Welcome
Wainwrights On The Air (WOTA for short) is an adventure radio programme for amateur radio enthusiasts who enjoy being out on the fells of the English Lake District, as well as those who just like collecting contacts with unusual locations.
Similar to Summits On The Air (SOTA), the goal is to make contacts from, or with, as many different summits as possible. All of the 214 fells described by Alfred Wainwright in his famous Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells count for contacts, and an award will be made to anyone who contacts or activates all of them! But if you just want to add some radio interest to your walks in the hills, that's fine too. Taking part in WOTA will add to your fun by increasing the number of people wanting to contact you.
For more information see About WOTA.
News
New tool for chasers
In order to help improve the accuracy of logs, a new tool for chasers "List unconfirmed contacts" has been added.
APRS Spots page added
Logged-in members now have access to an APRS Spots page which will show any stations active using APRS (Automatic Packet Reporting System) within the area of the Lake District that have been spotted by an IGate (internet gateway) station and logged to an APRS server.
Important rule change for activators
As previously noted, a change has been made to the rules for activators. For an activation to count for WOTA, only a single valid contact now needs to be made from the summit.
Notice of rule change for activators
Following discussions with some leading activators, it is likely that the requirement for 4 contacts to be made from a summit for it to count towards an activator's points total will be reduced to 1 contact.
Important rule change for chasers
A clarification has been made to the rules for chasers. Only contacts made using one call (including /M or /P suffixes and UK national prefixes, but not contacts made using a club call or any other call you may be entitled to use) may be logged for points. Anyone who has created more than one account in order to log contacts made under different callsigns should contact G4ILO to request their removal.