Download a Route Card Here

Route Cards are a simple form that can be left with someone with information on your trip. If you don't return, they should then know where your are or where to look for you. The normal way to use them is either to collect them when you get back or to phone the person who has the card to confirm that you are back safely.

We recommend that you read the following links to understand the advantages and disadvantages of Route Cards.

Thoughts on Route Cards from the MCofS. ***GOOD***

Further thoughts on Route Cards.

There are clearly both advantages and disadvantages to route cards.

SOTA Beams has produced a route card that can be downloaded here. You are welcome to use it as you see fit.

In downloading the route card you accept that safety in the mountains relies on your own skills and equipment. A route card is no substitute for proper experience and equipment.

 CLICK TO DOWNLOAD SOTA ROUTE CARD.

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SOTA Satnav File

Download - Tomtom GO PoI file with parking places for summit ascents.

SOTA uses the Marilyns list of summits developed by Alan Dawson. The file will be updated from time-to-time to add new summits.

01/04/2008 Minor changes (Periton Hill)

Using this data? Drop me an email - it may encourage me to do more updates! Please let others know that it is here.

Each summit is listed in the format:

NZ030 Pig's Ear Hill (4) fm SW

Where NZ030 is the SOTA reference (no hyphen), Pig's Ear Hill is the name of the hill, (4) is the number of points for SOTA and fm SW indicates where the parking place is in relation to the summit. Thus it is easy to search by summit name or SOTA reference.

The PoI file may have errors in it so always check to make sure that the location accords with the map before driving there. If there are errors, please let me know.

Please DO NOT contact us to ask how to use this file. Search on the internet for instructions - usually about putting GATSO camera files on your Tomtom.

Known Users

G3CWI, M0ZZO, G4ERP, M0JJH, G8VPR, G4OIG, G0SLZ, M0RAR, M0RWB, G0CQK, 2E0PHL, 2E0OML, M3TZX, G4MD ...anyone else? Let me know.

User Comment

"I was on my way home from a course in Stafford and set TOM TOM for SP013 Gun - it took me right there, then I set it for SP015 the Cloud - took me right to the parking spot then set it for SP004 Shining Tor - again right to the parking spot.

If I had not had this I would have spent more time stopping to look at the road atlas etc.

Many many thanks - one of the most useful downloads ever."

How was it done?

Each summit reference and details was typed by hand into POIEdit. The grid reference for each summit was typed into Anquet. The surrounding area was carefully examined using the 1:50,000 OS maps and likely routes noted. An assessment of the amount of climb for each route was carried out as was an assessment of the likelihood of being able to park at the start. Where doubt existed, a search was carried out on the internet to see how others ascended the hill. After all that, the lat/long of the preferred parking place was written down and transferred to POIedit. Once this was done, the location was cross-checked against Multimap. Only then was it published - phew!

Other SatNav Systems

By downloading POIEdit, this file can be converted to other GPS formats for systems other than Tomtom (e,g. GPS Exchange files).

You may also find GPS Babel and POI Converter useful.

G-QRP Counties Award

Counties list (Excel). Click to download.

10GHz Beacon List

This is an interactive list. Set the yellow cell to your own locator.

 Click red text to download.

Excel Spreadsheet.

Excel add-in for calcs - download and doubleclick with Excel open. You will need this to get the maths in the Beacon List to work.

Life in the Zone

A Guide for Microwavers wishing to contact

Lightweight Mountain Operators (Radio-Mountaineers)