sota (summits on the air)
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SOTA (Summits on the Air). Eric Nystrom W4EON. Activators Operate portable from a defined summit All equipment must be carried to summit Four unique contacts required for activation Points for summit are based on altitude Allowed to activate a summit for points once per year Chasers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SOTA(Summits on the Air)
Eric Nystrom W4EON
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ActivatorsOperate portable from a defined summitAll equipment must be carried to summitFour unique contacts required for activationPoints for summit are based on altitudeAllowed to activate a summit for points once per year
ChasersContact activatorsPoints same as activator pointsAllowed chaser points for a summit once per day
More info atwww.sota.org.ukwww.sotawatch.org
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What is a Summit?
One Peak Two Peaks
The 500’ Golden Rule
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Virginia has lots of SOTA peaks
http://sota-w4-va.hamradio.me/
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Fauquier too…
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APRS Golden Packet
Bob Bruninga’s combining of hiking, hamradio and packet radio.
John Huggins KX4O
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Simple Goal• Move an APRS packet the entire length of the Appalachian Trail. (Parallel effort on the Pacific Coast)
• Only one problem…
• Earth is in the way!• Digipeating to the rescue.
GA ME
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Requirements
• Pass packet from GA to ME and back.• Line of Sight between stations – No Sproadic E
here.• Kenwood D700, D710, D7 or the new D72– to attain tested sensitivity of -115 dBm– Yaesu equiv. might work also – not tested
• Path set to HOP7-7,HOP7-7• 144.340 Packet (the balloon frequency)• 445.925 MHz station to station voice
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Break the problem into pieces.
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http://tinyurl.com/65e7jpt
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Links from GA to MD
Springer
Clingmans Dome
Clingmans Dome Roan Mtn
Roan Mtn
Comers Rock
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Links from GA to MD cont.
Comers Rock Apple Orchard
Apple OrchardWhite Rock Cliff
White Rock CliffMaryland Mtns
and so on…
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White Rock Cliff 2009-2010
2009 – Me, my son, and two hiking friends at the Cliff looking East
2010 –Eric and I Cliffside
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The View from White Rock Cliffs
You should here 144.390 from up here!
Looking south towards Apple Orchard
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White Rock Cliffs - Weather
Clear one minute… …stormy the next.
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More pics from 2010.
Eric and John under cliff-side tree…Team hiding from the rain and
lightning in stone ‘bunker.’
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NOVA ATGP Ham Gear 2009/10Single Line Drawing
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NOVA ATGP Ham Gear 2011Single Line Drawing
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Alternate NOVA Station Locations
• Eric suggests Hawksbill or Stony Man peaks instead of White Rock Cliff– Closer– More inline with the AT– Shorter Hike– Hawksbill has a shelter available– Because we want to do something different!
• Can the RF links be made north and south?– Let’s see using Radio Mobile…
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2011
2009/10
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White Rock-South Analysis
Apple Orchard White Rock Cliff
70% Probability the Packet will make it through + 21.23 dB
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Terrain from NOVA
Apple Orchard
Apple Orchard
White Rock Cliff
Hawksbill
Apple Orchard Stony Man
White Rock Cliff Maryland Mountains
Maryland MountainsHawksbill
Maryland MountainsStony Man
South to Apple Orchard (AO) North to Maryland Mtns (MM)
Link between AO and White Rock Link between White Rock and MM
Link between AO and Hawksbill Link between Hawksbill and MM
Link between AO and Stony Man Link between Stony Man and MM
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Link Probabilities from NOVALink between AO and White Rock Link between White Rock and MM
Link between AO and Hawksbill Link between Hawksbill and MM
Link between AO and Stony Man Link between Stony Man and MM
South to Apple Orchard (AO) North to Maryland Mtns (MM)
70% 70%
95% 95%
95% 95%
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ATGP 2011 Schedule
• When: Sunday July 24• Information: http://www.aprs.org/at-golden-packet.html• 0800-1100 Setup on Peaks• 1100-1200 Station Checkouts• 1200-1300 Golden Packet Attempts from Both Ends
– using HOP7-7,HOP7-7
• 1300-1400 Digipeater Site to Site Messages• 1400-1500 All other TRAIL hikers• 1500-1600 Any other APRS or Packet Stations in Range• 1600 Tear down and go home
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How you can help
• Listen and record APRS packets received at your home on 144.340 for the entire event.– This is extremely helpful
• See if you can hit us on 445.925 MHz Voice• Eric may setup for SOTA so you can work him
too for SOTA Chaser Points