On day one, Activators were battling horrible air quality with very limited visibility and most of us endured strong winds. Here a photo from Engelmann Pk. (13363 ft), the views are ‘normally’ stunning.
KØMOS on Engelmann Pk. [WØC/PR-Ø26]
And here the stats from day 1 [two pages, make sure to hover over the document and click the ‘next page’ icon bottom left]:
With summer officially in session I wanted to remind everybody of the upcoming WØC event/challenge starting on August 7th, 2021 and lasting for 10 days (http://www.w0c-sota.org/10-10-10/).
Details about ranking the challenge:
Criteria #1: # of activated summits (>=10K feet) between August 7th 0000h (MDST) and August 16th 2400h (MDST). For Chasers it is the # of contacts made with qualifying summits. In case of a tie:
Criteria #2 is the amount of SOTA points collected during this time. Still tied?
Criteria #3 is the amount of total QSO’s during the challenge. Still tied… we will flip a coin.
After each activation, Activators are encouraged to upload the results to the SOTA Website and send their .csv file (via email) to our CSO (Chief Spreadsheet Officer) Jim/NØIPA [N0IPA ‘at’ att ‘dot’ net]. He will compile all necessary data into a master spreadsheet and post the results on a daily basis. Chasers results will be extracted from these logs as well. The email address will be announced before the start of the challenge.
Qualifying summits:
There are 1000+ qualifying summits to pick from. You can checkout/download the list and pick your favorite summits for the event, or use SOTL.AS and apply an ALTITUDE FILTER (on the top left of the map ).
TH/summit access:
Some TH and/or summits are still closed due to the numerous wildfires last year. This is also true for certain areas within the Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). In addition, RMNP requires a reservation if you want to enter the park. Here a few Websites which might be helpful:
