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## [The Wainwrights](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/the-wainwrights/11)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
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**Last updated:** [27 December 2018 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/the-wainwrights/11 "2018-12-27T19:40:30Z")

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The Wainwright’s are the 214 mountains (or fells) of the English Lake District, as described by Alfred Wainwright in his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells. They are divided into seven areas, each a separate book in …

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## [M0PYG & G4OOE In LD 6-11 Sep 26](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0pyg-g4ooe-in-ld-6-11-sep-26/650)

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**Author:** [@G4OOE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/G4OOE)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [12 September 2026 18:05 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0pyg-g4ooe-in-ld-6-11-sep-26/650 "2026-09-12T18:05:54Z")

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Geoff & I are staying in Patterdale Sun 6 - Fri 11 Sep. We hope to activate some WOTA/SOTA summits in LD. Hoping for reasonable wx so we can work as many as possible. 73 Geoff M0PYG & Nick G4OOE

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## [Richard M8XGO Memorial Page on CumbriaCQ](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/richard-m8xgo-memorial-page-on-cumbriacq/651)

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**Author:** [@M5LEE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5LEE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [5 September 2026 14:34 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/richard-m8xgo-memorial-page-on-cumbriacq/651 "2026-09-05T14:34:19Z")

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Ive finally finished Richard M8XGO Remeberance page on the cumbriaCQ website. A Callsign of Remeberance is at the bottom of the page. Please sign it if you knew Richard M8XGO any issues with the page please let me kno…

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## [Another free car park gone](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/another-free-car-park-gone/649)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [11 August 2026 22:03 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/another-free-car-park-gone/649 "2026-08-11T22:03:50Z")

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The Kirkstone pass car park has been free for a good number of years but now you have to pay Not sure if it is because of the new pub or the National Trust see it as another cash cow ?, a lot of the once free car parks …

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## [A Gathering to Remember M8XGO Richard – 6 August](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-gathering-to-remember-m8xgo-richard-6-august/648)

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**Author:** [@M5LEE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5LEE)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [8 August 2026 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-gathering-to-remember-m8xgo-richard-6-august/648 "2026-08-08T17:21:00Z")

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Hello everyone, Richard M8XGO I have received a message from Annis, Richard’s wife, asking me to share some information with his friends in the radio community. In accordance with Richard’s wishes, there will be no tr…

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## [Richard M8XGO SK](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/richard-m8xgo-sk/646)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [19 July 2026 09:40 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/richard-m8xgo-sk/646 "2026-07-19T09:40:56Z")

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Reg @2e0ldf had messaged me a couple of weeks ago to say that Richard M8XGO wasn’t well. I picked up an announcement on the 145 Alive website a couple of days ago I’ll repeat here: I am sad to inform you that Richard …

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## [Moving this discourse server](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/moving-this-discourse-server/645)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 July 2026 18:20 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/moving-this-discourse-server/645 "2026-07-08T18:20:00Z")

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I’m moving this discourse server to save some money, as I’m currently not working and pondering retirement. Whilst this is happening it’ll be set to read-only. There will be some disruption! Regards, Mark.

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## [M0PYG & G4OOE LD 31 May - 5 June 26](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0pyg-g4ooe-ld-31-may-5-june-26/643)

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**Author:** [@G4OOE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/G4OOE)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [2 June 2026 07:42 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0pyg-g4ooe-ld-31-may-5-june-26/643 "2026-06-02T07:42:34Z")

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CQ Geoff, M0PYG and I, G4OOE are coming back again staying at the Patterdale Hotel to activate a few more WOTAs and SOTAs between Sunday 31st May and Friday 5th June. Hopefully, we will get good weather again relying o…

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## [My First WOTA 🌞](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/my-first-wota/640)

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**Author:** [@MM0EFI](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/MM0EFI)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 May 2026 16:27 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/my-first-wota/640 "2026-05-05T16:27:05Z")

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I know that we were spoiled with fine weather this day, but Mo and I had a fab time on Gummer’s How. We were probably a wee bit over cautious about the cows, but Mo had recently read a news article about a Scottish hill …

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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)\
**Replies:** 0\
**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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## [M0PYG & G4OOE LD visit 20-26 April 26](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0pyg-g4ooe-ld-visit-20-26-april-26/639)

