That is good news Woody!
This could really get interesting if this catches on nation wide! We might set some sort of record for the most 10 pointers on in one day ever??
I will definitely be looking for u, as will the others here in AZ.
73
Pete
WA7JTM
Epic! This was amazing last year - I think I doubled my S2S points during this event!
Looking forward to it. We don’t have many 10 pointers here in W7W that one can get to without crampons / ice axe / serious mountaineering skillz. I will have to participate from a lowly 6 pointer =)
Great Josh!
We are all Looking forward to working you from your summit!
It looks like it might be even better/busier than last year.
73
Pete
W7A 10-Point Madness Update: Sept 9, 2019
For the W7A 10 point s2s Madness event we now have plans for at least 20 AZ 10 pointers on the air, 5 out of state 10 point Summits On The Air, and 3 other stations on peaks 8 points or lower…2 AZ, 1 Washington.
There is still time to join in the fun, and lots of 10 pointers left in Arizona…and around the USA.
If u are an s2s addict this is definitely your event…from any summit, of any value, from any state.
We will be on many HF, VHF, and UHF bands…check SOTAWATCH 3 ALERTS for details.
73
Pete
WA7JTM
I may have to hit a 10 pointer in Georgia and take a camp chair for this! I can think of worse ways to spend a day than the summit of blood mountain. Have to get another couple of battery packs!
s2s Madness update Sept 20th 2019
TWENTY TWO different Arizona 10-point summits will be on the air a week from tomorrow (Saturday morning, SEPT 28th) for the s2s 10-Point Madness event.
I will post the list next week here.
You can see all of the summits being activated in SOTAwatch3 now.
tnx
Pete
WA7JTM
W7A s2s 10-Point Madness Coordinator…sort of…
Could be challenging ionosphere conditions with a predicted K index of 6 issued for Saturday in today’s NOAA space weather outlook. Obviously won’t affect those of you using line of sight or ground wave.
UPDATE:
A few changes. Due to snow on Humphreys KR7RK will now do Kendrick and Wing Mountain on Saturday instead.
So now 22 operators on 24 10-point summits Saturday.
Pete
WA7JTM
I’m hoping to join the fun from Georgia - the XYL needs to be dropped off to lead a hike in the Appalachians, so the K9 and I may be able to run up something nearby. Unfortunately my nearby options, either Big Cedar Mountain (W4G/NG-023) or Black Mountain (W4G/NG-022), are both “only” 8 point summits. Are 8-pointers allowed to play? 
73, Scott WB8ICQ
Absolutely 8 point summits are allowed to play…any summit is!!!
One day it occurred to me that “Wouldn’t it be great if everyone was on a 10-point peak at the same time?”
s2s 10-point madness was the result.
C U from ur peak I hope!
73
Pete
WA7JTM
Looking forward to chasing from a summit in northern Colorado or Wyoming. Forecast of sunny and windy. I had lots of fun last year, 11 s2s contacts with ops on W7A summits.
Peter KD0YOB
Good luck and I hope everyone gets many contacts.
Alberta summits are calling for over 40 cm of snow in the next couple of days.
Malen
VE6VID
Ok…this it it!
Tomorrow is W7A 10-point s2s Madness day all over Arizona.
As of right now we plan to have 22 stations on 10-point summits tomorrow, with a number of summits having multiple operators. It is possible that that number will fluctuate a bit…hopefully it will go up!
The first station might be on the air today at 00:00 UTC (UTC September 28th). The others to follow Saturday morning, starting around 14:00 UTC or so. The event goes on until everyone has a dead battery or is worn out, whichever comes first. Most ops finished up by 21:00 UTC last year, but some will likely operate past that.
A number of out of state operators on summits, some of them 10 pointers, will also be participating in the event.
