Thats because I had a moment and its G/SP-017 Billinge Hill.
I have no idea why I typed 012.
The 2nd pic is definately Long Mynd though, I can tell by the cloud patterns 
Hi Ed,
if your marking has faded, the small metal tab indicates the ground connection and the bottom.
73 Manfred DB3KE
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I see you also replaced the connector with BNC. Good mod. I need to do that - I’ve been using an adapter (another thing that could be forgotten…).
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Took it out again today and it just absolutely HOOVERED every single drop of radio in the ionosphere.
Same setup, went straight to 20m. 51 QSO’s (50 on 20m CW, 1 on 2m FM) in 1h 43 mins (technically it was 1h 33m). My very first QSO after going QRV was 5548km away in Williamsburg, VA, USA with K8LF (KLF is gonna rock ya).
I’m amazed I even made the QSO at all as I hadn’t connected my choke to the slug properly.
10 mins of wondering why RBN wasn’t picking me up followed. Then I went to see if there was a setup issue. Yep. Loose cable.
After that? 10 QSO’s in 8 minutes including USA, Latvia and anywhere else that would have me! Even had a pileup or two to navigate. Le Slug Rouge was an absolute beast today.
Went QRT happy as a happy thing could be, then did the mandatory check on 270 FM.
Bagged my first ever /MM contact on any band or mode. Turns out it was with a member of SOTA MT! @G4TJC operating as EI/G4TJC/MM in Dublin Port.
Epic!
It always pays to call out on 270, you never know what surprises await.
Went home a happy pup! 
QSO Map:
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Unfortunately, there’s no tab on my connection point, but now it is well marked what is up and down.
I find the spike screws in completely but the whip does not - do I need to re-tap the upper nut?
73 Ed.
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Is there some dirt or a stone in the bottom of the nut? A blast with WD40 or contact cleaner might dislodge it.
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No, it’s perfectly clean. I’ll take a closer look with a magnifying glass and see if I can see the “stop” in either the nut or on the bolt end of the whip. Actually, I have a second one of these whips. First thing will be to try to see if that has the same issue with the slug.
73 Ed.