DD5LP had a bit of a headstart , so here is the official announcement:
Since we are organising both an OE and an OE5 Day on September 19, Juerg HB9BIN has come up with the idea to turn this event into a European Sota Activity Day.
So far, HB9, DL/DM, Italy and France have agreed to join in and we would be very pleased if many other European associations would follow suit!
Da wir am 19. September 2020 einen ALL-OE und einen OE5-SOTA-Tag veranstalten werden, haben wir gemeinsam mit JĆ¼rg HB9BIN die Idee geboren, zu diesem Termin einen EuropƤischen SOTA-AktivitƤtstag auszurufen. HB9, DL/DM, Italien und Frankreich haben bereits Ihre Teilnahme zugesagt und wir wĆ¼rden uns freuen, wenn auch weitere Assoziationen mitmachen wĆ¼rden.
Isnāt every Saturday an international SOTA activity day? Is there a theme or focus that Iām missing here? What makes this different from any normal Saturday, which always see hundreds of SOTA activations across the continent?
I donāt know that. I sometimes do Sundays, sometimes during the week. I think itās good that there is a set day where a lot of people specialize. So the chances of getting a S2S connection are even higher
Perhaps you should see a concerted high profile activity event as an opportunity for publicity for SOTA? If it gets the backing that it deserves - and also both the weather and the propagation - it will be an unrivalled opportunity for S2S contacts!
Actually Brian, thatās why Iām asking the question. Iād like to use this as an opportunity to distribute a press release - but to do so meaningfully, Iāll need to be able to communicate what is different/special about this - and Iām not āgetting itā yet.
If I go out on a Saturday on a SOTA activation, it does not matter whether I take 40m, 30m, 20m or VHF, nor if I use FM, CW, SSB or FT8. I will make a lot of QSOs including a significant numbers of S2S, both international and domestic. Thatās on ANY Saturday, guaranteed. So how is this event different? Whatās the publicity angle?
Drop me a PM please Ed so I can get a better grip on what this is all about (as distinct from a normal Saturday in SOTA) and to coordinate publicity. It sounds like youāve already launched the publicity drive for this (thank you) and Iāll make sure I donāt duplicate.
Well said! Thatās what itās all about - we want associations to join forces and motivate activators to get out on a special day to attract publicity to SOTA (and not leave it to chance as on any Saturday).
, so here is the official announcement:
