Last night I received my Silver Mountain Hunter certificate from the UK.
The Mountain Hunter and Mountain Explorer certificates were introduced by SOTA in 2010.
To qualify for the Mountain Hunter certificate, SOTA chasers need to contact (or SWl’s hear) at least 2 different summits in each of 5 Associations. There are steps of 5 Associations for each award, ranging from Bronze through to Platinum, and then Worked All Associations. Now that would be a mighty effort. The higher level awards require that at least one Association claimed is on a different continent from the claimant’s normal residential QTH. Level 1 can be claimed with contacts only on the claimant’s own continent (1 continent) whereas higher level awards require intercontinental contacts.
Steps of 5 Associations for each award: 10 (including 2 continents), 15 (including 2 continents), 20 (and 3 continents), Worked all Associations (all qualifying continents)
| Award | No. of Associations | No. of Continents |
|---|---|---|
| Bronze Award | 5 | 1 |
| Silver Award | 10 | 2 |
| Gold Award | 15 | 2 |
| Platinum Award | 20+ | 3 |
| Worked All Associations | ALL | 4 or 5 |
At this stage, these are my qualifying Mountain Hunter Associations…..
| Association(s) Chased All Bands | Count |
|---|---|
| DM – Germany (Low Mountains) | 3 |
| EA2 – Spain (North) | 2 |
| G – England | 4 |
| HA – Hungary | 2 |
| OE – Austria | 4 |
| OM – Slovakia | 2 |
| S5 – Slovenia | 3 |
| SP – Poland | 2 |
| SV – Greece | 2 |
| VK1 – Australia – Capital Territory | 26 |
| VK2 – Australia – NSW | 40 |
| VK3 – Australia – Victoria | 151 |
| VK4 – Australia – Queensland | 2 |
| VK5 – Australia – South Australia | 21 |
And I have worked at least 1 summit in the following Associations…..
| Association(s) Chased All Bands | Count |
|---|---|
| EA1 – Spain (North West) | 1 |
| EA3 – Spain (Catalunya) | 1 |
| GM – Scotland | 1 |
| GW – Wales | 1 |
| OK – Czechia | 1 |
| VK9 – Australia – Islands | 1 |
| YO – Romania | 1 |
VK5PAS 