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Ia n Drummo nd VE 6IXD SOT ASUMMI T S ON T HE AI R Ca lg a ry, April 8 th , 2017 Ac tiva to rs Climb summits Se t up a n a ma te ur ra dio sta tio n Co nta c t o the r pe o ple Cha se rs Co mmunic a te with a c
Ia n Drummo nd VE 6IXD Ca lg a ry, April 8th, 2017
Ac tiva to rs
Climb summits Se t up a n a ma te ur ra dio sta tio n Co nta c t o the r pe o ple
Cha se rs
Co mmunic a te with a c tiva to rs
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he jo urne y is mo re impo rta nt tha n the de stina tio n !!!
Anyo ne c a n pa rtic ipa te Yo u do n’ t b e c o me a me mb e r, yo u just do it!
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f yo u wish, yo u c a n re c o rd yo ur a c tivitie s a nd c la im a wa rds, e ve ntua lly.
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his pre se nta tio n is a b o ut the jo urne y
Re so urc e s fo r pla nning , o pe ra ting I
ndividua l wa ys o f o pe ra ting
http :/ / www.so ta .o rg .uk/
T he ma in pa g e with links to o the r site s
http :/ / www.so ta d a ta .o rg .uk/
Who d id Wha t summit a nd Whe n the y d id it. Pa rtic ipa nt no te s.
Insta ntly upd a te d
http s:/ / so ta ma p s.o rg /
Wo rld -wid e ma ps o f summits, g ps tra c ks, to po o r sa te llite o ve rla ys
http :/ / www.so ta wa tc h.o rg /
Ale rting a nd spo tting to o l spe c ific a lly fo r SOT A a c tiva tio ns
http :/ / re fle c to r.so ta .o rg .uk/
A ve ry a c tive , fully se a rc ha b le fo rum
An Intro duc tio n to Cha sing b y Ro y, G4SSH An Intro duc tio n to Ac tiva ting b y Jo hn, G4YSS T
he Rule s a nd Guide line s
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nviro nme nta l Sta te me nt
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re q ue ntly Aske d Que stio ns
An Ale rt – Wha t a n a c tiva to r inte nds to do
Whe n, Whe re , fre q ue nc y, mo de
A Spo t – Wha t a n a c tiva to r is a c tua lly do ing
Ca n b e ve ry diffe re nt fro m the Ale rt U
se d fo r Ba nd c ha ng e s
It c a n b e ve ry diffic ult to a c tiva te a pe a k witho ut b e ing spo tte d
HT T P:/ / WWW.SOT AWAT CH.ORG/
Will d isc uss ho w Sp o ts a re p o ste d la te r in the ta lk. No te K T 0A is no t d o ing wha t he sa id he wo uld ! Is the re a b e tte r me tho d to c ha se a n a c tiva to r?
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Ac tiva to r Info rma tio n (if e xists)
Ge t no tific a tio ns whe n a d e sire d sta tio n a ppe a rs o n the Re ve rse
Be a c o n Ne two rk, SOT Awa tc h o r the DX c luste r
Re c e ive a le rts via E
ma il, Push no tific a tio n to yo ur p ho ne o r b y SMS
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ilte r sp o ts b y
DXCC Ca llsig n
SOT A summit re fe re nc e
CQ zo ne
Co ntine nt
Ba nd
Mo d e
Fre e fro m Go o g le Pla y
http:/ / www.o n6zq .b e / p/ swf/ # / spo tfilte r
Pro vide s a n a le rt fo r filte re d SOT
A spo ts (fo r a n inte rne t c o nne c te d c o mpute r)
Othe r ve ry use ful so ftwa re o n this site
SOT
A c a ll c he c ke r
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A lo g to ADI F lo g c o nve rte r (a nd vic e -ve rsa )
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Re so urc e s o n the summit
Ante nna sup p o rt Wo rk surfa c e Po we r She lte r
Ope ra ting pro c e d ure
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q uip me nt ha s ro ug h tre a tme nt
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mpo rta nt to c he c k fo r pro pe r o pe ra tio n
SWR (with e xte rna l a mplifie r turne d OF F )
Po we r o ut fro m F T 817
Co rre c t o pe ra tio n o f ind ic a to r lig hts (T x/ Rx, b a nd pa ss filte r, e tc .)
