Sunday 18th February 2018.  I usually leave this one for the “post-lunch constitutional”, it being rather shorter and easier than Moel y Gamelin GW/NW-042.  I remained with the road track all the way, easily avoiding the “tempatation” to cut across the public footpath and take in that rather scary (for me) edge!  Initially, nothing was heard on 2m, nor any replies coming back to me. I was concerned that the nearby masts might be desensing my rig, especially as I hadn’t brought any alternative - radio or aerial - with me! The rucksack was still in the car - I was having an easy day! 

I then did hear MX0YHA, and managed to call in and work Kevin M0XLT who was operating.  Five more analogue 2m FM contacts quickly followed, including S2S with Carl M0SER/P on The Wrekin G/WB-010 and Jordan M3TMX/P, now on Shining Tor G/SP-004.  Jordan advised that he was going to be moving on to Gun G/SP-013, and finally The Cloud G/SP-015. I figured out the timings and suggested that I may meet him on The Cloud. Jordan sounded pretty keen for this, so I made up my mind it was going to happen.

On Fusion, I added George G0MIT to the log, and set off on my descent.  Back in the car, I phoned Jimmy M0HGY and tried to cajole him out to meet Jordan on The Cloud G/SP-015. It had been nine years since we had all done a SOTA day together, up on Baystones G/LD-039 and Loughrigg Fell G/LD-047.  Meanwhile, Jordan was now up on Gun G/SP-013, and I managed to work him while driving back to Macclesfield.  As I got closer to home, I heard Jimmy working him from our home QTH.