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I like to activate. I have one attempted activation (got three contacts), and one successful activation (W7O/CE-303). I recently attended the 3rd annual Central Oregon S2S party, put on by W7MTB. At the bonfire there I committed to making six more activations before the next S2S party in the fall.
Licensed in about 1977. Passed Extra exam in 1988 with 21 WPM CW. Main interest QRP CW. Best; Japan on 15M CW with 1/2 watt. Hobbies amateur radio, astronomy (Celestron 9.25" SCT and Celestron NexStar5SE), hiking, camping. Home Station; Kenwood TS590SG, MFJ-949 Tuner, 160m dipole, 80M OCFD, 30M OCFD, Kenwood TMV71 with Diamond 510 vertical. SOTA / Portable; Yaesu FT817ND, Hendricks PFR3B Kit (I built it in 2017) MFJ16010 Tuner, LDG Z817 Tuner, 58 foot wire. SKCC # 7735
I use the same radio on the desk that I use portable - and ICOM 705. I also have a Hendricks PFR3B that I built a number of years ago. Im QRP only on HF. Antenna at home is a Chameleon Emcom 2 set up as a dipole. For portable I use either a chameleon MPAS Lite, or a 58 foot piece of #26 polystealth wire with a LDG 9:1 unun. All of the antennas are good for 160 - 6 meters. For antenna tuners - the PFR has a built in BLT and with the 705 I use either the AH705 auto tuner or a MFJ 9219 manual QRP tuner. I also have a Yaesu FT60 handheld and a Kenwood TMV71A that I use on the desk. For portable power I use the Bioenno batteries and a solar charging system for prolonged portable use. Favorite mode on HF is CW.
Retired physician and large medical group and hospital administrator. Born and raised in Bend, Oregon graduating in 1972 long before Bend became overrun and the quality of life ruined there. 4th generation Oregonian on both sides. Tested for all three licenses in the summer of 2018 but didn't do anything in ham radio until April 2024. Active in K-BAR-A and Klamath County ARES.
None so far. Will primarily be a hunter.
I'm a software engineer, democratic socialist, living kidney donor, bicycle rider, backpacker, pilgrim, and now a ham radio operator. I received my callsign on 25 October 2022.
I am a new ham and I have activated a small handful of times in Oregon and Southern Washington. My default radio is the Explorer QRZ-1 I received in QRZ's free new ham package. Everything is exciting right now because i'm newer and still getting used to doing anything over radio.
Originally from the Midwest, now living in the Northern Rockies. I have found ham radio and the people involved with it to be very helpful and encouraging, this helped solidify my love for the hobby right away. I have found a niche in SOTA, it combines two things I am passionate about, summiting peaks in the gorgeous area I reside, and ham radio. I LIVE A SHORT DRIVE FROM GLACIER NATIONAL PARK!! SEND ME AN EMAIL AND LETS SOTA TOGETHER!!!
I enjoy summing mtns in my home state of Montana, but am ready to branch out and start finding areas that i can SOTA when the snow gets too deep here. I have a Xiegu 6100, paired with a 66' long wire and 49:1 balun. My favorite and most challenging summit to date is Mt. Siyeh inside Glacier National Park, a grind of a hike to the summit. I also saw 10 Grizzly bears on this hike!!
Retired embedded SW engineer; back in school studying Psychology.
I use to chase when I had a quiet QTH in Eugene. I am now mostly activate peaks that are within a couple of hours drive of Portland.
Rig: KX3 w/4300 mAh LiFePo battery
Antennas: 44' doublet with 28' kite pole for HF, ELK log periodic for VHF.
** Seems like my prior pnwsota account is no longer accessible and have to create a new one. I still have access to the main SOTA websites.
Ham since 1990. Electrical Engineer. Bass player. Pilot. Very amateur astrophotographer. Love HF.
Mostly SOTA these days.
Mostly hike with an IC-705 and tuned wire antenna with a fiberglass mast.
Just getting started in Ham Radio. Long time hiker/explorer
Activate & Chase.
Relatively new ham starting to get into SOTA, CW and portable QRP operation.
Not active right now, but learning CW in order to start activating.
Activating SOTA summits since 2017 and still loving every minute (day) of it!
Typically working local peaks within 50-75 miles of my home. Have now activated peaks in Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Idaho. You can find me on VHF-fm (5 watts) and HF-ssb (10 watts).
Live in Oregon and like to go in the woods and like to play with radios.
Gives me a reason to do more mountaineering and experimenting with field deploying radio. Also trying to get better at CW.
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MTB, snowshoe, kayaking, hiking. Activate almost entirely, focused on lightweight but effective gear and techniques. Also learning CW and APRS.
I like to play with different antenna configurations for my SOTA/POTA activations.
I enjoy both activating and hunting.
Hello from Marysville, Washington! I first became exposed to amateur radio through my work at the National Weather Service. It took me about 13 years but I finally studied and obtained my Technician license in January 2024 and my General license in July 2024. I use the callsign WX7RAW since "WX" is widely used as shorthand for "weather" and RAW are my initials.
Professionally, I serve as the Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, WA. In this role, I serve as the primary liaison between the National Weather Service and its core partners. I hold a Master’s in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington.
I'm relatively new to SOTA and Amateur Radio but I've always loved hiking. I haven't done much hiking since my first child was born. However with SOTA (and POTA) I'm now getting back into it and I'm looking forward to improving my fitness while also enjoying my new radio hobby.
For the moment I'm primarily using a Yaesu FT-857D with an EFHW antenna. I'm interested in getting a lighter QRP rig at some point. I also occasionally use an HT for 2m/70cm contacts.
First Licensed in February 1987. I've operated portable HF since the 80s,In the Midwest then on Gulf Coast. Since 2018 I added portable Satellite operations (FM and Linear). This is the first place I've been with mountains. So it adds opportunities as well challenges especially being places with mostly flat terrain.
I enjoy being outdoors so always been been the fox or rover rather than the chaser. Also, I'm more interested in operating rather than paper chasing. So while I'm glad to help operators get a needed grid etc. I'm rarely interested in awards or certificates myself. The enjoyment for me is seeing how far I can get a signal with the least amount of power and the most basic equipment.
I live thirty minutes from the border of the Southwest corner of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest in Washington State. There are incredible views of five mountains from peaks of 3,000 to 5,000 feet which I want to explore.
I have all the gear ready to go.
I need advice from people who have been through that area