GM/SS-008
270 miles from home and I’m parked on the narrow road at the south side of Loch Earn.
The following morning after a 2 hour walk I’m on the top and find myself a comfortable office. The weather is good.
Immediately after I posted a spot I get my first report from Chris/F4wbn on 7mhz. 20 minutes later I have 30 QSOs in the logbook and it goes quiet. I was somewhat amused by one of the chasers suddenly being called by another station presumably thinking he was the activator. A quick CQ disabused him of his error!
1 hr 20 minutes later I was on the next summit GM/SS-010. My next self spot got no replies. Somewhat crestfallen I checked the aerial and then the radio a SWB3. it is CW on TX & RX but can listen on LSB. Somehow it had got onto LSB !! Luckily I found the minute instruction booklet and set it to CW. As soon as I sent my CQ Igot answered by G4YIL immediately followed by F4WBN who subsequently proved to consistently prompt in chasing me on later activations. 14 QSOs followed including 2 S2Ss, one being from fellow club member David Holmes on GM/SS-210.
I decided to return early to my Van HQ passing Vorlich house.
I came across a pleasant chap whilst I was looking at some of his specimen trees and he identified some of the more unusual specimens for me. He turned out to own the estate.
Including this Dehesia.
As I walked to my van I saw this gravestone. I assume this is in someways associated with the events of 1692 in Glencoe.
After a dinner of something or other I drove off to next day’s activations which started off with Ben lawers.
David