WX1S MOUNTAIN GOAT

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Please join me in congratulating Fred @WX1S on achieving 1000 activator points with his successful activation of W1/AM-020 on May 25!

Fred’s first activation dates to December 13, 2021. His mountain goat award is notable in that he has achieved 1000 activator points by activating exclusively within the W1 association! Moreover, Fred has logged the following stats in his “ascent[s]”:

131 completes
151 activator uniques
5107 QSOs
484 S2S QSOs (2822 S2S pts.)
A lot of miles!

Great job, Fred and looking forward to our next QSO!

Vy 73 de Jonathan “JB”
KC1MXB

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Congratulations!! Great accomplishment!
73, W4AA

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Congrats, Fred! Baaaahhhhh!

Great job! I’ve enjoyed chasing you and following your progress

73 de Scott K4FR

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Congrats, always a pleasure to get you in my log

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Congratulations, Fred! Looking forward to many S2S contacts in the future.

73 de K9PM

Paul

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Congratulations Fred. Impressive stats.

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Bravo Zulu, Fred !! Well done !!

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JB,

Thank you so much for the post. Some of you know that I have been hiking for a very long time. More years then I care to acknowledge. However it is only recently that I joined the SOTA club.

For me, SOTA is more than just a crazy ham radio activity. There’s a bond between the participants that is hard to explain. For instance, I’ll never forget the time I was on Wildcat A just getting ready to tear down my station and along comes this south bound AT thru-hiker. He asked what I was doing and explained he was getting ready to do an activation. Scott N4AAJ (K4FR) and I have been friends ever since.

Then there’s Chris, F4WBN who I have worked from over 200 summits. I can always rely on getting him in the log even when propagation isn’t the best.

Sadly one of the first hams I ever worked on summit is no longer with us. Guru EA2IF is truly missed.

So for all of you, Bob, Mike, Paul, Roger, Dean, Pete, Heinz, Jan, Gary, Gary, Gary and Martha, thank you so much for being there. I couldn’t have done it without every one of you. I don’t know if I have another mountain goat in me but if you don’t mind, I’d like to keep trying.

73, Fred

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Congrats Fred, and welcome to the herd. :beers:

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Congratulations, Fred! :goat:
Always great to work you on a summit.
73 Gary

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Congratulations Fred on achieving Mountain Goat.

Jimmy M0HGY

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TU Betsy, and congratulations on the new call.
73, Fred

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Congrats, Fred, good work! And thanks for all the QSOs.
73,
John, K6YK

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It’s always a pleasure to chase/text/meet you!

Fred, thanks for being part of the Sota Northeast family and congratulations for achieving the MG award.

73, Eric VA2EO

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Congratulations Fred on becoming a Mountain Goat!

Although I haven’t worked you as a chaser, I see from my logs that you have chased me twice for one of my few precious transatlantic QSOs so far.

I thought I recognised the callsign!

Good words!

Enjoy your MG achievement and hope to get you in the log again one day.

73, Matthew M0JSB

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Congratulations on your Mountain Goat Fred.

It is posts like yours and activators like you that build the bonds between participants that make this such a nice community.

Good luck with your next Goat.

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Congratulations, Fred!

Michael, N4DCW

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Congratulations, Fred. That’s a lot of points in just a few years. Happy to have you in the log as chaser, activator, and S2S op. Looking forward to our next ones.

73, Scott N7ITU ex-N1AIA

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CONGRATULATIONS AND WELCOME TOTHE HERD! GLAD TO HAVE HELPED YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY
JACK KB7HH

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Congratulations Fred for your performance! You always have an excellent signal here in the south west of France and it is a pleasure to contact you!
73, Chris