So look for us tomorrow. It should be complete and utter Madness!
| wkd | station | name | 2nd op | name | summit | summit name | apx location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KR7RK | Keith | W7A/AE-008 | Kendrick Pk | Flag | |||
| K7AMB | Andrew | W7A/AW-014 | Browns Pk | E of Phx | |||
| KF7ZVL | Kelley | W7A/AE-018 | Bill Williams | Williams | |||
| N7CW | Bud | W7A/AE-041 | Davenport | E of Williams | |||
| K7TAB | Chris | W7A/AE-044 | BUCK | Clints Well | |||
| K6HPX | Ken | KE7BGM | kay | W7A/AW-001 | Lemmon | Tucson | |
| AE9Q | Dave | W7A/AW-003 | Bigalo | Tucson | |||
| WB7ENX | Jim | W7A/AW-008 | woodchutte | E of Prescott | |||
| NQ7R | TOM | W7A/AW-009 | Pinal Pk | Globe | |||
| W7JET | Brian | W7A/AW-010 | MINGUS | E of Prescott | |||
| NJ7V | Charlie | W7A/AW-011 | AZTEC | S of Young | |||
| KB7HH | Jack | W7A/AW-013 | Spruce Mtn | Prescott | |||
| W7AMR | Atilla | W7A/CN-013 | Grandview | Grand Canyon | |||
| KR7RK | Keith | W7A/CS-008 | Wing Mtn | Flag, 2nd pk | |||
| N7LP | Lee | KB7CWV | Linn | W7A/CS-012 | GVT Mtn | W of Flag | |
| WA7JTM | Pete | W7A/CS-013 | A 1 Mountain | Flag | |||
| WX7MB | Mark | W7A/CS-020 | rim road peak | N of Payson | |||
| K7TSY | Brian | W7A/CS-026 | Summit Mtn | S of Williams | |||
| W7USA | Ray | W7A/CS-028 | Red Hill | S of GCNP | |||
| N3BZ | Robert | W7A/CS-038 | Beacon Hill | E of Williams | |||
| WB0USI | Rick | W7A/NM-002 | Mt. Bangs | Scenic (AZ) | |||
| WB0USI | Rick | W7A/NM-005 | 7604 | Scenic (AZ), 2nd pk | |||
| KI7OFL | William | KI7OFN | ray | W7A/PE-002 | Green Mtn | Tucson | |
| KB9WYX | Alexander | W7A/YV-002 | Granite Mtn | Prescott |
thanks
C U from the hills…CQ s2s
73
Pete
WA7JTM
I’ll be up on Wildcat mountain, about 9.1mi from Big Cedar per Google Earth. We should try VHF s2s from Big Cedar and Black. I should be up there between 1400-1500z.
Do you know if any of these locations qualify under POTA? I’ll be on a mountain on the AT and would be nice to throw in some p2p also.
Richard,
The CN-013 Activation Zone is very large and part of it is in the Grand Canyon NP…but the best radio spot isn’t, and I believe that Attila will be there outside of the Park.
Pete
I can’t activate a peak tomorrow, but I do plan on chasing as many of the AZ activators that I can. I’m taking my IC-7300 over to a friends shack to use his 20M monobander 9db gain yagi. I will mainly chase ssb, and if I attempt CW it will be pretty slow (sorry). Good luck to all the activators and I hope you can take time for us chasers that are not S2S.
73 & Be Safe!
Ron K6CPR
Thanks! I know Wildcat very well - the access trail is a side trail from the Appalachian Trail (AT), leading down to the Whitley Gap shelter for AT hikers to overnight. Some friends, my wife, and I maintain that trail section for the Georgia AT association, which maintains the Trail in our state. Been there six times so far this year, and activated on one trip.
I don’t yet know when I’ll reach a summit (the K9 is getting up in years and moves slowly), but I’ll put out a call on 146.52 when I get there.
Ah, a fellow GATC member! I’ll be doing a SOTA for Wildcat and trying to get p2p with a guy down at FDR state park for the AT. Consensus was that the blue blaze to the shelter would count since the shelter is considered to be an integral part of the AT.
I activated Big Cedar and the AT a few weeks ago. Hiked in with a guy I met at Woody Gap from Czechoslovakia who was spending 2 weeks on the trail and then gave a flip flop thru hiker a ride to Dahlonega for Trail Fest.
Catch 'ya on .52 tomorrow!