I have not read your USA SOTA association rules, but at least in the General rules there is no requirement to climb a 25 metre ascent. The only requirements are that operation must not take place near to a vehicle, all equipment must be carried to the operating site, and that site must be within 25 metres vertically of the defined summit. With many summits you are allowed to park quite close to the summit and within the activation zone. How far you walk from your car is your decision.
I have done a few summits in the UK. 73 Dave G3YMC On 14 May 2011 at 19:51, Kevin Rock wrote: > Propagation was decent this week. Reports of openings on 6 meters mean > the E season is getting underway. I started looking into activating a > SOTA summit and find I could almost do it from home. The mountain I > live on is listed. Now do I walk downhill a bit until I get to where I > can walk upward again for 25 meters in elevation change? I am just shy > of the 30 meter from the summit working area for a SOTA activation > site. But, if I walk to the top of the mountain I'll have three large > towers to contend with. I think I'll find a site below the summit > which had not been clearcut and use the numerous fir trees as antennas > supports of an easily mounted sloper or end fed half wave. It is nice > to know I don't have to use any vehicle at all to activate my first > peak. > http://www.davesergeant.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
