Norman's Law, GM/SS-262 - 285m ASL - NO 305 202 - OS Explorer 370 - 1 SOTA point            

Thursday 27th June 2022 - Largo Law GM/SS-259, Mount Hill GM/SS-277, Norman's Law GM/SS-262 & Cairnie Hill GM/SS-275

We parked in a large layby close to the start of the track and started the walk.  This was a very “prominent” looking lump with not many horizontal metres to cover - but plenty of vertical ones to ascend!

       

The views from the top were fantastic, but initially concerning with an approaching sheet of heavy rain advancing towards us.  We sheltered in our bothy bags even before trying to set up - but then emerged when nothing happened.  We could then see that we had been lucky - this very isolated shower had veered left, missed us, and was progressing along the River Tay!

       

It was 8 contacts for me - 4 on 30m CW, 2 on 20m SSB, one on 2m FM, and one on 40m CW.  All within around half-an-hour - so no doubt outwith the spirit of Brian G8ADD’s recent call for “Patience” on the SOTA Reflector!  Jimmy made two on 2m FM, two on 20m SSB and one on 40m SSB.

       

We had alerted five summits for the day, but this was now looking over-ambitious and we cancelled the fifth.  Jimmy pointed out that even four in a day was a new record for us in GM!

On to Cairnie Hill GM/SS-275 to round things off for the day.