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Common sense isn't a gift its a punishment
Because you have to deal with the people who
don't have it.

To Me Amateur Radio is NOT a Hobby, Its a way of Life !

 

 

 

My Father Henry Pierce

1923-1972 (SK) 

Miss you Dad

W4DOW 'SOTA' Chaser in W4V [Virginia]

W4DOW SOTA Statistics

My First SOTA contact with a Activators was June 10, 2013 ( Local 2M FM Simplex)

ON Oct 2,2013 achieve " SOTA Shack Sloth " status with 1000 Chaser Points.

Oct 27,2013 achieve "Double Shack Sloth " status with 2000 Chaser Points

ON Nov 29,2013 achieve "Triple Shack Sloth " status with 3000 Chaser Points

* NOTE* On Novemver 10, 2013 W4DOW moved into 1st Place CHASER in Section W4V (Virginia)

December 24,2013 achieve Quadruple Shack Sloth status with 4000 Chaser Points

On January 30,2014 achieved "Quintuple" 5,000 Chaser Points for Section W4V

I will listen, and listen, and then listen again before calling.

I will only call if I can copy the DX station properly.

I will not trust the DX cluster and will be sure of the DX station's call sign before calling.

I will not interfere with the DX station nor anyone calling and will never tune up on the DX frequency or in the QSX slot.

I will wait for the DX station to end a contact before I call.

I will always send my full call sign.

I will call and then listen for a reasonable interval. I will not call continuously.

I will not transmit when the DX operator calls another call sign, not mine.

I will not transmit when the DX operator queries a call sign not like mine.

I will not transmit when the DX station requests geographic areas other than mine.

When the DX operator calls me, I will not repeat my call sign unless I think he has copied it incorrectly.

I will be thankful if and when I do make a contact.

I will respect my fellow hams and conduct myself so as to earn their respect.

WELCOME TO SOTA

http://www.sota.org.uk/

Summits on the Air (SOTA) is an award scheme for radio amateurs and shortwave listeners that encourages portable operation in mountainous areas. SOTA has been carefully designed to make participation possible for everyone - this is not just for mountaineers! There are awards for activators (those who ascend to the summits) and chasers (who either operate from home, a local hilltop or are even Activators on other summits).

SOTA is now fully operational in many countries across the world. Each country has its own Association which defines the recognised SOTA summits within that Association. Each summit earns the activators and chasers a score which is related to the height of the summit. Certificates are available for various scores, leading to the prestigious "Mountain Goat" and "Shack Sloth" trophies. An Honour Roll for Activators and Chasers is maintained at the SOTA online database.

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Lived in Richmond VA for 27 years and worked as a Heavy Duty Truck Mechanic. many years with Overnite Trans. Moved back to Southwest Virginia (Washington County) in 1997 to my home place with my Wife of 39 years Darlene (AC4VE) Also EXTRA Class,

Over my 53 years in the hobby I have been a Class room instructor and an instructor of Morse Code for new hams and those wanting to up-grade when we had to have it for a license. The Wife and I are also VE's for ARRL and W5YI giving Amateur Radio Exams in Richmond at the McGuire Veterans Hospital for many years. I have Always be a die-hard CW operator working DX along with Contesting and just plain ole Rag-chewing on CW.

AS of May 2012 I have Retired from the work force as a Mechanic. At the Age of 66 now and with COPD it was time to get out.

I spend more time now with my Hobby that I have been in all my live as MY Father was W4YQW when I was born in 1947 born at home and when the Old Country Dr. spank me on the butt the first thing I heard when I came into this world was my Father Sending "CQ" on 40M CW.

 

MY Father WW2 Vet (W4YQW)                 1923-1972 

Who Got me Started in the Great Hobby of Amateur Radio in 1961 when I Was 14 years Old.  Miss You DAD 73

                                                 My First Station in 1961/62

After 53 years in Amateur Radio, getting my license in 1961 (WN4HMX) at age

of 14 then upgraded in 6 months (WA4HMX) now as I am getting older I did something Isaid I would never do . My Love of CW and getting older for years I looked at one Vanity Call and always said that would be the only one I would ever get. With a lot of New hams and I found a lot of people over the years on CW has had problem with the copy of my call.

Oct 17 the Day of the Goverment Shutdown Ended and the FCC Web site re-open my New Vanity Call was issued.

Now ( W 4 D O W )

 

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