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• Mt Stromlo 14th Sept 2026 hunting S2S points

  S2S? One of the most valued aspects of SOTA as an award program has always been the S2S or “Summit to Summit” score, earned by making contacts with other summits when you are yourself on a summit. The S2S award basically gives you whatever activation points you earn for the activation Plus the hunter points … Continue reading Mt Stromlo 14th Sept 2026 hunting S2S points →

• Mt Gibraltar, near Mittagong, NSW – SOTA activation 13 Sept 2026

  I accompanied Ted VK1BL on this trip.  Ted with Dave VK2TDN, Jack VK2TRF and others in the Sydney area have been verifying their equipment and antennas for contacts on microwave bands up to 24 GHz.  He invited me to make the trip and do some SOTA from the summit. On arrival at the lookout planned … Continue reading Mt Gibraltar, near Mittagong, NSW – SOTA activation 13 Sept 2026 →