Maybe the RF gods are trying to suggest you remove all the PL-259s and SO-239s from your equipment and use proper connectors? 
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Well done Matthew. Today I walked for 10 mins, pulled the Panasonic TZ-70 out of my pocket for the first photo and was greeted by a āINSERT SDCARDā flashing message.
Youāll find a way of dealing with these kind of issues so they happen less (a spare SDCARD in the top of rucksack sorts my problem) although they never go away!
Get yourself back there, or somewhere else, and get on HF. Itās working great (bar the odd solar storm) and youāll get a real taste for the rush of a pileup.
CW brings respect Iāve found too!
Regards, Mark
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Well Done and may it be the first of many. Even if you donāt forget something there is always an element of luck involved - and at the moment the ionosphere seems a bit unpredicatable so having both VHF and HF is probably sensible and reduces the chance of failure. Still not as good a packing failure as the time I took the mains battery charger up the hill but forgot the battery! 
Looking forward to a S2S! Paul
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Thank you very much! Hope to work you in the future!
Thanks very much Mark. Yes, itās all part of the fun and although yesterday didnāt got to plan I will most definitely be giving it another go and braving the cw! 73 - Matthew
Welcome to 790th (equal) place in the Activator roll of honour!
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Thatās goodā¦ I forgot my battery. No power, No QSO. 
Well done on the first activation, Matthew!
Iād like to say Iām looking forward to a QSO but any path from VK to G is a long pathā¦ I have had one chaser contact with M1EYP on FT8 - my one and only UK SOTA contact!
73, Steven
73
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The only way is up!
Thanks Steven! You never know, perhaps one day. Thatās why we keep coming back for more.