I got my Foundation Licence in 2020. As I’m a keen walker and living in Wales, SOTA seemed very interesting when I first heard about it during my Foundation exam.

I am using the same portable setup for activating and chasing. It makes for great practise getting used to the equipment, but does mean my chasing is somewhat weather dependent.

I am currently learning Morse code for future CW use to make the most of my allowed 10W and have just joined the Long Island CW club to help with that.

Radios and antennas:

• Kenwood TH-K20E (5.5 W, 2 m)
• Baofeng UV-5R (5 W, 2 m/ 70 cm)
• 300 ohm ladder-line Slim Jim antenna for 2 m
• Retevis RHD701 and Retevis RHD771 (1/4 wl) VHF/UHF antennas
• Elecraft KX2 (80-10m)
• SotaBeams BandSpringer Midi
• SotaBeams BandHopper III