Activation Report by CT2BHL: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/ct2hov-reaches-the-third-mountain-goat/41137
The weekend of May 16th and 17th was full of achievements for SOTA practitioners in Portugal, with their national meeting in Barcelos (Monte da Franqueira) on Saturday, and on Sunday the conquest of the third Mountain Goat by our colleague CT2HOV Nuno Gomes, also achieving the feat of becoming the second. Portuguese amateur radio operator to complete all 273 SOTA references in Portugal. The SOTA community in Portugal has been growing, and on May 16th, I (CT2HBL), Nuno (CT2HOV), and António Card...
Activation Report by M1TJM: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/tarn-crag-aprs-tracking-2m-power-experiments-and-qrp-hf-surprises/41129
Tarn Crag, G/LD-26, what a summit! I opted for the G4OBK route, which ended up being a rewarding but exhausting 22km round trip. I’m sure many are, but I am incredibly thankful to our talented SOTA community who take the time to publish routes to SOTAMaps. Whilst they aren’t always completely up to date, they provide a great base for creating your own route. 🗺 Tarn Crag was paired with three additional Wainwrights, which allowed me to also participate in another OTA scheme called Wai...
Activation Report by MM7MOX: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/trackless-bog-to-the-edge-of-the-world/41119
I’m on another MCSOTA trip to Plockton this weekend. I’ve taken to activating rarely visited hills lately and yesterday’s target was GM/SI-144 Biod an Athair. After a very wet journey to Plockton on Friday I was happy to wait until the rain stopped before setting out across Skye. The roads were in good shape and fun except for the last few miles up past Husabost which was quite broken up. After a chat with farmer I was able to park the bike at the road end and set off. The top is visible fro...
Activation Report by MM6YSH: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/longest-day-longest-walk-yet/41118
A couple of days ago, I was seized by the urge to get back out on the hill. Neatly coinciding with the summer solstice, I threw together a route through the Pentlands which would take in six summits, half of them SOTA-able. Today dawned bright and sunny - and, being a little anxious that I’d be late (I had planned to be out the house at 0900), I naturally woke up around six thirty, only to doze off again some time in the half-hour before my alarm went off. So I set off on around five hours of ...
Activation Report by M1TJM: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/wet-callsigns-dry-activators/41111
At the start of June, @M0PVC and I set off on a three-day North Wales adventure involving mountains, radio, pizza, and callsigns that turned out to be somewhat inaccurate. Day 1: Y Lliwedd and Yr Wyddfa Departing the North East at an eye-watering 6am, we were on our way to the Nant Peris park and ride car park. This was Jake’s first ever proper trip to Wales (other than crossing the border briefly to go to Nando’s a few years back 🐔) so I was hoping this trip would be a great first impr...
Activation Report by IW2OBX: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/18-06-2026-grignetta-postwork-iw2obx/41107
I had arranged with a colleague to hike up Grignetta after work. To avoid spending too much time on the SOTA activation, and to avoid boring my colleague. I packed only my Kenwood TH-F7 handheld and a Diamond SRH-770 antenna, unscrewed and stored inside a piece of electrical conduit to protect it. At the last minute, my colleague had a prior commitment and could no longer join me. Rather than going back home to pick up my HF gear, I decided to try an FM-only activation. After arriving at Piani ...
Activation Report by DL6GCA: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/fl-vl-maconnais-for-summits-and-senses/41100
As Markus HB9DIZ had already announced, there was a trip to FL/VL. We had a lovely vacation home near Berzé-la-Ville (between Macon and Cluny). Almost all of the planned summits were within a 30-minute drive. Only FL/VL-011 and FL/VL-055 were about an hour’s drive away. The parking areas for the summits are easy to find. There are many summits you can drive directly to… and most are just a few minutes’ walk away. FL/VL-032 and FL/VL-072 take about 30 minutes to reach. This trip would theref...
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