Interested in SOTA, but looking for more information about?!

Sharing a presentation I gave to the Snohomish County Hams Club (WA7LAW) on 8/26/23, which includes some of the questions & answers at the end.

Topics include: What is SOTA, SOTA Terms, Why SOTA, Resources, Rules, Activation Steps, Equipment Overview, Safety, and Logging.

Please check out my channel for other SOTA videos focused on the newer activator. There is also a video from a presentation given about Parks on the Air (POTA).

Main SOTA Website:
https://www.sota.org.uk/

SOTA Atlas (SOTLAS)
https://sotl.as/about

Pacific Northwest SOTA Blog
http://www.pnwsota.org/

Keep Learning & Exploring! 73, James WA7JNJ

00:00 Presentation & WA7JNJ Intro
04:57 What is SOTA?
05:30 SOTA Terms
07:21 Why SOTA?
13:38 SOTA Resources
17:00 SOTA Rules
20:24 Activation Overview
21:07 SOTLAS Overview
23:25 SOTA Alerts & Spots
27:03 What do you need?
28:12 VHF Radios & Antennas
32:15 HF Radios & Antennas
35:42 SOTA Logging
36:23 SOTA Safety
39:07 SOTA Chasers
40:37 Question & Answer Session