JA SOTA QSO Party will take place on 11 March 2023 from 21:00 to 12 March 2023 at 09:00 (UTC).
Core time is 00:00 - 03:00 (UTC) on 12 March 2023.
De Katsu JP3DGT
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FB Katsu I hope WX is cooler by then and I can visit a local summit to take part.
regards.
Ian vk5cz …
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I’m in!
I had tons of fun last year!
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I will join from the summit.
hope to see many participants.
Matt / JG1BOK
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Thanks for the information, Katsu.
I will try to be on a summit for the event.
Conditions have been better lately. Hopefully, the trend will continue
for the chosen weekend in March.
73, David N6AN
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I’m in. And if weather permits I`ll be camping at the summit the night before.
73, Takeo JP3PPL
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Updated in SOTA JA web site.
https://www.kawauchi.homeip.mydns.jp/sotajp/ja-sota-qso-party-2023-1e/
Toru K JA1CTV / JH0CJH
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It’s finally next week.
We are looking forward to your participation.
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Antenna is ready. This time, 40-20-15-10m Band EFHW (L=19.7m) antenna. I will use FT891 operated at 20W to 50W unlike usual QRP operation. CU on the Air in QSOP
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I am looking forward to the event. It will be pretty cold in VE6 land on that day but I will be prepared with warm enough clothing to meet the activating time target and a headlamp for the trip back down the mountain.
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I will activate on JA/NN-069 (Changed) .
I’m looking forward to seeing you all.
73,
de JG0AWE/P Hiro WAKA
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I will activate on JA/NN-142 from 21:00z to 02:00z.
Hope to see many SOTA stations on the air.
JG1BOK / Matt
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I plan on being on a W7A summit from apx 2230 UTC until past our sunset…0200 or so.
Will be focused on working JA s2s.
Will be on 10/15/20 Meters, on CW.
Pete
WA7JTM
W7A/MN-143
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I’ll be on JA6/ON-048 on Sunday. I’ll bring my 40-12 Magloop and also the 40/20/17/15 ChairTenna VGP, and will compare the two on as many QSOs as possible QRP and CW only, as usual. See you there. Steve JS6TMW
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I’ll be on JA/OS-018 from morning to around our sunset, tomorrow. I will bring my FT891, FT817, and a linked dipole for 40m-10m band. I’m looking forward to seeing you on the air.
73
Aki JI3BAP
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Just got home from this event…
WOW…the most JA s2s contacts I have ever made on one day…over a dozen I think…also ZL.
Will summarize it up better tomorrow!
Thanks to everyone!
Pete
WA7JTM
W7A/MN-143
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Yes, the JA SOTA event was exceptional! The propagation helped. I operated 10m only and had a lot (maybe 18+) JA qsos. Certainly SOTA fun. Thanks JA’s for the great turnout!
Guy/nS0TA
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I agree. That was a blast!
I managed a QSO with almost everyone I could hear.
Looks like 11 S2S with Japan, 12 if JS6TMW was already /JA6, all but one on 10 meters.
Nice to hear 4E1AGW chasing from the Philippines.
I heard KC1MXB, JB, work a JA summit from ME. That’s a long haul!
It would have been great to stay past 00Z. Other obligations, though.
Thank you, Activators and Chasers!
David N6AN (KX3 @5 watts/44’ inverted vee doublet)
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