This week I received three SOTA 23 cm Microwave Certificate Awards from Barry GM4TOE, SOTA Awards Manager, UK. SOTA Microwave Awards – Simplex Operations on 23cm 17 June 2017 SOTA 100 km 23 cm Microwave Award – Operating on 23 cm SSB from Mt Taylor VK1/AC-037, I worked Rod VK2TWR in Nimmitabel, over a 131…
I have been working on this post for a few months, sorry I am really late in publishing this post, I have been having way too much fun operating radios from mountain peaks for the SOTA 6 & 10m Challenge 😉 Saturday 26 September 2015. I have been planning this day for about 6 weeks,…
Thursday 10 December 2015. Andrew VK1DA and Adan VK1FJAW will activate Livingstone Hill near the township of Michelago 57 km south of Canberra for 6 activator points. My SOTA Summit to Summit (S2S) score is 4994 points, 6 points short of 5000. Two days earlier I called Grant VK4JAZ/1 to ask if he would like…
Tuesday 27 October 2015. At a regular gathering of VK1 SOTA enthusiast, Andrew VK1DA and Adan VK1FJAW on behalf of the VK1 SOTA Group in the presence of Andrew VK1MBE, Al VK1RX, Ian VK1DI, Grant VK4JAZ, Tony VK1VIC and Matt VK1MA, presented to me the inaugural VK1 Mountain Goat Certificate #1 and unique 3D model…
On Saturday 15 November 2014, I activate three summits in the Kosciuszko National Park, during the activation of Blackfellows Hill VK2/SM-033, I picked up my 500th unique chased summit from a contact with Rob VK3EK/P activating Mt Cann VK3/VG-133. Out of interest I checked the number of SOTA contacts made from other peaks, 43%…
Three weeks ago I received the Mountain Hunter Award (Silver) from SOTA MT in the UK. The Silver award can be claimed for chasing 10 unique SOTA Associations. To qualify a unique Association the chaser must make two unique contacts per Association. For six months I sat patiently on nine unique SOTA Associations, finding an…
On the 22nd of June 2014 I activated Pheasant Hill VK1/AC-021 in Namadgi National Park for 4 points and 3 winter bonus points, to accumulate 503 activator points. It’s been a 16 month journey, walking 540 km climbing 186 SOTA summits of which 78 are unique. The good news I’ve had lots of fun getting…
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…
The Shack Sloth Award arrived today, a very attractive award. The ‘Ice Block’ is presented in a quality case containing a Certificate of Authenticity.
Made it to SOTA Slothdom as a new VK1 Shack Sloth 🙂 Today I aggregated 1000 points in the SOTA Chaser section and joined Ian VK1DI on the Sloth honour roll. With my chaser score sitting on 998 points the activator was Wayne VK3WAM on VK3/VC-009, Mt Bride (4) points who tipped the chaser score…
Get out of the Radio Shack and Live Life 