GM/ES Winter Activity Day - Friday 7 February 2025 (Part 1)

No one needs to see that! :cold_face:

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Itā€™s not a problem, fixed with excess lard like me. Or Down jackets. Or both!

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There are now seven GM alerts for 1130 Friday morning.

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Iā€™ll just leave this hereā€¦

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My plan to join you guys on Friday is scupperedā€¦ My cover is already on leave, then my boss asked me to cover him Friday & Monday. My own fault, should have stuck in my leave last week!

Have a great day, weather looking great!

73 Gavin
GM0GAV

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Hey! Who has ordered extra windchill?

Shame it wasnā€™t like that last night - 2m conditions were worse than abyssmal :sob:

Currently heading north up Glenshee.

No snow on Mount Blairā€™s southern slopes but a dusting on the north side.
The Cairnwell Munros have a good covering of snow.
North of those, snow cover appears to be minimal, apart from northern aspects.

@GM0GAV Gavin, phone in sick.

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Permission letter for Arthurā€™s seat has arrived hopefully catch you all s2s on Friday.
40m was long skip today from Tinto GM/SS-064 and 15m was quiet. 20m was busy with some manic pile-ups when I tried for some s2s.
There was plenty of windchill at the summit today and the hail eventually chased me off the top but the hot chocolate at the Tinto tea room was a great reviver !


Andy
MM7MOX

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Iā€™ve done Tinto many times but not the tea room. It will be on the schedule next Tinto activation :wink:

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Would you like any chocolate with your marshmallows and cream! :sweat_smile::heart_eyes:

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Most business HR managers check the SOTA web-site every day, didnā€™t you know? :slight_smile:

73 Dave

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Shaping up nicely now, with 10 stations active at 1130z tomorrow.

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Hi Fraser,
Iā€™ve alerted for 10.30am but plan to be on station for a couple of hours.
Andy
MM7MOX

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Due to my pileup in work and some of my team being on vacation, I shall be manning MM0RFN main station all day from the high point of the Bridge of Don, but Iā€™ve got plans on activating over the weekend!

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New sponsorship deal announced: ā€œMikeā€™s active participation in GM/ES Summit Day is brought to you by Strepsils, the popular throat lozengeā€. :money_mouth_face:

I have almost no voice due to a persistent cold so unless it improves I might be on CW only - and we all know how painful that will be for everyoneā€¦.:rofl:

Donā€™t want to miss out though as the chance to activate in GM/ES with this distinguished lot (present company excepted) is not to be sneezed atā€¦.:sneezing_face:

Hot toddy for tea tonight methinks :tumbler_glass: :crossed_fingers:

73 Mike :grinning:

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Ok, Iā€™m coming out to play too!! :grin:

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Excellent, and so is @GM4JXP Simon.

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I might be doing G/NP-006 GT Shunner Fell Friday but the wx doesnā€™t look to good according to mwis. :worried:

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Still hoping to get up on a local summit for this one, should I post an alert?

Itā€™s proper chilly here tonight; a cloudless afternoon with a clear night ahead, already thin ice on the horsesā€™ water troughs. Should be fun. Will definitely be QRV on 40, maybe take the 2m TaPe mEaSuRe yAgi as well.

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