All c o nta c ts must b e simple x (e xc e p t sa te llite c o nta c ts) E
nte r the Ac tiva tio n Zo ne und e r yo ur o wn po we r
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he Ac tiva tio n Zo ne is d o wn to 25m ve rtic a lly b e lo w the summit
On a d rive -up summit the c a r c a nno t b e use d fo r the a c tiva tio n
No t fo r p o we r, she lte r, a nte nna sup p o rt
Summits c a n b e a c tiva te d o nc e pe r c a le nd a r ye a r fo r po ints
Ne e d 1 c o nta c t to a c tiva te the p e a k, 4 c o nta c ts fo r p o ints
Must b e a le g a l a ma te ur ra d io o pe ra tio n No tre spa ssing o r e nte ring c lo se d a re a s
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n Alb e rta , the c lo sure s fo r wild life o n Pid g e o n Mo unta in, o r fo r b e a rs
Almo st e ve ryo ne sta rts using VHF
fro m ne a rb y pe a ks
5 wa tt HT
(2m F M), pre fe ra b ly with a n a nte nna upg ra de
Afte r-ma rke t whip Slim-Jim T
a p e -me a sure Ya g i
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mpro ve d b a tte ry will o fte n do ub le po we r
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ithium b a tte ry
Wha t d o yo u wa nt to d o ?
CW o r Pho ne
Hike to re mo te summits
Dig ita l mo d e s
SST V
Co mb ine SOT A with c o nte sting (VHF
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Cha se SOT A Awa rd s
Mo unta in Go a t
Mo unta in E xplo re r
Summit-to -summit (S2S) a wa rd
Mic ro wa ve Awa rd (se a rc h the SOT A Re fle c to r fo r info rma tio n)
NORT H AME RI CA T OT AL S fo r F e b . 2017
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Cha se r QSOs re c o rd e d in the d a ta b a se :
6595 b y 276 c ha se rs 2m: 144 (2%) 6m: 0 (0%) 10m: 10 (0%) 12m: 1 (0%) 15m: 85 (1%) 17m: 388 (5%) 20m: 2997 (45%) 30m: 916 (13%) 40m: 2003 (30%) 60m: 39 (0%) 80m: 0 (0%) 160m: 5 (0%) Unkno wn: 7
CW: 4646 (70%) SSB: 1807 (27%) F M: 140 (2%) AM: 1 (0%) Da ta : 0 (0%) Othe r: 0 (0%) Unkno wn: 7
Aro und Ca lg a ry I wo uld re c o mme nd the 20m b a nd
Be c o me a wa re o f to o ls suc h a s VOACAP to pre dic t pro pa g a tio n
http:/ / www.vo a c a p.c o m/ p2p/ inde x.html
Ra dio – Ya e su F
T 817ND with T XCO o ptio n
Amplifie r – MX-P50M (e q uippe d with a ma nua l b a nd-pa ss filte r)
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run the a mp a t 25 wa tts b y limiting the F T 817 to 2.5 wa tts
Co -a x c a b le – RG-174 Ante nna s
Ha lf-wa ve dipo le rig g e d a s a n inve rte d V with 20’ te le sc o pic po le Ha lf-wa ve e nd-fe d dipo le with a 12’ te le sc o pic po le fo r suppo rt
Ante nna tune r - No ne Ba tte ry – 11.1 V, 5.0 Ah, 35C, 3S L
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Ha lf-wa ve Dipo le rig g e d a s a n inve rte d V
20’ te le sc o p ic p o le fo r c e ntre sup p o rt Wire is 28 AWG stra nd e d a nd T
e flo n insula te d
Ve ry c o nsiste nt p ro p e rtie s a t d iffe re nt site s L
inke d Dip o le fo r o p e ra tio n o n d iffe re nt b a nd s
Ha lf-Wa ve E
