Tomorrow is North America's Summits on the Air (SOTA) Day. There will be a much larger than usual amount of SOTA activity tomorrow in the US and Canada. Over 30 different summit activations are already publicized, and more are being added hourly. These stations will be set up on prominent mountain tops. The hams hiked there and set up portable stations, and a lot of Elecraft rigs will be heard. I use a K2 and wire antennas. The activations will start around 1400z and run throughout the day. The SOTA Watch site, www.sotawatch.org, lists the activations - The "Alerts" page lists those planned, and the "Spots" page shows the spots for those already on the air. More information about SOTA can be found at www.sota.org.uk.
Chasing summits is an informal and very enjoyable ham radio activity. Why not join in by working some summits tomorrow! As the SOTA Watch site shows, the activations are often centered around QRP frequencies. There will be activations from HF through VHF/UHF, with FM, SSB and CW operation. Keep track of the stations that you work - you can log them into the SOTA database and work toward certificates and trophies. It's fun - give it a try! See you from the summits. 73, Phil, NS7P ______________________________________________________________ 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
