Willamette Valley Summit to Summit (S2S) Party
Saturday, May 16th 19:00 UTC (Noon local)
Frequency: 146.55 - FM
This event is a perfect way to introduce both hams and non-hams to SOTA.
Invite hams from your local club, bring your kids, neighbor or invite other
curious hikers on the summit to make a contact. This is a great day to enjoy
and promote our radio sport. If you bring HF gear, we can share our party
with distant chasers too.
The party will convene at 1900 UTC on 146.55Mhz - FM, rain or shine. A central
"net control" will gather a list of stations on SOTA summits and then we will
do a directed "round robin" where all stations can contact all other stations.
We can all earn activation points, S2S points and make any participating chasers
happy.
When we are all done, we can retire to the Corvallis McMenamins Pub to meet in
person, enjoy refreshments, and share SOTA stories. We will aim for a meeting
time of 2230 GMT (3:30pm local). This is an opportunity to meet up with fellow
activators and to encourage new ones. The pub is located at 420 N.W. Third Street
Corvallis, OR 97330. Its easy to get to and find. I'll be the guy with the
HT on his table.
To 'claim' your summit, post an alert for our QRV time of 1900 UTC, 16/05/2015
and a frequency of 146.55-fm with a comment "Willamette Valley S2S Party" on
www.SOTAWatch.org (you'll need to register if you haven't).
For gear, a HT with 5 watts and an rubber duck should allow you to work a few
stations. However, a small whip, a car mag mount on a cookie sheet, J-pole,
Slim-Jim or even a yagi will really help you get out. Also, remember to open your
squelch to hear weaker stations.
Afterwards, be sure to document your S2S contacts in both your Activation Log
and in the Chaser/S2S Log on www.SOTAData.org.uk.
If you have questions, and especially if you intend to meet up afterwards at
the pub, please email me at: traylor "at" ece "dot" orst "dot" edu
Listed below are some summits you might consider. All these summits have
information on line to help you get there and get to their activation zone. If
you google their summit identifier, you can find the directions which are
listed on the PNWSOTA website.
73's
Roger
ND7PA
Portland Area
Skyline Ridge W7O/WV-138
Mount Sylvania W7O/WV-096
Cornell Mountain W7O/WV-090
Mount Scott W7O/WV-095
Forest Grove Area
Saddle Mountain W7O/NC-002
Mount Hood Area
Devils Peak W7O/CN-033
Tom Dick Harry W7O/CN-032
Lincoln City Area
Mount Hebo W7O/CN-006
Newberg Area
Bald Peak W7O/NC-051
Sheridan Peak W7O/NC-009
Molalla Area
Goat Mountain W7O/WV-058
Corvallis Area:
Marys Peak W7O/CC-001
Dimple Hill W7O/CC-118
McCullough Peak W7O/CC-038
Bald Mountain W7O/CC-011
Rocky Top W7O/WV-020
Eugene Area
Mount Pisgah W7O/WV-088
Eagles Rest W7O/WV-078
Buck Mountain W7O/WV-076
Mount Tom` W7O/WV-075
Spencer Butte W7O/CC-043