Morven

Not quite a year since I last went up it, but back again on the same route. The weather wasn't quite as nice as last time either, with low cloud and a cold wind. This time I knew about the false summits and it didn't seem nearly as bad as before. Also I've climbed a lot of hills since, so probably got better legs than I did the first time!

This time I spotted the little cubby with some provisions and bits in, that's inside the cairn shelter. I should make up some SOTA stickers and leave them in there next time!

I left a little note in the guest book and then setup. I did a little 2m at first, but my hands quickly got cold, and then setup on HF. Have a good run on 40m and then 20m, with several S2Ss. I was having fun but it wasn't the warmest and I also had to be back for school pick up, so packed up and headed down.

My view of Morven has changed from my least favourite 4-pointer to, somewhere in the pack. Once I do all the 4-pointers I should make a list of them.

I saw some runners come by, just in shorts and t-shirt...hope they don't trip and fall... and have a chat with an older guy making his way up. It was nice to get back below the cloud and see further than 20m in front.

I look forward to coming back next year.

Also in SOTA Activations April-Sept.

On air

Ref	Name	Height	Pts	UTC	QSOs	Bands
GM/ES-018 ✓ GB-0835 GB-6675	Morven Cairngorms Morven and Mullachdubh	872	4	10:12–10:56	37	40m20m10m2m

POTA: GB-0835 Cairngorms — 37 QSOs ✓ · GB-6675 Morven and Mullachdubh — 37 QSOs ✓

Contacts

40m 22

20m 11

10m 1

2m 3

37 contacts, 37 stations · 4 summit-to-summit · best DX GI3VFW, 6,355 km on 40m · 2 without a locator not shown on the map

Log

UTC	Call	Band	Mode	Sent	Rcvd	km	Ref
10:12	GM4JXP	2m	FM	59	59	16
10:13	2M0RVZ	2m	FM	59	59	46
10:13	MM0RFN	2m	FM	59	59	55
10:20	MI0SRR	40m	SSB	55	57	362
10:21	GM6ZAK	40m	SSB	59	55	90
10:21	G0FEX	40m	SSB	57	58	511
10:22	2E0AGB	40m	SSB	57	57
10:23	G0BFJ	40m	SSB	58	55	394
10:23	GM4VYQ	40m	SSB	57	53	193
10:24	G6LKB	40m	SSB	57	44	326
10:25	EA2CKX	40m	SSB	51	44	1,569
10:25	G3XKT	40m	SSB	59	44	478
10:27	MW0CBC	40m	SSB	57	31	600
10:28	M1DDD	40m	SSB	59	57	436
10:28	GM4NFI	40m	SSB	57	55	132
10:30	M0TNI/P	40m	SSB	55	44
10:31	GI4TAJ	40m	SSB	59	55	322
10:31	GI0AZA	40m	SSB	59	59	344
10:32	GI0AZB	40m	SSB	59	59	344
10:32	GI3VFW	40m	SSB	59	59	6,355
10:33	G4HQB/P	40m	SSB	57	52	309	G/NP-013
10:34	M0OVW/P	40m	SSB	57	52	309	G/NP-013
10:35	G6TSJ	40m	SSB	57	44	587
10:41	IK2LEY/P	20m	SSB	55	55	1,478	I/PM-229
10:41	EA1DHB	20m	SSB	59	55	1,578
10:42	SM5LNE	20m	SSB	55	59	1,145
10:42	SP6BOW	20m	SSB	59	59	1,628
10:43	OK2KG	20m	SSB	59	58	1,568
10:43	SQ9CWO	20m	SSB	59	57	1,552
10:43	OE5HDN	20m	SSB	59	53	1,519
10:44	OH8CRX	20m	SSB	59	55	1,739
10:44	EA7GV	20m	SSB	57	51	2,226
10:45	DD7UW	20m	SSB	57	55	1,289
10:46	G4OIG	40m	SSB	55	47	558
10:48	DL2DXA	20m	SSB	57	56	1,279
10:51	RW6M	10m	SSB	55	57	2,461
10:56	MM0CBC	40m	SSB	57	57	57	GM/CS-094

On air

Route

Contacts