Today at 22/Feb/2014 03:48:42 UTC Gerry, VK2GAZ, became the 7000th user of the SOTA database.
There’s no prize for this though.
Andy, MM0FMF
Database Manager
In reply to MM0FMF:
Congrats to all for each individual contribution but mainly the MT for this great success!
SOTA fever keeps growing!
Cheers,
Guru - EA2IF
Looks like the talk and table at Wyong Field Day had an effect!
7000 that’s cool!
In reply to thread:
The thing that I find really impressive is that in the RSGB Annual report for 2013, the number of IOTA participants who “qualify for the annual Honour Roll by updating at least once every five years” stood at 1441 in 2013. By comparison the number of Activators entering activations into the SOTA database in 2013 was 1697. At some point in the not too distant past SOTA surpassed IOTA in terms of active participation. Terrific!
73
Brian G8ADD
In reply to VK2DAG:
It must have Matt, 5 VK’s have signed up this weekend alone!
Andy
MM0FMF
In reply to G8ADD:
The thing that I find really impressive is that in the RSGB Annual
report for 2013, the number of IOTA participants who “qualify for the
annual Honour Roll by updating at least once every five years” stood
at 1441 in 2013.
I was also impressed by the difference in the number of participants between IOTA and SOTA until someone reminded me that before you can claim any position/award in the IOTA system you have to be able to claim 100 islands/groups.
If we use a similar cut-off for SOTA (100 activations or chases not points) how many participants does that give us?
A quick look at the tables shows 316 activators have made more than 100 activations, do the IOTA stats say how many regular island activators there are.
More relevent perhaps is that 1197 SOTA chasers have recorded more than 100 Activators worked. This is roughly equivalent to the IOTA figures.
Colin G8TMV
In reply to MM0FMF:
I note the web page hit counter passed 40 million a few days ago.
73 Mike
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