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Matthew Chesky
VE7

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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Kevin Morgan
W7W/SN

Retired

None yet. Plan to start with W7W/SK-173 Little Mountain in Skagit County on VHF.

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Kyle Bisson
W7W

PNWerner that loves hiking and wants to combine it with radio.

I'd like to start activating summits using my newly built (tr)uSDX.

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GARY W. GADWA
W7I

Retired Idaho Fish and Game Conservation Officer, Past President of the Sawtooth Interpretive and Historical Association IDAHO. Past Fire Lookout Idaho Butts Creek Point. Staffing Sugarloaf Peak Lookout Washington State 2022. Active Ham Radio Operator since 1964. New to SOTA. Commander of Sawtooth Search and Rescue for over three decades.

New to SOTA and looking forward to an Activation of SugarLoaf Peak Washington July through September 2022

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Tony Ross
W7W

none

primarily chaser

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Scott Anthony Haney
W7W

ham operator Deer Park WA

None yet unless responding to SOTA CQ counts.

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Ed Baigrie
W7W/LC

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.

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Pat Fortino
W7I/ER

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.

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David “Justin” Baldwin
W7W/LC

Long distance hiker recently into ham radio and just started doing SOTA

I do at least one long distance(100-250 mile) hike every year and doing SOTA along the way only makes sense. I have an IC705, CHASs17 antenna with the Icom tuner and PowerFilm Lightsaver Max for doing QRP. I’m hoping to get Mt. Adams and some of the other local summits activated in the next year or so.

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Tom Taylor
W7W

Interested in ham radio, trail bikes, hiking, and jeeps.

Using a K2 and vertical.

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Bruce Cairnie
VE7

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.

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Wayne Wiley
W7W/LC

I'm an experienced hiker/ backpacker and just recently obtained my amateur radio license

I'm looking forward to combining my enjoyment for hiking and backpacking with amateur radio.

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Brent Denham
W7W/LC

Been into Ham for three years, have done some POTA and want to start chasing SOTA

I would like to chase and do some SOTA in the Vancouver WA area

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Bill Porter
W6/SC

Mountain Biker with a HAM problem. Or is that a HAM with a mountain biking problem.

Got into SOTA in summer of 2022 after getting my general ticket. SOTA via MTB is what interests me the most. Started my journey into learning CW back in December 2022 and looking to do my first on air QSO in Spring 2023. My job has me travel ocasionally and I particurly enjoy when it takes me to the PNW.

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Dennis Todaro
W7W

Experienced ham active on all modes. Active POTA and new to SOTA.

As Spring approaches I plan on a busy season of SOTA and POTA activations.

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Barry
VE7/NO

VHF hilltopper starting in '57. QRP SSB,FT8

2m FM+APRS 220 and 440 also available. Perhaps 20m and 6m SSB.
Old hilltopper but new to SOTA. Working mainly in central Vancouver Island.
Now using Elecraft and Buddipole gear. Formerly Tokyo Hypower HT-750.

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Conrad Loewen
VE7

Coastal resident

Use Baofeng radio around Delta, BC.

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Mike
W7O

Just getting started

None yet

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Jeff Seifert
W7W/LC

Retired,Professional Driver,Private Pilot,Equestrian Trainer,Competitive Sailing,Archery,Motorcycling,Backpacking younger Days,Life Boy Scout,Skier younger days.

Chaser FT-991A 2M 440cm 6M 10M Capabilities.

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Rick McNamara
W7O

Retired Mariner and LEO, Outdoorsman in the traditional sense, climber, hiker, hunter. I love to build antenna. I belong to the SOARC and Del Norte Amateur Radio clubs, and am beginning SOTA in 2022.

Beginning. I plan to work in the High Siskiyous of North Western CA, and the summits around my home in Cave Junction, OR.