In early April, 2017, I (Ralph - VE7OM) had the opportunity to join with a number of other Amateurs to operate a special event Amateur radio station at Vimy Ridge, France.  This was to commemorate the 100^th anniversary of the battle that ‘made’ Canada.  This ridge, just north of Arras, was held by

I was finally able to get out and activate Grant Hill for SOTA. I had been hoping to do the first activation of the small hill for months but between some health issues and poor weather, it just didn't come about until late March. The hike was easier than I was expecting as one was able to drive

Eric and his son Geoff hiked Mt. Mercer on Saturday and completed a first activation of the summit. Eric used only his 2m hand-held with his arrow 2m yagi. His first call was with a station in Port Angeles Washington followed by a chap near the Victoria airport and then another station in Nanaimo

Eric and his wife Carolyn hiked Black Mountain at Cypress Bowl to activate the summit for SOTA. He was able to make 6 2m contacts one was with a distant SOTA hiker on Tahtlum Peak 310km to the south. The summit-to-summit contact was also the furthest 2m hand-held contact Eric had made. Several

Eric, Geoff and Bruce Prior hiked Vedder Mountain to initiate the summit into the Summits on the Air program. This summit was recently added to the list and this was its first activation. The hike is a very pleasant one and not difficult. We all quit enjoyed the walk through the trees and then the

Eric (VA7NX) and his wife Carolyn (VA7CDA) hiked Mount Zoa near the Coquihalla summit on the highway.  This is a pleasant alpine hike that travels along the Zoa ridge as one hike westward. Not overly difficult but is can get quite hot in the heat as it has little tree cover. Eric took his 2m yagi

Though not very high, Chehalis Peak has no published route to the summit, so activating it would prove to be more of a challenge than most of the mountains I have attempted. This summit is located along the SW corner of Harrison Lake and looks down upon the town of Harrison Hot Springs. Geoff and

In an effort to get some exercise, enjoy the outdoors and activate a new mountain for SOTA, Eric and his son Geoff hiked Wells Peak and successfully activated the summit. This is a first activation for the summit and was done on 2m with Eric's hand-held and portable beam. It was a challenge getting

Ralph and Eric supported the annual Vancouver Rotary Club Bike-a-thon again this year. Our task involves providing radio support over the length of the course which runs 120km from Burnaby to Harrison Hot Springs. The event raises funds for local hearing-impaired projects including implants and Stem