It is 4 years to the day this weekend since my last activation on 28th January 2006 at Shining Tor. Did a bit of chasing in the lull and some SOTA contact when hilltopping near my QTH
I am equal 191st on the SOTA Leader board, so here’s to breaking into the top 100 : )
So dust of the boots and ease myself back into hillwalking and SOTA.
Pondering on Black Hill or Kinder Scount? Probably 6m, 4m, 2m & 70cm FM only on the HT for this one(subject to Batt life), but may drag the FT817 and poles and do a spot of SSB?
The short story is I have had a back problem since 2005 and struggled on for a further year or two. Now sorted -ish, but then a job change and life getting in the way. I kinda get out of the habit of hillwalking\SOTA.
At my peak in late 90s\early 00s I was doing 24 hrs endurance walks 3 peaks, lyke wake walk etc.
Now I am extremely unfit and carry too much baggage ; )
So hopefully this will be the start of me working my way up the SOTA leader board.
Good stuff Dave, good luck with the walks and hopefully the increased fitness will come along with the activator points.
I am just trying to find the motivation and will to get up early in a morning. I am out of shape courtesy of the deadly combination of Christmas Feasting and staying in due to the snow. I need to be putting my new 30m aerial to good use before work in a morning.
Now I am extremely unfit and carry too much baggage ; )
Judging by the title of this thread if you weigh 191stone and are still getting heavier you must have put a hell of a lot of weight on since you suspended your SOTA activities!
Well thats the plan. Start off with a few local summits\bimbles, and then get back into my stride. It might be a bit optimistic but I like to bag all the SP Summits in the Winter\Spring, and leave summer\autumn for some of the NP Summits.
Good luck with the 30m aerial. I am hoping once I get back into it, I will active some summits on HF. Got all the gear poles, wire, tuner and the key!