Newcomer to SOTA

Old Reflector
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Hi all,

I’m dropping this note to let you know that the SOTA word has spread
to S.America.

I’ll be translating the General Rules in the next days, while I spread
the SOTA word around to a few lists I’m in.

I live in Rio de Janeiro, and there are several summits that could be
reached in a few hours.

I guess the first activation should be the Corcovado (Christ the
Redemptor statue) or Sugar Loaf.

Maybe I can manage to gather a few experienced DX ops to set up an expedition.

73 de PU2PIX

Paulo Marcondes = PU1/PU2PIX
-22.915 -43.224 = GG87jc <= Corrected !
-23.578 -46.671 = GG66pk

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In reply to PU2PIX:

Welcome, Paulo, a SOTA Association where you live will be VERY welcome!

73

Brian G8ADD

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In reply to PU2PIX:
Hi Paulo,

Welcome to the group…I am pretty new here also.
I will look forward to working you summit to summit from the US. Please let us know when you are going up!

73,
Tom-N2YTF

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In reply to PU2PIX:
Welcome to SOTA Paulo,
Would be great to have Brazil active in SOTA!
You’ll have lots of chasers listening out for you.
73
Roger MW0IDX

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In reply to MW0IDX:
Hello Paulo
Welcome to SOTA, nice to have Brazil in the programm!
Hpe cuagn
73’s QRO
Lionel

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Brian, Tom, Roger, Lionel and the SOTA Gang

Tranks for the encouraging words.

Right now I am working on a Translation of the General rules and the ARM,
so in the next weeks I might be able to submit them for approval.

As far as QSOs go, at the moment I am only SSB capable, since I do not speak CW, hihi, As such, I will be limited to 3.5 and 28 MHz. Maybe I can manage to build some hi-gain antenna to use in 144 or up…

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Hi Paulo,

You’re not the only one who isn’t capable of doing CW. I don’t do CW either, I just do FM and SSB. I have no intension myself to learn CW, even through my Dad (Tom) M1EYP always persuades me to learn CW.

Jimmy M3EYP

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In reply to PU2PIX:

I hope you are successful in setting up an association in Brasil Paulo.
After my activation yesterday I scanned the bands when I returned home and PY2DU was pounding in at s9+ on 10 metres.
I have worked a few PY & other S Americans on 10m from the summits.
73 Steve G1INK.

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I reconnected the 817 into its mobile position in my car, after the Backpackers yesterday,for which I was on Shining Tor G/SP-004. I was amazed to find 10m alive and crawling with CW activity. As I only had one DXCC on 10m CW so far this year in G3WGV’s table (and that was Sean M0GIA!), I spent 20 minutes bagging a further six while I had the chance. I would have done more, but the XYL texted me to order a curry and some fizzy wine!

But let’s hope we are treated to more such openings in coming weeks.

Tom M1EYP