[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

[Dave Sergeant]

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.
> 


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