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Ia n Drummo nd VE 6IXD SOT A–SUMMI 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 tiva to rs T HE IDE A BE HIND SOT A

 T 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!  I 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.  T 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 AN AMAT E UR RADI O AWARDS SCHE ME

 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 F ANT AST I C ON-L INE SUPPORT

 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  Our E nviro nme nta l Sta te me nt  And o ur F re q ue ntly Aske d Que stio ns HOW T O GE T ST ART E D INF O

 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 AL E RT S AND SPOT S

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?

HOVE R AND CL I CK Ac c e ss to Pe a k Info • Ante nna a iming • Grid Sq ua re • L a t/ L o ng • Ma p s • 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  F 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 HAMAL E RT .ORG

 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  SOT A lo g to ADI F lo g c o nve rte r (a nd vic e -ve rsa )  L o g 2ma p WE B-BASE D SPOT F IL T E R

B 15, 2017 E , F L AN HIL E S ON MCL E NUT 50 MI

 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  E q uip me nt ha s ro ug h tre a tme nt  I 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 .)  ACT I VAT OR’ S VIE WPOI NT

 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  T 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  I 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 K E Y INF ORMAT I ON F OR ACT I VAT ORS

 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  I mpro ve d b a tte ry will o fte n do ub le po we r  SL AB  L ithium b a tte ry WHAT E QUIPME NT DO I NE E D?

 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 o r HF )   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) WHAT NE XT ?

2m: 144 (2%) 6m: 0 (0%) 10m: 10 (0%) 12m: 1 (0%) NORT H AME RI CA T OT AL S fo r F e b . 2017 15m: 85 (1%)  T o ta l Ac tiva tio ns: 462 b y 144 a c tiva to rs 17m: 388 (5%)  Cha se r QSOs re c o rd e d in the d a ta b a se : 20m: 2997 (45%) 6595 b y 276 c ha se rs 30m: 916 (13%) 40m: 2003 (30%) 60m: 39 (0%) 80m: 0 (0%) 160m: 5 (0%) Unkno wn: 7 WHE RE ’ S T HE ACT I ON?

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 ACT I VAT I ONS BY MODE

 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)  I 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 iPo MY E QUIPME NT F OR HF PHONE

HF PHONE OPE RAT I ONS Ra d io • Amp lifie r • Co a x c a b le s • Ba tte ry a nd mo nito r • Sma rtp ho ne • L o g b o o k a nd p e nc il •

 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) ANT E NNA DE T AI L S

 Dire c tly o n SOT AWa tc h o n a sma rtpho ne  I f yo u c a n g e t a n I nte rne t c o nne c tio n  APRS te xt  I 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 SE L F -SPOT T ING ME T HODS

 T 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 SUMMI T S T O T RY F IRST

T UNNE L MOUNT AIN, VE 6/ HC-035 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

ST ONE Y SQUAW, VE 6/ HC-034 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

SQUARE BUT T E VE 6/ RA-032 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

BUF F AL O HIL L , VE 6/ RA-100 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

RANGE R SUMMIT VE 6/ RA--90 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