Hello, I think I may be a SOTA addict!
I started in early-July under my foundation M7 call-sign M7IMF, I was inspired to start as I QSO’d with another M7 station who activated G/TW-001 Urra Moor.
The very next day, I went out with my son (4) and activated G/NP-008 Great Whernside.
Well that was it.
So far I have activated:
12/07/2020 G/NP-008 Great Whernside
18/07/2020 G/NP-028 Rombalds Moor
25/07/2020 G/TW-001 Urra Moor
01/08/2020 G/NP-032 Cracoe Fell
09/08/2020 G/TW-002 Cringle Moor
13/08/2020 G/NP-004 Whernside
15/08/2020 G/NP-010 Pen-y-Ghent
22/08/2020 G/TW-003 Gisborough Moor
22/08/2020 G/TW-004 Bishop Wilton Wold
22/08/2020 G/TW-005 Normanby Top
I am planning to activate G/NP-005 Ingleborough tomorrow 2020-08-29 around 11:00UTC.
It took a few goes to get G/TW-004 on VHF and so I picked up a second hand Elecraft KX3 for HF activations.
Very happy to have activated all the G/TW summits and now looking to completed G/NP and start to activate G/LD as conditions and fitness allow.
My son and daughter have accompanied me on most of my activations. SOTA has allowed me to re-connect with a dormant area of my life, my late father was a serious caver and mountaineer. The medium of radio has got me out of my chair and back onto the hills. Thank you.
2E0HQS - Alistair.