# On the Airwaves

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## [About the On the Airwaves category](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/about-the-on-the-airwaves-category/175)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
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This is a place for general radio related activities, not specifically equipment, but more about what you get up to when you aren’t activating or chasing Wainwrights on the Air.

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## [SOTA LD Weekend May Bank Holiday 2026](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/sota-ld-weekend-may-bank-holiday-2026/642)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
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**Last updated:** [1 May 2026 10:35 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/sota-ld-weekend-may-bank-holiday-2026/642 "2026-05-01T10:35:49Z")

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Just a note for folk that don’t follow SOTA - it is the Lake District weekend this May Bank Holiday weekend, so expect increased activity on the fells. I think numbers are down on last year by quite a bit, but hopefully…

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## [Wainwright on BBC Sounds](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wainwright-on-bbc-sounds/596)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
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**Last updated:** [28 October 2025 21:15 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wainwright-on-bbc-sounds/596 "2025-10-28T21:15:37Z")

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There is currently an episode on Alfred Wainwright on BBC Sounds:

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## [Sota weekend 2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/sota-weekend-2025/582)

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**Author:** [@Clive](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/Clive)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [26 June 2025 18:23 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/sota-weekend-2025/582 "2025-06-26T18:23:06Z")

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Hi. Is there a Sota weekend this year? If so what date? Clive M0KNP

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## [Arora over Watch Hill](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/arora-over-watch-hill/514)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [11 October 2024 13:43 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/arora-over-watch-hill/514 "2024-10-11T13:43:58Z")

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I had to share some photos it took looking towards Whatch Hill.The exposures are just guess work from 3 patato to 5 patato (my way for seconds) it was the first time i have seen the Northern Lights and consider…

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## [Never mind Moonbounce](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/never-mind-moonbounce/423)

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**Author:** [@PhilM0AYB](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/PhilM0AYB)\
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**Last updated:** [29 March 2023 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/never-mind-moonbounce/423 "2023-03-29T09:40:37Z")

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… what about Fellbounce? A non-WOTA Lake District contact this time. I had parked the car at Beck Wythop near the A66 on the west side of Bassenthwaite Lake today /P hoping to catch an Activator on Skiddaw. No luck there…

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## [What about some WOTA DX?](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/what-about-some-wota-dx/240)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [23 June 2021 18:01 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/what-about-some-wota-dx/240 "2021-06-23T18:01:28Z")

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Does anyone have an informal record of the furthest station contacted from a Wainwright? I’m thinking here maybe of a Wainwright-only summit, so not a HEMA or SOTA. I possibly have furthest combined WOTA/SOTA contact fr…

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## [The oxford vaccine](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/the-oxford-vaccine/195)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
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**Last updated:** [23 January 2021 20:36 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/the-oxford-vaccine/195 "2021-01-23T20:36:01Z")

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yesterday thursday 21st i had my first dose of the oxford vaccine , today i feel absolutely terrible bad head bad chest a cough i hope the protection it offers is better than the covid 19 it’s self has anyone else …

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## [Something Different: RADAR Challenge](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/something-different-radar-challenge/176)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
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**Last updated:** [9 November 2020 17:25 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/something-different-radar-challenge/176 "2020-11-09T17:25:28Z")

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Introducing RaDAR On Saturday 7th November I decided to take part in the RaDAR Challenge. If you are not familiar, the main website has an introduction, list of rules and suggested calling frequencies. RaDAR stands for …