Today I received the Mountain Hunter Award certificate for chasing summits in 5 different SOTA associations. Although I have tried many times to chase associations in countries other than Australia, this award is a result of chasing at least 2 summits in each of 5 Australian (VK) associations.
I started SOTA chasing on 28 September 2012 where the first chase was Peter VK3ZPF on South Hells Gate VK3/VT-059 in Gippsland, Victoria. In the last 12 months I have chased 87 different activators on 198 unique summits.
The Mountain Hunter award date 15 September 2013 is attributed to the contact with Glenn VK4FSCC on Mt Mary Smokes VK4/SE-041 in South-East Queensland.
VK1NAM Mountain Hunter Award (all bands) Status = Bronze
| Association(s) Chased All Bands | Summits |
|---|---|
| VK1 – Australia – Capital Territory | 29 |
| VK2 – Australia – NSW | 34 |
| VK3 – Australia – Victoria | 117 |
| VK4 – Australia – Queensland | 2 |
| VK5 – Australia – South Australia | 15 |
VK1NAM SOTA Mountain Hunter award 15 September 2013
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Congratulations Andrew, great effort.
Paul VK4GQ
Hi Paul thanks, chasing SOTA stations is an interesting part of the hobby particularly when the chaser opts for a QRP contact. QRO chasing is easy while QRP offers a real challenge to the chaser. VK4 SOTA has gone quiet since September! Its a pity as VK4 chasing from the southern states was presenting many challenges due to the distance involved. Often the VK4 signals were close to the local noise floor and so chasers were opting to head for the hills or local parks to get away from their local QRM. 🙂
73
Andrew, VK1NAM
Congratulations Andrew. Another nice piece of wall paper for your shack mate.
Cheers,
Paul,
VK5PAS.
Congratulations – Glad I could help you on your way.
Peter VK3ZPF