VE6 mass activation record. We had three hams on Stoney Squaw today; VE6IXD, VA6FLY, and VA6MCB (Photo to Follow) Stoney Squaw VE6/HC034 | Flickr
We now have a total of 4 VE6 SOTA activators(VE6 is 2.7 times the size of UK)
We now have 1248 SOTA peaks, more than 1200 still to have first activation!
KX3 on SSB 20m with 5watts a 1/4wave vertical with 11 radials fed at 2m.
Name Call-sign Me You Time Km Comments
RICHARD N4EX 55 55 1848 3374 + VA6FLY
BARRY N1EU 56 56 1850 3257
Tommy W7RV 44 44 1852 1978 + VA6FLY
PHILLIP NS7P 55 57 1854 985
GARY W0MNA 55 55 1856 2064 + VA6FLY
HAROLD N6JZT 56 57 1858 1946 + VA6FLY
GARY W5ODS 55 44 1902 2304 + VA6FLY
MARTHA W0ERI 55 55 1904 2064 + VA6FLY
DANIEL NA6MG 44 56 1906 1910
Jerome VE2JEQ 22 22 1908 3075
MICHAEL W6AH 44 22 1909 1854
Guru EA2IF 22 22 1910 7777
Phillip VE1WT 22 22 1912 3773
Steven WI2W 33 22 1914 3322
Rachel K7NIT 22 33 1916 822. W7O/WV-138 + VA6FLY
GLENN N4MJ 22 22 1918 2671
Hi Walker,I heard you and called but failed in the qrm that came up from Statesisde,also heard the 2x2 reports from both sides.
Perhaps next time conditions will improve.73 All.Don G0RQL.
In reply to G0RQL:
Thanks Don for the effort. It was a brisk -10°C ground temperature and an air temp of around -17°C when we started but fortunately we were in a sunny spot for operation. Since local time was close to midday I am surprised you heard us. I hope things are drying out, the snow pack has been relatively light this year so hopefully we won’t get the return of last years floods.
73
VA6MCB
In reply to VA6MCB:
I made an error transcribing my log, VE2IF should have been EA2IF Jose-Antonio Gurutzarri Jauregi, from Spain, a distance of 7777k on 5 watts! Wow!
VE6 mass activation record. We had three hams on Stoney Squaw today;
VE6IXD, VA6FLY, and VA6MCB (Photo to Follow)
We now have a total of 4 VE6 SOTA activators(VE6 is 2.7 times the size
of UK)
We now have 1248 SOTA peaks, more than 1200 still to have first
activation!
KX3 on SSB 20m with 5watts a 1/4wave vertical with 11 radials fed at
2m.
Name Call-sign Me You Time Km Comments
RICHARD N4EX 55 55 1848 3374 + VA6FLY
BARRY N1EU 56 56 1850 3257
JAMES W7RY 44 44 1852 777
PHILLIP NS7P 55 57 1854 985
GARY W0MNA 55 55 1856 2064 + VA6FLY
HAROLD N6JZT 56 57 1858 1946 + VA6FLY
GARY W5ODS 55 44 1902 2304 + VA6FLY
MARTHA W0ERI 55 55 1904 2064 + VA6FLY
DANIEL NA6MG 44 56 1906 1910
Jerome VE2JEQ 22 22 1908 3075
MICHAEL W6AH 44 22 1909 1854
Guru EA2IF 22 22 1910 7777
Phillip VE1WT 22 22 1912 3773
Steven WI2W 33 22 1914 3322
Rachel K7NIT 22 33 1916 822. W7O/WV-138 + VA6FLY
GLENN N4MJ 22 22 1918 2671
Lots of QRM on the East Coast!
Hi Walker,
That was me at 1852Z and I also wkd VA6FLY at 1853Z. I guess on paper the “V” looked like a “Y” when you transcribed it. You said it correctly over the air.
Looks like a visit to my Aunt in Kitimat VE7 is in order. Her late husband was a big shot at Alcan Calgary before moving to Kitimat. [This is probably one of my great ideas that will never come to fruition ]
In reply to G1INK:
I would wait a few weeks/months before visiting…
It’s -29°C in Canmore this morning and although Kitimat is 10°C warmer… -18°C is still “Cool” by Scottish standards.
Another obscure fact is that VE6 land does not conform to SOTA regulated winter. We still manage to keep our snow in the hills until May and the higher peaks until August despite the ARM stating winter bonuses end in March. I guess all that white stuff is just Scotch mist…
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