Andrew (W4BEE)First outing with the new (to me) KX2 at W4T/SU-024 (High Rock) on the Appalachian Trail. Band conditions weren't spectacular, but I still made some great contacts and had a wonderful time.
Summits on the AirActivation Report by M1TJM: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/a-week-in-gw-sw-the-impossible-contact-s/40597
A Week in GW/SW & The 'Impossible' Contact(s)
This week has been an exciting one for M(W)1TJM/P. Being at home for Easter, visiting family, has been wonderful - seeing everyone has definitely been the highlight. But between you and me, the summits down here have been pretty great too! It all started with a Tuesday evening activation on GW/SW-019, Mynydd Maen, which boasts its own bench and trig combo. Then, on Wednesday, I managed an early finish at work to squeeze in GW/SW-005, Fan Fawr, and GW/SW-001, Pen y Fan. A jam-packed week, despit...
Activation Report by MM1ROS: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/gm-ss-216-a-quickie-after-work/40593
GM/SS-216: A Quickie After Work
With the clocks going forward here at the end of March, it officially signalled the start of “being able to do more daft stuff after work” season, and with all the other daft possibilities came the thought of trying to nip out after my day’s employment was done to try and get some Central Belt-adjacent SOTA summits. A perfect test case for this would be Dumyat (GM/SS-216), as it’s round about an hour’s drive from Glasgow, and a fairly straightforward ascent from a car park that cuts about half o...
Activation Report by MW0WML: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/15-years-of-activations-hope-mountain-gw-nw-062/40587
15 years of activations - Hope Mountain GW/NW-062
Today was my 15 year anniversary for SOTA activating. Due to later commitments I popped along to a local summit, Hope Mountain GW/NW-062 Spoke with many regulars over a very relaxed 3 hour activation. Nice pass by the BelugaXL landing at Airbus in Broughton. Icom IC-705 2m FM and SSB vertical on a SlimG 2m SSB horizontal on a SOTABeams SB270 3 element yagi - nice contact into Norwich and some surprising success with regulars in mid Wales who I didn’t expect to hear. 40m and 20m SSB on an E...
Activation Report by DM3FAM: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/a-planned-meeting-with-sota-around-schluchsee-dm-bw/40578
A planned meeting with SOTA around Schluchsee (DM/BW)
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, Roman @DL3TU and I, Marcel @DM3FAM planned a get-together. We wanted to spend some time together chatting and of course doing a few SOTA activations. The meeting was planned for Schluchsee. Roman had family commitments early in the morning and was already on the road. I used the time to visit Hochfirst DM/BW-015. The weather was cold and crisp, a bit sunny but no rain! The conditions weren’t great, but I was very happy to hear from the callers. After that, i go bac...
Activation Report by M1EYP: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/drew-a-blank/40577
Drew a blank
Tuesday 31st March 2026 Hereford v Macclesfield in the football. Therefore Burton Hill G/WB-020 was the pre-match SOTA selection. Parked at the end of the cul-de-sac lane above Ostey Wood to the east of the summit. Longer walk-in from here but hardly any ascent. In fact the AZ is entered within yards of the parking spot, but we walked as far as the trig point (which is still shortly before the true summit that is 7m higher). I sent up with the 5-el beam vertically polarised (tends to br...
Activation Report by G4YSS: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/g4yss-g-ce-002-walton-hill-26-03-26/40573
G4YSS: G/CE-002 Walton Hill, 26-03-26
G4YSS: G/CE-002 Walton Hill, 26-03-26 Issue-1. Pse rprt errors G4YSS Activation of G/CE-002 WALTON HILL on 26th of March 2026 QRO/ QRP on 2m-FM, CW &SSB QRO on 15-20-40m CW & SSB Unaccompanied All times UTC RADIO EQUIPMENT: FT817ND HF/VHF/UHF 5W Transceiver without internal batteries MX-P50M 50 Watt HF Linear Amplifier 80 thru’ 10m (& 160) HF Link dipole for 40-(30)-20-(15) Five section, 6m CFC/ Alloy HB mast with 1m end sticks Two HRB 11.1V nom, 5Ah Li-Po batteries VHF: RM TC-150V...
Activation Report by ON4ROB: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/burteaumont-on-on-025/40565
Burteaumont, ON/ON-025
Friday, 27/03/26. Minus 2 on the summit. No problem to find the spot after reading the blog of @ON7DQ. My last “SOTAxpedition” is already a while ago. Burteaumont, is a new start. Still 7 summits to go in my home-land. With a SOTA alert, I had 9 QSO’s in 15 minutes on 20m., with an Atas 25 vertical + Icom 705 + lin. amp. PA 500 - DIY 599, limited to 20w. for battery saving reasons + DIY battery powerpacks with 18650 li-ion cell’s. Not the most “challenging” summit, but a lot of WW2 remembran...
Activation Report by CT2IWW: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/activation-report-ct-mn-018-piorneiro-and-ct-mn-025-picotas/40553
Activation Report: CT/MN-018 (Piorneiro) and CT/MN-025 (Picotas)
With a busy week ahead of Easter, Rui (CT7ALW) and I decided to squeeze in a Friday activation of two summits on the fringes of the Gerês National Park. Piorneiro – CT/MN-018 The day began with a brisk 2 km hike. The trig point here sits atop a massive stack of boulders, requiring some scrambling and crawling to find a workable operating position directly beneath the structure. Deployment was a struggle; while attempting to tension the wire, we unfortunately snapped and lost a brand-new...
Activation Report by DF7TR: https://reflector.sota.org.uk/t/2m-aurora-qso-with-gm4yxi-most-probably-my-qso-of-the-year/40542
2m Aurora QSO with GM4YXI - most probably my QSO of the year!
Dear Reflector, I wanted to share a story about a very special QSO I made on Sunday. I spent the weekend at my parents’ place, and after going for a walk with my dad on Sunday afternoon, I decided to do an activation on my way back to where I live and work. I checked the propagation again in the parking lot and, because of the high K and A values, decided to take 2m equipment only. I packed the 6-element DK7ZB Yagi that I built, using parts kindly printed for me by Michael @OE5HKT, which he ha...