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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.
Primary interests are outdoors, hiking, backpacking, and portable radio. So...SOTA seems obvious.
Primary compliment: Xiegu x6100 paired with 40m OCF dipole or homebrew 20m QRP EFHW, and a Yaesu FT-65 with Arrow antenna. Solo or in a group, fast and light. Worst case scenario, you probably climbed a mountain.
Currently I mostly work (slow) HF CW which I enjoy though I have a long way to go. I will chase SOTA when I hear a call. Lots of summits near me, so one day I will activate a few.
Here to upload any SOTA activations I might chase. Mostly HF CW but should listen to VHF more often.
Oregon native, relatively new to Ham, brand new to SOTA
Just getting started. I have a few different HTs with various antennas, for activations. I also have a mobile radio in my jeep for chasing.
Anglo-American activator long retired from a journey through tech
SOTA activator generally looking to have fun
Retired Air Force Pilot, now business guy, media type and entrepreneur coach.
Activate and Chase...just getting started with planned trip to Graham Mountain
I am a physicist, trail runner, mountaineer, and general technical hobbyist (computers, electronics, optics). I also enjoy making music in just about any format.
Very new: tech license early August 2022. Gear: UV-5R with MFJ-1717 antenna. Recently climbed St Helens and made one contact, but plan to bring the radio with me from now on.
I am a born and raised Washingtonian. I grew up in Snohomish county and love the area. I am just getting started in Ham and Sota and Pota. I can not wait for my first activations.
I have one chase and so far no activations
Like all kinds if outdoor activities. Hiking, biking, paddle board, snowboard, snowshoe. Will be secondary activator, my husband is the primary Ham hobbyist, I just tag along and am a shy operator.
I will activate with my husband. Not looking for for super challenging activations. Something can be done in a 1/2 day or day trip.
Semi retired gov't computer mapping guy. Active in ARES and field communications. Born in the PNW (Renton), grew up in N. Idaho, moved around a lot in the military, landed in Colorado. Love all things out of doors.
(EDIT:) And now live in Millersburg, OR
Recent transplant to W7O land. Hope to knock out as many of the coast range summits as possible.
Licensed technician for just over a year. Work in forestry and love to hike and be outdoors. So to combine the radio hobby seems like perfection! Also a fan of aviation.
Always enjoy hearing an activator and to give them a contact. Recently I’ve heard activators on an “unactivated” peak, which piqued my interest. I see there are many, many unactivated peaks in my region. Challenge accepted.
Just getting into radio.
So far I've only monitored from my Yaesu 991A, I have not activated yet.