SOTA Awards January 2019
A belated Happy New Year to all SOTA participants. My apologies for being a day or so late with this report – family life got in the way!
Congratulations to Mountain Goats VE6IXD, EI3KA and SQ9OZM and a special mention to prolific Activator G4YSS on reaching 5 x MG. We have new Shack Sloths M3NHA, JI3BAP, ZL2ATH and AD0YM; well done for achieving these goals.
The scores for Chaser continue to rise with G4SSH reaching 150 k points (all CW) and EA2CKX 100 k points – amazing achievements.
Trophies Issued
Mountain Goat
VE6IXD Ian Drummond
Shack Sloth
M3NHA Tony Ratcliff
JI3BAP Akihiro Matsuda
ZL2ATH Wynne Morgan
Certificates Issued
Activator
G4YSS John Earnshaw 5000 points
EI3KA John Smyth 1000 points
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer 1000 points
M1CJE Andrew Eastland 500 points
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer 500 points
2E0XRB Richard Bishop 100 points
Activator Unique
GI0AZA Esther Harper 100 summits
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer 100 summits
Chaser
G4SSH Roy Clayton 150 k points
EA2CKX Pedro Chinchurreta 100 k points
K6EL Elliott Pisor 50000 points
VK2IO Gerard Hill 30000 points
VE1WT Phil Long 20000 points
GW4VPX Allan Jones 10000 points
AE9Q David Dostie 5000 points
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer 5000 points
M3NHA Tony Ratcliff 1000 points
JI3BAP Akihiro Matsuda 1000 points
AD0YM Michael Smith 1000 points
NY4G Ariel Jacala 500 points
G7HEM Mike Hartley 500 points
M0PLA Paul Athersmith 500 points
SP9MTJ Michal Jarecki 250 points
W5EEX John Leediker 250 points
K6FRC Paul Shinn 100 points
M1CJE Andrew Eastland 100 points
M0SWV Ben Elms-Lester 100 points
ZS3WL Woody Collett 100 points
Chaser Unique
EA2CKX Pedro Chinchurreta 8000 summits
GI0AZA Esther Harper 1000 summits
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer 500 summits
JI3BAP Akihiro Matsuda 100 summits
VK5FMAZ Marija Simmonds 100 summits
2E0DIJ Duane Yates 100 summits
Summit to Summit
AE9Q David Dostie Silver
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer Silver
G1FOA Peter Franklin Bronze
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer Bronze
M1CJE Andrew Eastland Red
M0WBG Neil Challis Red
Mountain Explorer
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer Silver
VE7KPM Mike Shoesmith Bronze
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer Bronze
GI0AZA Esther Harper Tourist
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer Tourist
Mountain Hunter
GI0AZA Esther Harper Amethyst
M3NHA Tony Ratcliff Platinum
M6NHA Sara Ratcliff Gold
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer Gold
SQ9OZM Marcin Bajer Silver
M7AFI Nickie Cheetham Bronze
VE7KPM Mike Shoesmith Bronze
VK5FMAZ Marija Simmonds Bronze
GI0AZA Esther Harper Bronze (VHF only)
Microwave Award
JF1NDT Yukio Osada 100 km 23 cm
I had hoped to have T-shirts delivered during January but my usual supplier decided to increase his prices considerably so I have had to try to find an alternative. Inevitably there may have to be an increase in selling price but I will attempt to keep it to a minimum.
The glass trophy supplier also had to put a delay on my delivery due to their attendance at a trade fair. The trophies should be with me in the next week so the two people waiting on MG trophies should receive them by month end (or earlier if possible).
Good news for people who have waited a year or more for me to re-stock the embroidered badge with “Mountain Goat” embroidered onto it. I finally managed to make an order that would justify my purchasing them (minimum order level 750 badges). They are in-stock now and available from the online shop www.sota-shop.co.uk
My thanks to all the folk who have made a donation towards SOTA funds recently. That is very much appreciated.
Winter is definitely here in Scotland and the Mountain Rescue teams have been very active. Luckily they appear to have had to help climbers and walkers who were well equipped including one who used a PLB to summon help.
Stay safe on the hills
73
Barry GM4TOE
SOTA Awards Manager