I enjoy designing and building antennas, climbing the mountains and playing radio in beautiful environment. That’s why the SOTA programme attracted me. Thanks to that, I went to places I would probably never have visited otherwise. Oh - and I really enjoy the pile-ups that spring to life when you show up on the bands from a summit.
Personally, I take this hobby as a pleasant relaxation and I like the comradeship among the radio operators. Chasing after points doesn’t mean much to me. My main interest is climbing alpine summits and making equipment which is a lightweight as possible.