I think, that’s not the SOTA idea or spirit. Then QSO with 3 Operators and every of these Operators made a QSO with every SOTA chaser. Thats not my thing. Sorry OM’s, no QSO with me.
Each to their own. This is hobby time for participants, and they can spend it how they like. Activations can be many different styles. Alone, in a group, contest style QSO, ragchew style QSO, social, competitive, quick, all-day, 2m FM handheld, multi-band/multi-mode/multi-antenna, QRO, QRP. It is all just for fun, and the decision on the wkg condx and the activation style is solely that of the activator. As Mike GW0DSP famously says: “The activator is king”.
There will be plenty more activations for you to work this weekend. Let’s not criticise the style of someone else’s activation, that is not the SOTA idea or spirit! Let’s just let them enjoy themselves however they choose.
Tom M1EYP
OK TOM,
if a activation like this is ok and the “activator is king”, then forget my “critic” hihi. My idea from SOTO is different when i activate an summit. I.E. Look the newest Photos from HB9BAB who made a solar powered activation → hb_sz_025 | HB9BAB/p | Flickr.
I accept your answer and will never criticise other activations.
73 Peter HB9CMI
Cheers Peter,
I know myself, because I do all kind of activations. I have done quick 4 contacts with my 2m FM handheld on 0.5 watts to my friends in my local town. I have done 80+ QSOs on several HF and VHF bands, CW/SSB/FM. Sometimes I work very quick QSO, and sometimes I chat. It’s just whatever I feel like.
That is a stunning photograph - thank you for the link.
Tom M1EYP
In reply to M1EYP:
“I have done 80+ QSOs on several HF and VHF bands,”
I`ve told you a million times Tom not to exagerate!
In reply to G1INK:
Its nowt that Steve I had 250 qsos from a boat on that tarn at the top of Red Screes when I was maritime mobile on 23 cm`s atb Geoff G6MZX/MM
In reply to G1INK:
I`ve told you a million times Tom not to exagerate!
Obviously there’s a serious fault in the database Steve… or something we are not seeing!
73, Gerald
OK OK OK!
My highest QSO totals of my own on activations have all been in the 60s. However, I’ve had Jimmy with me on these activations, and sometimes Sean or Richard as well. The totals have been therefore 80+ or 90+ QSOs for the activation. “I” should have been “We”. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
Tom M1EYP
In reply to M1EYP:
I’ve had Jimmy with me on these activations, and
sometimes Sean or Richard as well.
The Macc. Team were not quite as prolific today however 
73
Richard
G3CWI
In reply to G3CWI:
Well my best to date was 786 QSOs but I did have some pals out on the other NP summits if that counts.
Mike GW0DSP
PS you have a 71 Tom, no mean fete.
Out of curiosity Tom, what is your average QSO rate per activation?
Mike, GW0DSP
In reply to GW0DSP:
Mike
You can easily calculate this yourself by cutting and pasting Tom’s log into Excel (other spreadsheets are available). A Year 7 (higher ability) task.
73
Richard
G3CWI
In reply to G3CWI:
Aye, but those year 7 students are clever rascals Richard.
Mike, GW0DSP
Eurika!! Thanks for the tip Richard. It works, I just checked my average QSO rate… 3680 qs in 173 activations = 21.3
I bet Klaus & INKys are interesting
Mike
GW0DSP
In reply to GW0DSP:
I look forward to your analysis and conclusions.
73
Richard
G3CWI
In reply to HB9CMI:
I am not sure if your problem are the “few” QSO´s or the 100 watts.
Guido (HB9TNF) did 18 contacts, including ET3AA (!) on 15m SSB.
HB3YNE = 18 QSO´s and HB9YDQ = 16 QSO´s.
A nice score for a winter-activation on 2959m.
