Pat, KI4SVM has just topped 2,000 activator points to become Double Goat #10 in all of North America. Hearty congratulations from Merle and Herm
KB1RJD and KB1RJC
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Well done Pat !
Ken, K6HPX
Congratulations Pat,
I am glad that I was a very small part of your success. It was my pleasure to chase you on your summit activations.
W3CDW
(Chris)
Congratulations Pat, Always great to work you
Great good keep it up
73 W4DOW
Way to go, congratulations Pat and thank you for being my top chased activator, 24 and counting.
73
Lee WA9HED
Outstanding Pat! Always look forward to working you. Keep up the good work and Iāll see you in Huntsville in August.
Congrats Pat ! and thanks for the points !
You are my ātop chasedā activator, 18 contacts so far since i started chasing Sotaās 10 months ago.
73 Eric
VA2MO
Well done Pat indeed. Thanks for the summits and the effort - good stuff 
Very best wishes.
Mike
Thank you everyone for the kind thoughts. If it wasnāt for the great community of SOTA chasers, this wouldnāt be near as much fun. I have met and made many great friends on my SOTA activations and always look forward to our next contacts.
It is not hard to see that I am addicted to SOTA and the only fix is another mountaintop!
Till the next one, 73 de pat, KI4SVM
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Once a GOAT always a GOATā¦or in this case āOnce a GOAT twice a GOAT.ā
congrats Pat!
73
Pete
WA7JTM
Congratulations Pat on reaching double Goat status and thanks for the 135 contacts! Keep up the good work.
73, Walt NE4TN
Congats Pat, always a pleasure to make a contact with you. Your long air time and going through all the bands multiple times is greatly appreciated. When the time comes that I can mount an activation campaign thatās the way Iāll do it! (Unless itās Winter!)
Kevin AC2KL
Congratulations, Pat! A Double Goat is much better than an OLD GOAT! Iām proud to say that as a regular chaser, I helpedā¦ 
Pat, congrats on your double goat. Great to work you when able, as well as viewing those Unimog photos. Thanks for the fun, the points are just a side benefit, and for getting me started in SOTA. Now get started on the triple goat.
Mike, N4VBV
Thanks again guys! I also had a big birthday recently so the Old Goat moniker now fits too! 
I do like throwing caution to the winds and playing the bands while I linger on a summit. Sometimes it ends in frustration, but even āclosedā bands often allow contacts missed on other bands. And hey, I just like hanging out in the woods (I guess pun intended).
QTH on W4C/WM-023 - Copper Ridge Bald by Patrick Harris, on Flickr
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Pat, did you ever make it to Waterrock Knob on the Parkway? Hope to try that tomorrow on the way home if WX permits. Weāve been on vacation in Pigeon Forge all week. Daughter loves the Smokies, and weāve only missed one day not going up there.
Not a lot of time for radio, but sheās only young once. Will be solo driving back to SC tomorrow, wife and daughter going to visit family in east KY. So should get to activate Waterrock if the WX cooperates. And thatās a great picture with the hammock and sun shade. Makes the radio part all the better.
73, and good going on double goat,
Mike, N4VBV
Apologies to all for the blast, thought this was going private message.
Mike, N4VBV
Congratulations Pat!
73,
Mike - ke5akl
CONGRATULATIONS PAT!!! that is an awesome accomplishment for you and as a result of your efforts, MANY chaser points for me! Thanks a bunch, and good luck on the next plateau - Triple Goat!
73ās
Chuck - KA5PVB
Great success! I am glad to have been one of your Chasers from my QTH in Northern California. de K6KNS