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Soon to be retired...
Chasing, so far. Want to start activating around Victoria.
Still galumphing along in pursuit of the goat . . . Pretty sure the herd's up there somewhere . . .
First licensed in 1983, I have lived in the Columbia River Gorge for 11 years.
Getting in shape and looking forward to getting started. I have a Xiegu G-90 and am looking to get something a little more compact.
I work as a paramedic and enjoy doing volunteer search & rescue. I'm into skiing, mountaineering, hiking, running, and hangin out with the cat.
I've been doing some 2m activations, hoping to add 10m soon and learning CW.
Ham since 1973, SOTA nut since May 2011.
Chasing and activating. Regional manager for W7/CC, W7/WV and W7/CM.
Amateur Radio Operator since March 1995.
Mountain Climber Since 1972.
Activator - Since 2011
After a thirty year break from commercial radio, Tom is back on the air as a Ham. He is currently uses an ICOM 7300 with a vertical antenna, and interested in QRP radios and tinkers with an ICOM 705 and Elecraft KX3 as portable devices. He recently upgraded to Extra Class in February 2012, and is interested primarly in Phone, DStar, digital and emergency communications. He enjoys helping in public events and currently volunteers with the Blaine Auxillary Communications Service (Blaine Police Department) and Whatcom County Auxillary Communications Service (Whatcom County Sheriff's Office) Recently assisted Snohomish County, Washington during the Oso landslide by manning the EOC in Everett March of 2014 as a communications operator. Much to my surprise I was awarded an ARRL certificate and a letter from our Governor for our assistance in the Oso slide effort in 2014.
I ma just now getting started
Licensed since early 90's, only active on HF past few years. Love operating POTA and exploring back roads in the PNW!
Tell your dog I said hi!
Love the thrill of long distance VHF QRP
Hi! I’ve been active in HAM radio and SOTA as of January 2023. Excited to have a reason to get in more exploration of the state, learn more about radio and meet like minded folks at the same time. My call sign used to belong to my grandmother.
Only done peak activations so far, as I am only able to have a handheld at home and not been able to chase successfully yet.
New ham but experienced outdoorsman. Grew up in the woods with the Scouts, and now enjoy back-country camping and travel. Any day I can get out in the woods is a good day!
Shack: IC-735 w/ OCF dipole @ ~25', IC-2200 w/ Diamond X300A @ ~30'
Mobile: Xiegu G90, FT2DR
I'm a fan of ultralight backpacking, climbing, paddleboarding and other outdoor hobbies. I also enjoy tinkering, so this seems like a fun combination of two hobbies that don't always get to interact.
New to this hobby—got into it as a member of a SAR team. Currently only a technician and I'm still figuring out what kind of gear I want invest in beyond my simple HT for searches.
Avid SOTA operator. Author of SOTAMAT software and creator of SOTACAT hardware.
S2S, SSB, learning CW, Lake Tahoe region, San Francisco Bay Area, and more.
Project Manager in Healthcare in Portland Oregon area.
Formerly KJ7EHA.
Currently working towards achieving 200 summits 100% unique.
Formerly KJ7EHA.
Licensed as WN7DEO in 1965. As WA7DEO upgraded to Extra. 1996 changed call to K7VK.
Retired Forest Ecologist/Forest Silviculturist USFS.
Operate 160m through 70cm. New to SOTA in 2016. Love to summit scramble and wish I'd have known about SOTA years ago.
I activate and chase. Got into SOTA in 2016. Now using a KX3 and am looking forward to scrambling summits while I'm still able to. SOTA has already taken me to summits I would not have otherwise hiked. Two summits activated in and near the Bob Marshall/Scapegoat Wilderness have thrilling views, W7M/GA-084 & GA-163. My heart rate elevated when my radio was placed near large piles (fortunately old) of grizzly bear scat.
I'm a reforming software engineer, trying to return to the infrastructure and network engineering world. Been tinkering with electronics/arduino/RasberryPi on and off for a while.
Started watching Ham Radio Crash Course and got hooked on the idea of SOTA/POTA. Been reading/watching lots of youtube on the subject.
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."
Ham'd up in 2022 with a General and looking to explore POTA and SOTA in the PNW. Extra in 2023.
Been active since the start of 2023 with over 300 points invested in summits in Oregon, Washington and California, and growing! I love operating QRP with a Xiegu X6100 and a 41' random wire antenna into a 9:1 unun. It's a very versatile setup. Happy to activate with newcomers or experienced operators!
Father of 2 teenaged sons and very active in Boy Scouts. Avid backpacker, QRP CW OP, restorer of ancient Volkswagens, dirt bike rider, computer nerd, and all around nice guy =) PNWSOTA admin and host.
I went on my first SOTA activation with Rich (AC7MA) and Bill (WA7NCL) in July 2017. I was hooked! I now have a KX2 and have been going on as many activations as my schedule will allow. I mainly do CW and sometimes 2m FM.