People who wish to receive the PNW SOTA Newsletter
Casual amateur trying to get back in to the hobby without a decent home station. Mostly active VHF/UHF mobile or portable, HF QRP while camping (and hopefully activating summits when I figure this all out).
Interested, but not yet active, in SOTA -- not a climber so I don't expect to activate "exciting" summits but I do enjoy hiking and incorporating radio in to that seems fun. I've made a couple of VHF contacts with SOTA folks that I happened to hear on the air, but haven't "chased."
An active 50-something that enjoys cycling, hiking, playing darts (among other things). Living in downtown Portland with my family.
I am a new to HAM so I am just learning SOTA. I would like to activate and chase and my hope is to try to activate by getting to those locations by bike.
I am an avid PNW hiker for the last 20 years. I just got my license in 2021 and have started trying to participate in SOTA in 2023.
So far I have only activated Squak mountain. I look forward to many more activations in the KG area and beyond!
See QRZ
Currently just using a 5W handheld on 2m with a 1/4 wave antenna on mountains near Seattle.
(last updated 2023 August 16)
Enjoy learning and using CW. I have an Elecraft Kx3 for hiking and an Elecraft K3s for base station. I have spent several years hiking in the mountains of Oregon and Washington. I don't enjoy balancing on the edge of cliffs, would rather hike high hills. I am a licensed Extra in Ham Radio.
I am new at this so will begin by supporting others as a chaser. I hope to begin climbing high hills by the middle of the Summer 2022.
Long time ham first time SOTA
Hiking up a mountain and chatting with people sounds like a good time.
Extra Class license and ARRL VE. XYL of W7SCY. Like hiking and travelling.
Like to activate summits with my husband during easy hikes. Use BaoFeng UV5R with extended whip and spare battery. Have operated from Lava Butte and Paulina Peak.
Licensed in 2018. Have my Amateur Extra Class.
Enjoy camping at state and national campgrounds. Would like to try radio on hikes.
Use an ICOM 706 and wire antenna for HF.
Use a Yeasu FT 70D for UHF/VHF
Just starting. Will likely be more of a chaser than an activator. Will start on some lower elevation summits.
My passion for Ham Radio resides in operating mountaintop portable while participating in Summits On The Air (SOTA). As of July 2023 I have over 120 activations under my belt. Every activation is unique and I learn something new each time about researching summits, gear/pack preparation, hiking, activating and just enjoying my journeys in the great outdoors.
SOTA is THE reason I enjoy ham radio. I was fortunate to have found SOTA while I was in the Air Force, and that allowed me to activate in Hawai'i, Korea, Colorado, Utah, and various other places as I traveled in the military. I have also come to enjoy activating in the winter, both for the points and to keep physically active. I also truly enjoy the camaraderie that SOTA creates between activators and chasers.
I enjoy playing radio, as well as outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, mountain biking, and off road driving.
I am new to SOTA. I am looking to combine my enjoyment of hiking with my radio activities. I'm interested in doing my first activation on Squak Mountain W7W/KG-122, with my Icom IC-V86 2m HT later this spring.
As an electronics hobbyist and long time computer affectionado, ham radio is just adding to the pile of my techno geek passions! I spent over 28 years working for Microsoft and love to travel the world as much as I can. Ham radio allows me to do that on a daily basis.
Another passion of mine is making beer. I've been an avid homebrewer for more than thirty years and make at least one batch of beer every month. If you are in the area, let me know as I always enjoy sharing my passions...
Active spotter and activator in the W7W and W7O areas. I love hiking with my son, backpacking, camping, and ragchewing.
I'm a high schooler, I enjoy this kind of engineering, also love the outdoors so really interested SOTA
Just got my first SOTA at the hill next to my house, love hiking to plan to do some bigger climbs. I like all terrains, glaicer capped, rocky, forested (although im in washington so most are forested)
Just a guy with a FT-DX10 radio.
Not into climbing Mt's, but I can chase those that do. I have a FTM 400 for UHF/VHF and a FT-DX10 for HF. for antanna's I have a couple 40-10m EFHW's i built and 17ft whip with a wolf river shorty 40 coil (for 40-10meters)
Tech license, was a Novice license many moons and many miles ago...
Voice FM, 2m/70cm maybe 1.25m... Anyone play with DMR Direct???
Hiker, biker, radio, emcomm guy
Looking forward to exploring to find out what I enjoy the most.
Enjoy mountaintops for both recreation and as a career in public safety/commercial Land Mobile Radio and microwave technical services business. Driving, hiking, snowcating or riding a helicopter to mountaintops never gets old!
Semi-retired now and have more time to play ham radio while on mountaintops. I've been on hundreds of radio sites while working in Alaska, Arizona, California, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming since 1979. Figured it was about time to slowdown a little, brings some extra radio gear and make some SOTA contacts while taking in the views.
Present goal is to activate restricted SOTA summits that have collocated radio sites that I either have access to or know someone that does in order to gain approval.