Here is wonderful panoramic view to Piz Lagalp and “his neighbours”.
http://www.alpen-panoramen.de/panorama.php?pid=4969
Vy73 Fritz
Hi Richard, Mike et al,
Here’s the data:
2002 - 4 activations - 16 QSOs - average 4 per activation
2003 - 72 activations - 415 QSOs - average 5.8 per activation
2004 - 81 activations - 703 QSOs - average 8.7 per activation
2005 - 107 activations - 843 QSOs - average 7.9 per activation
2006 - 100 activations - 568 QSOs - average 5.7 per activation
2007 - 154 activations - 1295 QSOs - average 8.4 per activation
2008 - 211 activations - 2573 QSOs - average 12.2 per activation
2009 - 12 activations - 132 QSOs - average 11.0 per activation
All - 741 activations - 6545 QSOs - average 8.8 per activation
In real terms, the QSO rate on scoring activations from late October 2005 onwards is higher, because I would always be activating in a team with M3EYP and sharing the calls, rather than working them all myself. But the above data is just from my own logbook.
I look forward to any conclusions anyone wishes to draw. I don’t draw any; I just present the data! Thanks for finding my 71 QSO activation Mike! I must have missed that one. I found several with 60+ QSOs, but overlooked my best one!
Cheers,
Tom M1EYP
I bet Klaus & INKys are interesting
Indeed they are. They feature strongly in some “just for fun” tables published in Roy’s SOTA News from December:
SOTA STATS (correct as of 28.11.08)
World Top 20 Activators (points)[UPDATED 11/1/09]
- DL2HSC 4027
- GM7PKT 3895
- DJ2AY 3101
- DM2KL 2929
- G1INK 2898
- DG0OCZ 2851
- G4YSS 2754
- DH0DK 2718
- DL3AWK 2713
- DJ3AX 2693
- DG0JMB 2658
- DH3ZK 2638
- DL1AWC 2092
- DJ9AY 2080
- DH7WW 1885
- M1YAM 1688
- G4RQJ 1665
- GW4BVE 1584
- G0PZO 1494
- M1EYO 1437
World Top 20 Activators (uniques)
- G1INK 344
- GM7PKT 308
=2)G3CWI 308 - LX1NO 297
- DG0OCZ 291
- DH8DX 285
- DL3AWK 273
- DJ3AX 271
- DL1AWC 244
- DF2GN 232
- GW4BVE 211
- DG0JMB 200
=12)HB9BAB 200 - G7KXV 199
=14)M1EYP 199 - DJ2AY 198
=16)DH3ZK 198 - DH0DK 195
- G4ERP 192
- G4OIG 190
World Top 20 Activators (QSO’s)
- G1INK 18880
- DF2GN 16526
- LX1NO 11611
- DH8DX 11290
- GM7PKT 9092
- G4RQJ 8170
- DJ3AX 7951
- DH0DK 7320
- G4YSS 7011
- DL2HSC 6874
- HB9AFI 6234
- M1EYP 6116
- GW4BVE 5893
- DM2KL 5746
- DL4FDM 5274
- G4ERP 5237
- G3CWI 5068
- G0PZO 4941
- DJ5AA 4773
- G3TJE 4642
World Top 20 Activators (activations)
- DL2HSC 724
- M1EYP 710
- G1INK 627
- GM7PKT 613
- G3CWI 535
- DH0DK 457
- G4RQJ 438
- DM2KL 432
- DH8DX 412
- DJ3AX 410
- DJ2AY 408
- DF2GN 398
- DG0OCZ 390
- DL3AWK 364
- G4YSS 357
- GW4BVE 357
- DH3ZK 351
- DG0JMB 330
- M1AVV 330
- M1EYO 316
Unsurprisingly, Steve and Klaus feature strongly in all four tables, and especially, as you suspected, in the number of activator QSOs.
Tom M1EYP
In reply to M1EYP:
No conclusions to draw Tom. As I said it was just out of curiosity that I made the enquiry.
yes, I spotted your 71 which is good going Tom.
I think I’ll spend a day on Hope Mtn soon and try all bands/modes for the majic 100 QSOs
Mike GW0DSP
In reply to M1EYP:
One conclusion Tom must be that your regular activation of just one summit has not affected your QSO rate. Seems that the chasers are not totally bored with The Cloud - yet 
73, Gerald