SOTA TUSCANY CHALLENGE

Here i need to talk about a remarkable achievement and perhaps about a proper expedition in Tuscany.

On September 23rd, as I do every Monday, I launched the software programs to check if in the past week any New Ones have been carried out in order to update the SOTA TUSCANY CHALLENGE ranking.

I notice that there have been completed some by 2 individuals, HB9HXJ Tabea and HB9EVF Thomas, and following standard protocol I send the, an email to inform them about the SOTA TUSCANY CHALLENGE program and to congratulate them for their activations. Tabea replied mentioning that they had read about the challenge on the Sota Reflector and were on holiday for two weeks in Tuscany, planning daily activations.

The next day I checked again to find out they had activated 3 New Ones, meaning that Thomas, who had already completed three activations in 2019, had had reached the first milestone of 5 New Ones. Therefore, I sent another email to ask him to confirm their address so that I could send the patch to Thomas.
Tabea replies and asks me to hold the shipment because they planned to be active also in the following days of their stay.

I continued to follow their progress, and by the end of their holiday Tabea and Thomas had completed 15 New Ones, all of them with I/TO references. I would like to repeat: 15 New Ones.

This means that they had earned patches for 5, 10, and 15 New Ones, but I was absolutely not even prepared for this last one and I sent it to be processed last Friday. Therefore, they will receive it in a few days with a new postal shipment. I hope they will forgive me.

In conclusion, I like to think that part of this last achievement is also due to the SOTA TUSCANY CHALLENGE program, but above all, the motivation shown by Tabea and Thomas is a clear acknowledgement of the entire SOTA movement, which has created a wonderful synergy between the passion for radio and the mountains.

Grazie Tabea and Thomas

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Toscana é un bel posto per fare Sota :slight_smile:
Tuscany ist a great place for Sota :slight_smile:
Grazie a tutti per i QSO
Thanks to all chaser.
73 Tabea &Tom

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Hello everyone, today I received with great pleasure the new patch for the milestone reached of 10 new one activations.
The beauty of the Apuan Alps park and the mountains that reign there have been the reason for my excursions for many years. Since I discovered SOTA, the perfect union between radio activity and mountain hiking has been created.
A special thanks goes to Claudio IK5VYZ (Tuscany Regional Manager) and Andrea IW0HK (Italy Association Manager) for the recognition of the milestone reached.
See You and '73

IK5MEL Antonio

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Ciao Claudio,

thank you for the patches, they have been in the mailbox today.
Was a great pleasure to do some Sota activations in Tuscany during our vacation.

73 de Tabea, HB9HXJ and Tom, HB9EVF

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Ready for shipment are the first patches commemorating the achievement of reaching 15 ‘New One’ summits

Of course, these are for HB9HXJ Tabea and HB9EVF Thomas, whom I thank once again, apologizing for the delay, which was beyond my control.

73, Claudio IK5VYZ


in Tuscany.

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The SOTA TUSCANY CHALLENGE program today celebrates the milestone of 10 New Ones achieved by Eliseo IK6BAK, undoubtedly one of the most passionate, consistent, and experienced Italian SOTA activators in the radio world. It’s worth noting that, since Eliseo doesn’t live in Tuscany, each activation requires significant travel time, making his performance even more remarkable.

Thank you, Eliseo ((patch on the way :smiley:)

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Grazie Claudio.
Tutto possibile grazie alla mitica Royal!

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Ciao Claudio e Andrea,

i patch sono arrivati oggi. Tante grazie!

Saluti e 73 da HB9HXJ Tabea e HB9EVF Tom

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TNX Claudio !!!

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I had a wonderful week in Lucca… Unfortunately I wasn’t feeling very well at the weekend… :expressionless: - So there’s still a lot to do. :wink:

I have posted pictures and information about the summits

73 Armin

Good morning, Armin,

Great performance, especially considering that the temperatures are far from summer-like. Congratulations!

I hope you’re feeling better now.

So, can you confirm that with the previous 6 summits, you have now reached a total of 13 summits for the SOTA TUSCANY CHALLENGE?

You’ll soon receive the patch for 10 New Ones.

Once again, congratulations!

73 Claudio

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Yes…. But it wasn‘t my last trip to Tuscany :wink:

73 Armin

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I really hope so :muscle:… you’re in the top ranking of the SOTA TUSCANY CHALLENGE!

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Thank you for the patch… now I have something for my backpack again

I’m already looking forward to my next trip to Tuscany… with SOTA activations again, of course. There are now a few completes to pick up there too :sweat_smile:

73 Armin

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