ROYAL TREATMENT FOR YL WHO'S A TOP SOTA OP

The event known as Queens of the Mountains ascended to the summits again this past June for its second year -- and YL SOTA activators around the world did their best during two days of activating. The highest achievement this year belongs to Adele Tyler, ZS5APT, who has been chosen to receive the K1LIZ Memorial Achievement Award for having achieved most of the goals set.

Announcing Adele's achievement on the SOTA Reflector, Paula K9IR and Amy AG7GP, said that she activated two summits jointly with other YLs, logged a minimum of two QSOs with YL stations and completed at least five QSOs with YL chasers. They said, however, her most prominent accomplishment was her recruitment of six YL operators from South Africa as well as 22 YL and OM chasers from South Africa and Namibia to participate.

The K1LIZ award carries the callsign, the name and the memory of Liz Burns, a top-achieving SOTA activator who became a Silent Key in February of 2022. Liz became a symbol of determination and devotion to SOTA because she did not let her blindness deter her from tackling the challenge of activating.