nd -F e d d ipo le ha s a sma ll ma tc hing b o x
12’ p o le will fit in lug g a g e Will c o ve r 40m a nd 20m b a nd s Ma tc he d b y tuning fo r ma ximum no ise (SWR < 2:1)
Dire c tly o n SOT
AWa tc h o n a sma rtpho ne
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f yo u c a n g e t a n I nte rne t c o nne c tio n
APRS te xt
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f yo u c a n a c c e ss a n i-g a te d re pe a te r
SMS te xt me ssa g e
Be st o ptio n unde r ma rg ina l pho ne se rvic e c o nditio ns Dro idspo t a va ila b le fro m Go o g le Pla y Must re g iste r yo ur pho ne to ha ve te xt a c c e pte d
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unne l Mo unta in ne a r Ba nff
Sto ne y Sq ua w ne a r Mo unt No rq ua y ski hill Sq ua re (Me sa ) Butte we st o f Milla rville Buffa lo Hill ne a r Milo Ra ng e r Summit We st Bra g g Cre e k
1.85 km dista nc e , 133m c limb Must use HF b a nds b e c a use 2m ra ng e is ve ry limite d We ll ma rke d, po pula r (b usy) tra il
2.2 km dista nc e , 230m c limb Must use HF b a nds b e c a use 2m ra ng e is ve ry limite d We ll ma rke d tra il le a ve s fro m No rq ua y pa rking lo t One o f the e a sie st 4 po int pe a ks ne a r Ca lg a ry
1.77km dista nc e , 250m c limb Pic nic ta b le a va ila b le ! 2m into Ca lg a ry wo rks we ll Ma rke d tra il, de sc rib e d in Da ffe rn, Vo l 4, Ro ute 64A
0.72km dista nc e , 50m c limb 2m line o f sig ht (100 km) into Ca lg a ry Pe rmissio n ne e de d fro m Duc ks U nlimite d 780-489-2002 No tra il, b ut a wa lk o n sho rt-g ra ss pra irie to a sto ne ring
4.5km dista nc e , 330m c limb Mo unta in b ike a c c e ssib le 2m into Ca lg a ry is g re a t We ll sig n-po ste d, c le a r a nd po pula r pa ths De sc rib e d in Da ffe rn, vo l. 2, Ro ute 6A
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a na na skis Co untry T ra il Guide , b y Gille a n Da ffe rn 4th E ditio n, 2012, Ro c ky Mo unta in Bo o ks
5 vo lume s, a va ila b le a t Ca lg a ry Pub lic L
ib ra ry
Ro ute s ma rke d o n to po ma ps a va ila b le o n-line
http:/ / ka na na skisb lo g .c o m/
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Atlo g is - a va ila b le fro m Go o g le Pla y fre e o r $13.95 Ove rla ys GPS po sitio n o n to po ma p Co ve rs a ll o f Ca na da a t 1:50,000
PT lic e nse a nd a c tiva te a pe a k in a d iffe re nt c o untry
PT lic e nse s a re $20 fro m RAC fo r me mb e rs, $40 fo r no n-me mb e rs
a nd ’ s E nd in the UK ,
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Just a b o ut a ny hill in the UK c o me s with a se rio us to we r I’ m using a Ra d io Sha c k HT X-202 with na rro w-b a nd fro nt e nd . Yo u ma y ne e d a b a nd -p a ss filte r
Or ma yb e just a full-size 160m d ip o le Or a ny a nte nna yo u d o n’ t ha ve ro o m fo r a t ho me
Sma rtpho ne a pps fo r d ig ita l mo d e s Dro id PSK APRSd ro id Inte rfa c e b e twe e n pho ne a nd ra d io Wo lphilink Mo b ilinkd (Blue to o th)