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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 interested in getting into the microwave bands and activating summits in the area.
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.
Although I've had my license for forty years, I had not been active for thirty-five - until I learned about SOTA. As an active hiker/climber/skier, more opportunities to take me to places I would never think of going has made combining two favorite things into a fantastically fun activity. Any 'home' station I have is just about as temporary as the ones I set up on a peak. And a final word - Chasers Rock!
I'm an avid mountain biker and backcountry skier and sometimes I go hiking if I'm under duress. I have a YouTube channel dedicated to mountain biking called Voice Over Trail Reviews. I will add SOTA content to the channel as appropriate.
I've activated a few summits now. I like to ski to summits in the Winter and mountain bike to them whenever possible in the Summer. I work SSB and digital modes to activate. Often I can be found with my FT-891 blasting 100 watts from my summits to ensure success. If it's a distant summit, I'll bring my IC-705. If I know there's folks out there listening, I'll even bring my yagi and activate 2 meter SSB.
Hi I'm KA7WYR, licensed back in the 1980's along with my entire family, earning my Novice and Tech (with code) licenses. This year 2024 upgraded my license to General and have started doing more HF ops. Living in Western Washington I wanted to become more active and combining hiking and radios seemed like a great combination! My full QRZ bio at https://www.qrz.com/db/KA7WYR.
QTH is Issaquah, WA and starting (in 2024) to activate local peaks in W7W and branching out from there in terms of difficulty. For equipment I have a 2m/70cm HT with rollable j-pole antenna, and also recently build a packable HF rig based on FT-891 and either EFHW or simple dipole.
Outdoor interests include hiking, fishing, sailing and recently added SOTA & POTA.
Getting started with FT5D and IC-705 with EFHW antenna. Recently completed first activation at LC-103, Larch Mt.
I'm a few years into having my license and am making an effort to do more ham stuff now that I've gotten more involved in the local community and enjoy outdoors and summits and having a reason to be ontop of a mountain longer than just to look at the view.
I like FT8 and digital modes such as APRS and maybe 2m fm if I am limited in equipment. I plan to start out with some local summits to get a feel for what I still need and getting a highly portable low powered QRP setup that I can carry entirely on my back. Am starting with places relatively easy to get to but I'd eventually like to graduate to doing multiple day excursions with what can be hiked into an area with me and a friend or two. (They're really just porters after all for batteries!) I've only really been on one summit with the radio on Mt Tabor this last weekend and had great results on FT8, its very encouraging and has me totally stoked for the possibilities that are available to me now that I've gotten to learn enough to really understand some of the capabilities that a qrp hf radio with a good antenna can get you. I've been really enjoying making antennas so, I feel antennas are gonna be something I'm going to be dealing with a lot and have tons of possibilities and challenges figuring out the best setup for a given summit.
Graphic Designer for a rafting/kayaking/paddlesports company based in Idaho.
New to SOTA (and HAM in general). Avid hiker, backpacker, cyclist—looking to incorporate SOTA into outdoor experiences throughout the PNW.
New ham as of summer 2024. Started doing SOTA with my family of 4 in September 2024. Net control operator for Lake Washington Ham Club.
We like to activate using a handmade yagi antennae and Icom 2 meter mobile radio. Carne Mountain (W7W/CH-142) was our first 8-pointer and hardest hike yet at 8 miles and 3,600 feet elevation gain. The larches were at peak and it was a stunning summit!
Mountaineer / cyclist
SOTA by bike, ski, foot, and truck.
Hey all. I live in Boise, ID. I enjoy hiking, backpacking, fly fishing, rafting, and skiing. My favorite areas are the Owyhees, Salmon Mountains, and the Wallowas. I’ve fallen in love with QRP operations. I work as a paramedic and firefighter, and I teach wilderness medicine course for National Outdoor Leadership School.
Clibing, skiing, hiking w/ a Elecraft KH1 (or a Xiegu X6100) and a Yaesu FT5DR
Living in Langley, BC, and working in healthcare. Active in amateur radio for 7 years and in SOTA for the past 2 years.
All my SOTA activity has been in VE7, partly due to restrictions on travel through COVID. I use HF CW, SSB and 2m FM with my FT-818ND and EFHW or 4 element yagi beam.
Originally from north Idaho, I've been living in the Portland area since 2009. I studied philosophy, literature, and education, and lived in Japan and France. Currently I teach computer science and woodworking at Corbett High School.
I'm drawn to logistically interesting summits, near or above the treeline. Other interests that intersect with SOTA: mountaineering, splitboarding, dual-sport moto, cycling. I mostly operate CW and 2-meter using my KX3 and homebrew antennas.
New ham and chasing allows me to test antenna cp figurations from home. Later, I'll switch to mobile antennas and see what I can activate!
Chasing for now. I'm too old for serious climbing!
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
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 enjoy hiking with a purpose. Sometimes the purpose is to hold the antenna for KK7NWD. Sometimes it's talking to people with our FT5DR on 2m FM or C4FM.
I'm interested in activating and chasing the summits near Seattle.