SOTA – Activation steps

The steps

before you start your hike

THE ACTIVATORS DO

1) FIND THE PEAK

at http://www.sotadata.org.uk

contains a listing of the SOTA peaks and rules for the Association; the main SOTA web site contains the same information.

2) POST ALERT

ahead of time gives you the best chance of making the four contacts (QSOs) necessary for you to earn points  – so a few days before an alert Post. thus everyone can see early on where you are, when and on what frequency

Post the ALERT here on SOTAwatch

You can always use Sota Goat iphone App

3) POST SPOT

On the mountaintop and when your equipment is ready for SOTA-QSO then, post a SPOT. This lets the Chasers know when and where (on which frequency) you’ll be on the air. thats it 😉

post SPOT here on SOTAwatch

4) REPORT YOUR QSO

Activators appreciate being SPOTTED because this increases their chances of a successful activation.

Activators and Chasers – pse log-in and report your QSO.

http://www.sotadata.org.uk

THE CHASERS DO

CHASERS POST AN SPOT

http://sotawatch.org/spots.php?action=new

the chasers with whom you had a QSO to post this here

INTERNET SHARING DATABASE

SOTAwatch for looking alerts and make spots

Summits on the Air for logbook entry (logging) and Associations Info