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retired engineer, volunteer with Multnomah County. ARES, and OMSI USS Blueback 581. W7SUB.
just beginning at W7o/WV-096. Mount Sylvania. made first S2S contact on 4/11/25.
New Ham looking to get started on SOTA and other portable events. As of current, I am almost ready for 2 meter SOTA. I purchased a FaraJ 2 meter antenna and am looking at buying a telescopic mast (unless there is a tree that works). Also, just purchased a Yaesu 818 from a Discord group I am in.
As a new Ham, I am interested in both chasing and activating.
Based in Olympia.
So far I’ve chased SOTA using the PSRG remote HF station, but i should have a station at my QTH soon. Lots of SSB and just enough CW to chase.
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
Dad, small business owner, new ham
Using SOTA to get out of the house, learn how to set up antenna's and just get out there.
With retirement, I am renewing my outdoor fun life. This includes off roading, overlanding, and hiking. Recently got interested in HAM radio and then I found SOTA!!!
I plan to be an activator. For UHF / VHF using a FT 60 HT and role up J pole. For HF will be trying EFHW from PackTenna and WRC and 72 inch whip. Radio is an Xiegu g90
I like any SOTA activation, but especially like summits that have never been activated, and we have a LOT of those in my region and surrounding regions. I have an IC705 and a KX2 and use a multi-band end fed, a linked dipole, and a random wire, and for a mast I use an ebay carbon fiber fishing pole. Works wonders.
I enjoy spending time outdoors and learning new skills. SOTA seems like a great combination.
Currently hold technician license but aiming to get general in the next 2 months. My goal is to mostly activate but also chase, to start with I have a Xiegu G90 (would like to get something more compact once I get started) with Packtenna EFHW for HF and a Yaesu FT3D for 2m.
B.C.Ham radio operator
I activate SOTA in B.C. Canada and hope to hit more this year.
Half-century ham and quarter-century QRPer who "discovered" SOTA just before the pandemic. Outside of radio, I focus on birds and words. Lately, I've upped my geocaching effort.
I prefer CW but can use voice, especially VHF/UHF, and will someday soon try FT8 from a summit. I built an Elecraft K1 when they came out and really enjoy using it both as my primary shack rig and my SOTA/POTA station. In both cases, simple wire antennas are generally my go-to. I've spent a lot of time on satellites, but the equipment demand is a bit heavy for SOTA.
first licensed in 2020. I've been in construction all my life. The outdoors have always been my goto to reset. My dogs keep me tethered to day trips or an occasional overnighter. TX500 EFHW FT3D 5/8 tele whip and QuadZilla
drive ups hike ups snow shoes on the weekends. I use WE4DX club call typically.
Let's Goooooooooooat 8^P
Located at Lake Tapps, east of Tacoma, WA., I'm on the plateau above Sumner/Puyallup at 520', surrounded by trees.
The base station is an Icom 7300 radio,
53' of DXE-400 MAX coax cable and a Hustler 5 vertical antenna
40 #14 AWG multi-strand radial ground wires. The radials are 32' long (9.7536 meters) in a morning sunrise pattern.
Transmitting on 10, 15, 20 and 40 meters so far.
New to SOTA
Fairly new to amateur radio. I spend a ton of time in the outdoors so when I found out about SOTA it really got me excited. Hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, scuba diving, backpacking, dirt bikes, etc are just a few things I enjoy.
I’m fairly new to amateur radio and learning more everyday. My equipment seems to change all the time ,radios include the IC705, TX500, G90, GS-5B, TH-D75. Antennas are mostly home made random wire antennas, SSB phone is currently my favorite mode. Winter activations and summits with no trails I enjoy the most.
Activated my first summit in May 2020 and had a great time. SOTA is a wonderful part of the world's greatest hobby!
Activated first summit in May 2020. Gear is KX3 or MTR3B with SOTABeams linked dipole or end-fed wire antenna.
Helicopter pilot by trade, interests: acoustic guitar, hiking, backcountry skiing, bow hunting, and more…life is short, get some!
I have not done SOTA yet, but as you can see in my interests, I’m in the mountains a lot here in Montana. My Son also recently became a Ham/General. So we plan to do SOTA together. And hopefully by backcountry skiing in winter as well.
Soon to be retired...
Chasing, so far. Want to start activating around Victoria.