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**Author:** [@G4OOE](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/G4OOE)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [25 April 2026 17:21 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/m0pyg-g4ooe-ld-visit-20-26-april-26/639 "2026-04-25T17:21:08Z")

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CQ Geoff, M0PYG and I, G4OOE are staying in in Patterdale from Monday 20th to Friday 26th April and we hope to activate some WOTA/SOTA summits in the Lake District. We look forward to making contact with old and new fri…

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## [Very strange things on my page](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/very-strange-things-on-my-page/641)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [21 April 2026 18:15 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/very-strange-things-on-my-page/641 "2026-04-21T18:15:30Z")

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I was unable to post photos on my own page even after down sizing them from 11 meg to 1 meg But I have put some of the photos on to Nick post with out any difficulty ???. If Nick/Geoff and David would like I can email …

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## [Announcing the WOTA Data Application](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/announcing-the-wota-data-application/621)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [19 April 2026 17:56 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/announcing-the-wota-data-application/621 "2026-04-19T17:56:08Z")

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I’ve created a WOTA Data application, in a similar vein to the SOTA Data application, to provide the following facilities: General statistics for activators and chasers Callsign specific information Access to the activ…

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## [Lank Rigg 2m & 40m 07/04/2026](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/lank-rigg-2m-40m-07-04-2026/638)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [8 April 2026 19:27 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/lank-rigg-2m-40m-07-04-2026/638 "2026-04-08T19:27:00Z")

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A very warm and windy day on the summit . I usually only work HF on summits which are also SOTA , but as we are showing up on clusters like fieldspotter etc I thought I would try a few activations this year on the Wainw…

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## [Mark I had a problem up loading photos to Discourse](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/mark-i-had-a-problem-up-loading-photos-to-discourse/635)

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**Author:** [@2e0ldf](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/2e0ldf)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [27 March 2026 17:59 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/mark-i-had-a-problem-up-loading-photos-to-discourse/635 "2026-03-27T17:59:24Z")

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I was adding some photos to an activation report but after the second photo it said I had exceeded the 100 mg limit. All photos were down sized to 2 mg the same as I always do and can normally put at least 12 on the site …

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## [Kirk Fell 19th March 2026](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/kirk-fell-19th-march-2026/637)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
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**Last updated:** [24 March 2026 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/kirk-fell-19th-march-2026/637 "2026-03-24T11:17:32Z")

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Parked at the green in Wasdale Head , and went up the fell via Black Sail and Kirk Fell Crags . After the activation we went down via Rib End picking up the very loose under foot path below the Napes back down to Moses T…

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## [Black Combe 14/03/2026](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/black-combe-14-03-2026/636)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
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**Last updated:** [15 March 2026 10:03 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/black-combe-14-03-2026/636 "2026-03-15T10:03:02Z")

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Having seen the Saturday weather was to be the one nice day among all the bad ones , decided to do this fell just because we like it , really. I also saw Tony M9OUD was out doing 4m and 70cm bands as well as 2m . I usual…

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## [Fellbarrow & Low Fell 03/03/2026](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/fellbarrow-low-fell-03-03-2026/634)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [10 March 2026 17:59 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/fellbarrow-low-fell-03-03-2026/634 "2026-03-10T17:59:53Z")

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A very nice walk on a sunny Spring day with Reg . We arrived on schedule at the summit of Low Fell where Reg set up on 2m , and I’d decided just to do 40m here and set up the G90 and EFHW antenna . 40m contacts …

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## [Ended up on Gummer's How](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/ended-up-on-gummers-how/632)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [4 March 2026 16:49 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/ended-up-on-gummers-how/632 "2026-03-04T16:49:23Z")

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I think because the weather has been sssooo terrible over the past few weeks I was too optimistic about the conditions today - need to pay more attention to MWIS rather than general forecasts. I’d also not slept great ei…

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## [Pike O Blisco 28/02/2026](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/pike-o-blisco-28-02-2026/633)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 March 2026 07:53 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/pike-o-blisco-28-02-2026/633 "2026-03-02T07:53:27Z")

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I almost didn’t to go yesterday and didn’t even put an alert out until just before we set off . I use a live webcam site called keswick.net which has views from the North lakes along with the Bassenthwaite Sailing club …

