, but was content to reascend it to allow Jimmy and myself to
get our second Scottish marilyn ticked off. The first job was to
return to proper roads and then to get through the tedious heavy traffic in
Galashiels. How we had not missed traffic queues on the Pennine Way!
James recalled his parking spot on the B6362, due north of the summit trig
point, from where the easiest approach was to be had. This was a
simple plod of about a mile, gradually uphill through rough grassy moorland.
After a few false starts persuading the beam to stand up in the stiff breeze, we
were able to get going again and making contacts. James elected not to,
insistent on maintaining his 100% Uniques record in the SOTA Database.
(That is, James has only ever activated an individual summit once. He's
never made a return visit to any of them!). In fact, once we were
underway, he promptly disappeared, trying to get back to his car and well out of
the activation area so that he could speak to us on his hand-portable
transceiver and claim some chaser points! Which he did. Many thanks
to the following stations:
2M0CDO |
Oxenrig |
Danny |
2m |
FM |
2.5w |
T, J |
GM6SZJ/M |
Burntisland |
Dave |
2m |
FM |
2.5w |
T, J |
GM3ZBC |
Leven |
Alex |
2m |
SSB |
5w |
T, J |
MM0ZZO/M |
Allanshaws |
James |
2m |
FM |
0.5w |
T, J |
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