Seit März 2009 ist es erlaubt, die an der Grenze beider Assoziationen liegenden Gipfel quasi ohne Mehraufwand zwei Mal zu aktivieren und die entsprechenden Punkte doppelt zu kassieren. Für die Alpen heißt es, man muss bloß von einem Stein aufstehen und sich auf einen anderen setzen. Dann darf man wieder CQ rufen, z.B. als OE/ /p. Früher war ein Abstieg (Minimum auf die Schartenhöhe der jeweiligen Assoziation), eine Grenzüberschreitung und ein Wiederaufstieg zum Gipfel erforderlich, um diese Spitze nach 24 Stunden wieder aktiveren zu dürfen. Hier ist die offizielle Aussage vom SOTA-MT:

Post by G3VQO on 25th September 2009 at 08:36

General Rule 3.7.1 paragraph 13 applies, and states

"Where the mountain peak has been issued a reference number in two or more Associations, the Activator may claim points each Association provided that the Operating Position is always within the jurisdiction of the appropriate Association. Unless the licensing regulations decree otherwise, the position of the Operator is deemed to be the Operating Position. The same peak may be activated for points once per year in each Association."

The change became effective from 1st March 2009, when it was introduced to clarify the situation for shared summits. The previous rule stated

"Where the mountain peak has been issued a reference number in two or more Associations, the Activator may only claim points from one Association on any one day (defined as 00:01 to 23:59 UTC). The Operating Position must also be within the Association. The same peak may be activated for points once per year in each Association, but each activation must be on a different day (as previously defined)."

The original intention was that each reference would be activated on a separate ascent, hence the requirement for different days. However, as more SOTA Associations joined in time zones many hours removed from UTC, it was realised that the original rule would place European activators at a disadvantage (for example, UTC days in W2 change at 19:00 local time). Rather than attempt to create a complicated rule that would cover all eventualities, it was decided to keep it simple - hence the current rule.

After consultation with the UK licensing authority, who clarified that the licence (and therefore callsign) applied to the operator rather than the components of the station, it was decided that the position of the operator alone would define the SOTA location of the activation.

Without access to full details of all shared references, I would surmise that the vast majority of border summits are of a significant stature, and therefore the potential for double points on these does not represent an easy option. I'm sure that somebody will now attempt to disprove my hypothesis!

I hope that both clarifies the rule, and the rationale behind the change.

73 de Les, G3VQO