SOTA DX CONTACTS
Over the years I have made numerous DX contacts to overseas SOTA activators. Below are a selection of some of those.
Ivica 9A6CW, CROATIA - APRIL 2025.
Ivica 9A6CW was running a G90, 15 watts, and an end-fed antenna at just 4 metres from the ground.
Dave EA6/EI5IMB
G5AIB PETER - JANUARY 2023.
"You were my first ever contact outside of Europe, so I was delighted to speak to you."
THIERRY F4EGG, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 2022.
MIKE MM7MWL, SCOTLAND.
"I was on a SOTA summit in the west of the Outer Hebrides, off the north-west coast of Scotland, working 10 watts from my KX2 into a simple 20m “up and over” antenna - 17ft vertical with 17ft counterpoise. are my first ever VK contact and I was absolutely delighted you made the call. Thank you so much. It was hugely appreciated and a few glasses of finest malt whisky have been consumed today as a result…..!"
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Leopold DL2COM
"I would like to thank you very much for our phone QSO during my activation of F/CR-205 a few days ago.
It was my first Sota summit activation and everything was a bit overwhelming. It was also my first QSO with a VK station so I was too nervous to maintain a good operator etiquette using your callsign (and mine) during our short QSO and giving some information about my rig. So here it comes: I was running a KX-2 with 10 Watts into an endfed random wire (8,75m incl. 5,7m CP and 1:9 Unun) in an L-shape configuration.
I was having a blast finishing off the activation with another 16 CW QSOs and went home a very happy man.
Hoping to meet you again on the bands!"
It was my first Sota summit activation and everything was a bit overwhelming. It was also my first QSO with a VK station so I was too nervous to maintain a good operator etiquette using your callsign (and mine) during our short QSO and giving some information about my rig. So here it comes: I was running a KX-2 with 10 Watts into an endfed random wire (8,75m incl. 5,7m CP and 1:9 Unun) in an L-shape configuration.
I was having a blast finishing off the activation with another 16 CW QSOs and went home a very happy man.
Hoping to meet you again on the bands!"
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Mike 2E0YYY
My first ever DX SOTA contact was on the 1st December 2011, with Mike 2E0YYY who was in WALES activating Moel Famau GW/ NW-044, using the call of 2W0YYY/p.
I have worked Mike many times since. He is a very active SOTA activator.
I have worked Mike many times since. He is a very active SOTA activator.
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CARL 2E0HPI AND JONATHAN M/VK6JON.
In 2015 Carl and Jonathan activated Cringle Moor, using just 5 watts from a Yaeu FT-817 and a 20/40 linked dipole. They were a great signal.
Cringle Moor is located on the northern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park GFF-0012.
I received a 5/8 signal report from Carl and Jonathan.
Carl wrote to me: "It was a pleasure to work you this morning on the Summit of Cringle Moor and it's amazing what the FT-817 can do."
Cringle Moor is located on the northern edge of the North Yorkshire Moors National Park GFF-0012.
I received a 5/8 signal report from Carl and Jonathan.
Carl wrote to me: "It was a pleasure to work you this morning on the Summit of Cringle Moor and it's amazing what the FT-817 can do."
Photo courtesy of Carl 2E0HPI
Mikel EA2CW - EA2/ BI-055
In October 2014 I made a Summit to Summit contact with Mikel EA2CW. I was on Brownhill Range VK5/ SE-004 and Mikel was on EA2/ BI-055.
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