In reply to G4OBK:
Hi Phil
I fully understand what you mean about the sort of hit and run activations, which are perfectly ok in my opinion, even more so when walking with a group of walkers .
The activator is king mate, end of story.
The views are quite stunning from the mast area of Rombald’s Moor, especially to the south and I personally didn’t feel the need to visit an unsightly, un-natural, man made blob of concrete, to improve on the experience, hi.
I hope I can work you when you activate it Phil as you have supported me on a lot of my activations.
I started this thread in good faith Phil and did not expect it to turn into the farce that it has.
We are all goverened by a set of rules and although they are open to individual interpretation, if we stick to those rules, then that should be good enough for all and sundry.
I applaud every last activator for his efforts, wether at the trig or just in the AZ.
In a lot of cases the finacial costs he/she faces can be huge. Then there is the free time given up to the activity, not to mention the physical effort included, sometimes in inclement weather and sudden dangerous conditions.
In my case Phil, I do my best to give a few points back, as my way to say thanks to the regulars, especially those who climb the “monsters” for us to chase.
I have now done 67 activations, on average 9 per month and with an average of over 20 QSOs per activation, that’s a possible 1,340 points handed out, certainly over 1,000 and a few unique summits for the chasers, that makes me feel good and I most certainly don’t want any medals for it.
What I didn’t expect was the cocky, snide remarks from a member of the MT.
To answer the point that some people put radio first and hate walking, with, “then sota is not for them”, is so insulting, just because some people hate walking (I’m not one of them) it doesn’t mean that they won’t walk.
Why state, was the summit busy then? just because someone activates away from the trig, it’s really nice to receive such support.
MT members should try and promote sota not put people off with their cocky attitude.
I suppose I could visit every trig every time if I didn’t carry the weight of a rucsac but just stuffed a handy/rubber duck in my coat pocket and prayed that the resulting poor signal might be picked up by at least 4 chasers, especially on the “boxed in” peaks, but that’s not my style, there’s nothing wrong with it though whatsoever if that’s what you want and don’t mind the fact that you will sometimes get less than 4 chasers and not qualify the summit, again the activator is king.
I prefer to spend quite a while on the top, operating on several band/mode combinations to give all chasers a fair chance of the points, just my preference Phil.
vy 73 Mike