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## [WOTA now supported by UK Portable HAM Map](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-now-supported-by-uk-portable-ham-map/631)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [12 February 2026 08:32 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-now-supported-by-uk-portable-ham-map/631 "2026-02-12T08:32:40Z")

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I raised a ticket for the UK Portable Ham Map to support Wainwrights which was turned around super quickly. If you are looking to combine WOTA activations with other activities such as POTA, WWFF etc. then this is the t…

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## [Newton Fell North LDO-097](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/newton-fell-north-ldo-097/629)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [6 February 2026 19:37 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/newton-fell-north-ldo-097/629 "2026-02-06T19:37:34Z")

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Newton Fell North WOTA ID: LDO-097 Height: 239 m (784 ft) SOTA ID: n/a Grid ref: SD395842 HuMP ID: n/a QTH Locator: IO84MG Book: The Outlying Fells Lat: 54.249741 Long: -2.928635 Just a quick one today,…

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## [Top O'Selside SOTA/WOTA & 3 WOTAS](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/top-oselside-sota-wota-3-wotas/630)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
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**Last updated:** [5 February 2026 10:30 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/top-oselside-sota-wota-3-wotas/630 "2026-02-05T10:30:30Z")

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A favourite spot to bag four Wainwrights with a combined SOTA in a couple of hours! The walk to Top O’Selside was via a permissive vehicle track that ascends from the centre of High Nibthwaite. They are currently renova…

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## [Annual Awards 2025](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/annual-awards-2025/627)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [5 February 2026 10:08 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/annual-awards-2025/627 "2026-02-05T10:08:41Z")

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Thanks to @G4OBK for issuing our 2025 awards. It is with great pleasure to announce two dedicated participants for the awards. Annual Fell Walker 2025 The Annual Fell Walker award for 2025 goes to Richard @M8XGO with 6…

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## [WOTA Cluster Server](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-cluster-server/626)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [2 February 2026 12:09 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-cluster-server/626 "2026-02-02T12:09:53Z")

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Following a request from Nick G0HIK I’ve implemented a WOTA cluster server. You can access this directly via telnet but the purpose really is to integrate it into other applications, such as qlog. It allows applications …

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## [A draughty morning on LDW-140](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-draughty-morning-on-ldw-140/624)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 January 2026 08:33 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/a-draughty-morning-on-ldw-140/624 "2026-01-21T08:33:42Z")

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The weather was forecast to be a bit windy on the high ground so decided to do a local one and we like Blake fell and had not been for a year . We ascended from the farm track at the Kirkland side instead of Fell Dyke…

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## [One of those days](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/one-of-those-days/623)

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**Author:** [@M8XGO](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M8XGO)\
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**Last updated:** [14 January 2026 19:15 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/one-of-those-days/623 "2026-01-14T19:15:36Z")

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Not many contacts to fill in today on Lords Seat , 6 in all but I did use the new adi upload which mark has been working on and it worked fine . Many thanks for your efforts Mark . It was one of those days , strong Icy …

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## [WOTA Spotter App](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-spotter-app/618)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [10 January 2026 17:37 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-spotter-app/618 "2026-01-10T17:37:21Z")

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The WOTA Spotter app is now available for general use. The app can be used for self spotting, spotting as a chaser or adding alerts. There is a link from the main WOTA page called ‘Spotter App’: Features: Mobile f…

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## [WOTA Mapping Update](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-mapping-update/622)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [2 January 2026 17:03 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/wota-mapping-update/622 "2026-01-02T17:03:53Z")

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Following on from @g7kse Alex’s request to have filtering on mapping available to show Wainwrights he’s not yet activated I’ve updated the mapping component to include the following filtering options, available using the…

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## [2026 WOTA 2m / 70cm SSB & CW Challenge](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/2026-wota-2m-70cm-ssb-cw-challenge/620)

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**Author:** [@M5TEA](https://discourse.wota.xyz/u/M5TEA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [31 December 2025 13:06 UTC](https://discourse.wota.xyz/t/2026-wota-2m-70cm-ssb-cw-challenge/620 "2025-12-31T13:06:16Z")

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Purpose of the Challenge The 2026 WOTA 2m / 70cm SSB & CW Challenge is intended to encourage increased use of these bands and modes within WOTA, promoting experimentation, portability, and VHF/UHF operating skills. Supp…

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