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Sell Moor Hill SS-211

 

Sell Moor Hill, GM/SS-211 - 423m ASL - NT 480 444 - OS Explorer 338 - 1 SOTA point         Map & summit information from SOTAwatch

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.

Summit of Sell Moor Hill GM/SS-211        Sell Moor Hill GM/SS-211

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

Jimmy on Sell Moor Hill    James MM0ZZO/P on Sell Moor Hill GM/SS-211