Hi all, it gives me great pleasure to announce that SOTA activations are once again legal in GI. Today I finally got an email response from The Sports Branch of the Department For Communities which confirmed that there are now no travel restrictions within Northern Ireland for sport or exercise. This afternoon I hope to be active from GI/AH-003, probably initially on CW on 40 metres, 30 metres or 20 metres depending on conditions on those bands. If time allows I will try some SSB also and will have a quick try on 2 metres FM.
It seems like an eternity since my last activation in December 2020, to say I am excited about this is an understatement.
It would be good if the published N.I. official advice was updated to reflect the email you had from the department Victor. I had a good look yesterday and it still reads very much as though travelling for recreation is not allowed or at least very strongly advised against. Reading those documents, I can well understand why you made individual contact for official confirmation that SOTA is now OK in GI!
