Hi Chris
I started off with a Sotabeams pole, but it wouldn’t fit in my rucksack either - another SOTA fan told me about https://lifebreeze.co.uk/ which had a travel pole which when collapsed fits into your bag - I guess the compact one from Sotabeams will will too. My mast is only about 13ft high extended - as someone told me when I was starting out, there isn’t much to be gained by adding an extra foot or two when you’re stood at the top of a 3000ft hill
David
Ребята, спасибо за S2S QSO’s! Классно сработали!
73!
Яни
Hello, a short report of our activity on 19 sep from YO/EC-476 Bâtca.
We were 3 operators, YO8AGA, YO8SSQ and YO8SBR, all /p. The day was a typical autumn day, hot and cold at the same time, but fine nonetheless. We activated the summit for about 4 hours, worked in 70cm, 2m (FM) and 20m, 40m (SSB) for a total of 70 QSOs (one of which PSK31) and 20 S2S contacts. The 17m band was dead in the water.
For more info and pics head out to:
Cheers everyone, 73!
Bogdan
Всегда пожалуйста. Прием был плохой правда. Там на горе 2 вышки с кучей антенн. Шумели сильно.
Я пытался, но после многих попыток сдался 
Возможно терпения не хватило 
73, Jarek
Да, понятно. У нас было 100 ватт и прием не очень хороший. Предыдущая гора Вишневая была гораздо лучше по приему…
У меня был только FT-817ND 5W и антенна Inv Vee. Спасибо что услышали.
У меня был только FT-817ND 5W и антенна Inv Vee. Спасибо что услышали.
100 ватт не проблема, проблема в том, что у ваших вызывающих были киловатты 
It was like contest
I hope next time we will have QSO
73, Jarek
Hello
My summit: OK/US-001 JO60nl
I recived a call:
10:44UTC
I heard: 9A2HW/p from 9A/?H-002
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ? = I heard ‘two’ , this is not available, may be ‘Zulu’ = Z
The OM wars very patient. He repeate at least 5 times the referenc.
I gave him the report 33 an received 59. Really? (My TRX has 50Watts + Yagi G=8dBd)
I had a lot of QRM from other stations, too much.
I’m sure of the callsign and report.
But the database show:
9A6AA/P on 9A/ZH-002
9A2GA/P on 9A/GH-073
More than 500km on FM!
Does someone have an info?
I know the QSO is not valid. It’s only for interest.
Such good (Tropo)conditions are very rare.
My activation report:
2m-FM / 50Watts (TM-D700 + 20Ah LiPo)
Yagi G=8dBd
51 QSOs in 5h
27 S2S to 22 summits
ODX: SP2SCH JO94bd = 531km report: 59 / 59 !
73 an Good DX!
Hans
activation zone looks like an epic figure - creepy
All I know is that 9A6AA and 9A2HW were doing a joint activation from 9A/ZH-002 = 9AFF-0013
That would improve the ODX I think.
73, Hans PB2T
Hello Hans DL3HJG,
You heard 9A2HW from 9A/ZH-002 1032m asl JN75xv, … he made interesting QSO’s on 2m band: 9A, S5, OE, OK and OM stations.
73 de Boris 9A2GA
Hans,
I do not quite understand why the QSO would not be valid.
You have call and report, 9A/ZH is the only 9A region with a “U”: DH delta, GH golf, IH India, PH Papa.
There is no possibility of confusion, at least if Nato alphabet was used.
So you have all information you need.
Sota program is based on honsesty so it*s up to you if you insist on gaining the chaser points or not. At least it was a valid “standard” QSO. congrats 2m DX.
73 Martin
Well done Chris - Good to see you on here at last
73
Tim
G4YTD
Hi Martin,
I am totally agree.
There is also question how to count S2S QSOs logged a few times on the same band using the same modulation with the same operator activating the same summit.
After checking my log I found one such a dupe did by mistake with ON4FI/P on 30m CW.
Should be: one band, one modulation, one summit, one operator, no more than one QSO.
Of course decision is not mine 
73, Jarek
You just log them all and the database will get the score correct.
I did so but I am now talking not about the score but about interpretation of the rule:
Number of S2S contacts
This is a ranking of activators with the highest number of S2S contacts made on that day.
73, Jarek
Easy!
They are just DUPES, so no points, like in contests.
That’s my view.
73,
Guru
Jarek,
Another point would also be by when a participant in this event has to upload his results to the SOTA DB in order to be included in the ranking list for the Swiss Army Knifes …
