Hi Knut,
I've operated a couple SOTA's this year.
So far other hikers have been quite interested in what I was doing and
didn't seemed to be annoyed, just curious in what I was doing.
Rich - N5ZC
On 10/15/2017 4:21 PM, ab2tc wrote:
Hi again,
Not a bad idea. We were very successful in getting our four children
interesting in the outdoors. The oldest daughter and her husband are even
into backpacking in the back country (Algonquin park), something we never
got into. The other three are very good hikers, too.
I hate to be a wet blanket, but I am not sure if I understand the joy of
activating peaks on ham radio. How do other hikers react to this? I know I
am extremely annoyed by people gabbing on their cell phones on the trail. Is
ham radio that much different?
Knut - AB2TC
Gary Hawkins wrote
I'll try a completely different tack.
If you like the outdoors, how about Summits-on-the-Air (SOTA)? You'll get
to spend time planning your SOTA adventure, and taking the hike to the
peak. He'll get to see you operating and hopefully that will encourage
him to be interested as well. He can help you to build things like
portable antennas and battery packs. If you get really adventurous one day
adventures can turn into weekend camping.
My daughter is 3 years old. We have started her on short hikes and I
hopeful next year she can do her first small peaks. Not sure how I'll keep
her entertained on the summit but I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
73's Gary K6YOA
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