{"id":1397,"date":"2025-09-18T00:49:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/?page_id=1397"},"modified":"2025-09-18T00:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T00:58:20","slug":"maximize-your-odds-of-fully-activating","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w6sota.org\/web\/maximize-your-odds-of-fully-activating\/","title":{"rendered":"Maximize Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

In Summits On The Air (SOTA), to activate  a summit you only need to log one contact, but<\/span> to get points for your activation you\u2019ll need to make at-least 4 contacts while in the activation zone.<\/span>  This article assumes you know the basics of SOTA.  If not, take a look at the <\/span>4-part video series, SOTA 360<\/span><\/a>, by N1CLC.<\/span><\/p>


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Sometimes you are buried in a pileup with chasers, other times you need to use every trick in the book to get those contacts.  Below are a list of tips that will help maximize your chances of getting those 4 contacts, and more.  You may know some of these but give the list a quick read anyway.<\/span><\/p>

In General<\/span><\/h1>