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Project Manager in Healthcare in Portland Oregon area.
Formerly KJ7EHA.
Currently working towards achieving 200 summits 100% unique.
Formerly KJ7EHA.
Located in Penticton BC.
Just getting started in SOTA. Running a ic-705 and in id-52 at the moment. Using a mat-705 tuner and various antennas for activating.
Base station is a 7300 with an inverted v and an FTM-400 with a diamond triband.
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SOTA has provided opportunities to go places I would never think of going. Any station I operate is field "temporary."
Hi there! I am from Lake Oswego, OR and go to Cal Poly SLO in San Luis Obispo, CA! I am a general class operator and am a member of the Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club (CPARC) W6BHZ!
I'd like to operate low power(5w) with a mobile rig with friends when camping in the Cascades.
Licensed as WN7DEO in 1965. As WA7DEO upgraded to Extra. 1996 changed call to K7VK.
Retired Forest Ecologist/Forest Silviculturist USFS.
Operate 160m through 70cm. New to SOTA in 2016. Love to summit scramble and wish I'd have known about SOTA years ago.
I activate and chase. Got into SOTA in 2016. Now using a KX3 and am looking forward to scrambling summits while I'm still able to. SOTA has already taken me to summits I would not have otherwise hiked. Two summits activated in and near the Bob Marshall/Scapegoat Wilderness have thrilling views, W7M/GA-084 & GA-163. My heart rate elevated when my radio was placed near large piles (fortunately old) of grizzly bear scat.
Retired software engineer after almost 30 years.
In 2021, got back into ham radio after a decade or so lapse.
Interested in homebrewing circuits and trying out new antenna ideas.
Know enough CW to chase SOTA/POTA. Working on better CW recognition so I can activate as well.
I enjoy backpacking, camping and combining that with ham radio.
I've been active in ham radio since I was 1st licensed in 1977 as WB7TDC.... Ham Radio has been a continual interest for me. My 1st rig was a heath kit HW101. If it were not for my faithful "Elmer" W7TVA, I would have never got that rig on the air. After a few years of SSB operation, I became disenchanted with using a microphone. I found the HW101 With a 400 hz CW filter was really effective. I was hooked on CW. In 1980 I took the advanced and extra tests. At that time I applied for a 2x1 call and was issued KR7Q AND NEVER LOOKED BACK!
My preferred mode is CW. I use that mode for 90% of my operating. However, I do enjoy a good rag chew on HF SSB or 2m simplex.
I retired from the fire protection industry in the Seattle Area in November of 2016. We love living in the Bitterroot Valley of Western Montana.
I have enjoyed getting into the POTA & SOTA over the past few years. These programs have been a breath of fresh air for my interest in radio. I enjoy combining outdoor activities and ham radio - especially here in Montana where there is so much to see and enjoy. I have been actively involved in photography for over 50 years and more recently learning about videography. I try to combined video and still images to document my POTA & SOTA activations. - See My QRZ Page if Interested
I have only been active with SOTA since June of 2020. I've really had lots of fun chasing the Activators. I have only done one activation but plan more next year. Lots of summits here in MT. I like to use an EFHW for 40 or 80 with a 49:1 xformer with a fiberglass telescoping pole about 17 feet. There's always a few trees around too. My 1st SOTA activation video is on my website or via QRZ.
Retired civil engineer living on a trawler in Roche Harbor
Novice at SOTA. Want to start with VHF simplex, then move into HF and CW.
Ham'd up in 2022 with a General and looking to explore POTA and SOTA in the PNW. Extra in 2023.
Been active since the start of 2023 with over 450 points invested in summits in Oregon, Washington and California, and growing! I love operating QRP with an Elecraft KX2 and either a 40m EFHW antenna or a Wolf River vertical whip with coil for 40m. It's a very versatile setup. Happy to activate with newcomers or experienced operators!
New ham but experienced outdoorsman. Grew up in the woods with the Scouts, and now enjoy back-country camping and travel. Any day I can get out in the woods is a good day!
Shack: IC-735 w/ OCF dipole @ ~25', IC-2200 w/ Diamond X300A @ ~30'
Mobile: Xiegu G90, FT2DR
I'm an speech/audio signal processing and machine learning engineer, husband, and father.
I just started with some activations in the Indian Heaven Wilderness.
I'm interested in getting into the microwave bands and activating summits in the area.
Former SOTA Association Manager for W7-Oregon, W7-Utah, W7-Montana, W7-Wyoming, and W7-Nevada. Completed all SOTA docs for W7-Washington and then turned over to Bruce/N7RR for execution. W7W subsequently managed by WW7D. Recently turned over W7-Idaho to Scott/W7IMC. W7O is now managed by K7ATN. Worked for the SOTA MT to incorporate NA into the SOTA family.
Currently retired as a EE and worked 21 yrs for UPS IT in NJ. "Trying" to sell my house in NJ so I can move back to the Pacific NW.
TBD
Amateur radio operator and hiker based in Montana. Enjoy exploring summits and the outdoors.
I’m brand new to SOTA and excited to start activating local summits with my portable HF gear. Looking forward to learning and making contacts.
My wife Barbara - AE7AQ and myself activate primarily in the Helena area, but we also include activations into backpacking and road trips. I typically use a KX3 for shorter activations (1-3 days), and a KX1 for longer backpacking trips. My preferred antenna is a SOTABeams link dipole that is supported by a 22-foot fiberglass mast.
General Ham dipping my toes in SOTA
Interested in SOTA activating as I have just been a chaser so far. My Elmer left me a like new FT-857D so I'm hoping to get out and start using it to activate.
I run Ultratrail races as another hobby and am always near summits when I am training. I received my General License in September and stumbled upon SOTA and thought that it would be great to combine the training with summitting.
Software developer, audio tech, musician. Lover of dogs and donuts.
Hiking and activating in remote areas is my primary ham radio interest. Also I like building on the workbench, and have built a lightweight digital-only rig to be able to do digital mode activations without needing a laptop.