[SCCC] OT: SOTA 2m/70cm ssb/cw activity

[Drew Arnett]

Yes, 6 char grid is a thing for this challenge.  Not a big deal for
the microwave ops, but we'll be learnin' the VHF ops.  :-)

Activity in this challenge has been pretty good so far this year.
Maybe more ssb/cw than in a contest?  Folks reporting a good number of
chasers.  I managed to chase a couple of activators during a 5 minute
break today myself.

Best regards,

Drew
n7da

On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM Ryan Huggins <KI6BTY at pm.me> wrote:
>
> Thank you Drew.  We have a pretty active contingent of SOTA operators in Ventura and LA Counties.  If the club would like, I can send notifications of our planned activations.
>
> One thing to note is that the people behind SOTA have made a requirement to send your SIX character grid square, as distance calculations are part of the equation for the contest/event.
>
>
> -73
> Ryan, KI6BTY
>
>
> On Wednesday, January 7th, 2026 at 9:02 PM, Drew Arnett <arnett.drew at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > A bit off topic, but a number of folks here are interested in VU weak signal.
> >
> > The SOTA program occasionally encourages some less frequent thing for
> > a year. Once it was 17m operation for example. For 2026, it's
> > 2m/70cm SSB/CW. If you have V/U weak signal capability, folks would
> > appreciate the QSOs. There's already been quite a bit of activity so
> > far this year in SoCal.
> >
> > SOTA specific spots here: (can filter on W6 and on 2m for example)
> > https://sotawatch.sota.org.uk/en/
> >
> > We posted some notes for the SOTA folks on the W6 SOTA page. So far,
> > mostly hanging out around .200, but the Quansheng folks have a habit
> > of using .100 for CW.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Drew
> > n7da
> >
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