Tim N7KOM returns to the Sofa to share his Oregon campout experience, drop some cool geology knowledge, and take a speed-round of Patreon questions!
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__SHOW NOTES__
Drink tasting: Nikka - From the Barrel
Tim's Etsy Page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/N7KOMPortableRadio
Tim's Dank Meme Page: https://www.instagram.com/n7kom_mtntop/
K6ARK's W7O First Activation Video: https://youtu.be/p5zHlpZ3jbQ?si=eoqnDGwMAMP3tkqJ
Learn about Pseudotachylytes: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191814113000436/pdfft?md5=2cfbe5aed237c265df9b7ed67a158d81&pid=1-s2.0-S0191814113000436-main.pdf
__Chapters__
0:00 Intros... and Tim's wedding!
2:56 Whiskey tasting & catching up
11:23 Tim's W7O Experience
17:44 Dank Memes - HOW?
19:55 SOTA Royale
43:14 Patreon Questions - Pseudotachylytes??
58:17 Speed Round!
1:05:23 Thanks to our supporters
__Thanks & Acknowledgements__
Umesh KK6TXI - outro music
Di KO6BTM - intro/outro graphics
Thanks to our Patreon supporters for making this show possible!
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Mark & Ara catch up on the Sofa, answer a few questions, and get some Ormoo prints on their laptops.
Patreon: Want to help us fly SOTA icons out for in-person interviews, and support our audio upgrades? We believe strongly that in-person chats are more fun!
https://www.patreon.com/c/SofasOnTheAir
__SHOW NOTES__
Drink tasting: Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
__Chapters__
0:00 Mark & Ara catch up
2:31 Beverage Tasting
7:00 Patreon Questions
41:03 NT6E Activation!
49:19 Ara's Antenode Update
59:15 Contests (and a viral microwave video)
01:18:00 Wrap up, & thanks to our Patreon supporters!
__THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS__
Umesh KK6TXI - outro musicDi
KO6BTM - intro/outro graphicsNote: Amazon links, if any, are affiliate links
Umesh KK6TXI visits the Sofa to share his expertise in custom batteries for portable ham radio, including QRO SOTA and a mountaintop Field Day! We catch up (finally) with stories from the W7O and W6 SOTA campouts, and Mark waxes poetic about an activation that went oh-so-wrong.
Patreon: Want to help us fly SOTA icons out for in-person interviews, and support our audio upgrades? We believe strongly that in-person chats are more fun!https://www.patreon.com/c/SofasOnTheAir
SHOW NOTES
Chapters
0:00 Hi Umesh!
3:36 Tequila Tasting
9:02 Batteries!
01:11:28 Mark's W7O Campout
01:24:38 Ara's W6 Campout
01:30:11 SOTA Car-tastrophe
01:52:54 Thanks to our Patreon supporters!
THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Umesh KK6TXI - studio space and intro/outro music
Di KO6BTM - audio engineering
Note: Amazon links are affiliate links
Devin W6DVN visits the Sofa to share his expertise in ultralight microwave SOTA activations... including how to build the gear! Mark nerds out a bit over a Quansheng CW mod, and Ara gets into his never-ending quest to better understand the behavior of real-world antennas.Patreon: Want to help us fly SOTA icons out for in-person interviews, and support our audio upgrades? We believe strongly that in-person chats are more fun!https://www.patreon.com/c/SofasOnTheAir__SHOW NOTES__Coffee choice: "Process Pairing - Colombia Black Condor" from Backyard Beans Coffee Company
https://backyardbeans.com/products/process-pairing-colombia-black-condor
Quansheng Radio:
https://amzn.to/45f4pXH (mod'able for CW)Quansheng
IJV Firmware Mod:
https://domox.org/home.htmlCorrection: feed horn from Rochester not Syracusehttps://rvhfg.org/wpr/w1ghz-dual-band-dish-feed/__Chapters__0:00 Hi Devin!
2:01 Coffee tasting
5:49 Devin loves microwaves
49:15 Mark's new CW radio
60:05 Ara's antenna test challenge
87:39 New microphones!
91:05 Thanks to our Patreon supporter!__THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS__Umesh KK6TXI - audio Elmering, and outro musicDi KO6BTM - audio engineeringNote: Amazon links are affiliate links
Mark and Ara share their Field Day experiences, along with an epic trip to the Owens Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) and hot takes on Di's new Morse Code learning video.
__PATREON__
Want to help us fly SOTA icons out for in-person interviews, and support our audio upgrades? We believe strongly that in-person chats are more fun!https://www.patreon.com/c/SofasOnTheAir
__SHOW NOTES__
__THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS__
Umesh KK6TXI - microphone loan, audio Elmering, and outro musicDi KO6BTM - audio engineering
Note: Amazon links are affiliate links
In this wide-ranging chat with Oregon SOTA guest, Tim N7KOM covers his unusual introduction to radio, the Oregon campout, preparedness for 'radio first aid', activation shenanigans while visiting LA... and tastes some delicious local brews from Far Field.
In this first-ever episode of Sofas on the Air, Mark and Ara sit down to discuss Ara's SOTA Goat day (250 QSOs on a livestream!) and Mark's ARRL Field Day plans.
