N7KOM - What is a 'Pseudotachylyte', and how to play SOTA Royale | Sofas on the Air Ep. 7
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! 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: Nikka - From the BarrelTim's Etsy Page: https://www.etsy.com/shop/N7KOMPortableRadioTim's Dank Meme Page: https://www.instagram.com/n7kom_mtntop/K6ARK's W7O First Activation Video: https://youtu.be/p5zHlpZ3jbQ?si=eoqnDGwMAMP3tkqJLearn 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 up11:23 Tim's W7O Experience17:44 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 musicDi KO6BTM - intro/outro graphicsThanks to our Patreon supporters for making this show possible!Note: Amazon links, if any, are affiliate links
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Patreon Questions, NT6E’s Activation Day & Ara's Antenode | Sofas on the Air Ep. 6
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 up2:31 Beverage Tasting7:00 Patreon Questions41:03 NT6E Activation!49:19 Ara's Antenode Update59:15 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
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Custom Batteries, SOTA Campouts, and Mark's Car-tastrophe
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/SofasOnTheAirSHOW NOTESDrink tastings: G4 Tequila Blanco High Proof 108, G4 Tequila ReposadoThe NR7Y Hardware Mod: https://youtu.be/zi35aTjEppQ N6ARA Electronics - the TinyPaddle, and more! https://n6ara.com/KK6TXI's Battery Field Test - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBzJ3BqniDEChapters0:00 Hi Umesh!3:36 Tequila Tasting9:02 Batteries!01:11:28 Mark's W7O Campout01:24:38 Ara's W6 Campout01:30:11 SOTA Car-tastrophe01:52:54 Thanks to our Patreon supporters!THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSUmesh KK6TXI - studio space and intro/outro musicDi KO6BTM - audio engineeringNote: Amazon links are affiliate links
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Secrets of Microwave SOTA, and an Antenna Test Quest | Sofas on the Air Ep. 4
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 Companyhttps://backyardbeans.com/products/process-pairing-colombia-black-condorQuansheng 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 tasting5:49 Devin loves microwaves49:15 Mark's new CW radio60:05 Ara's antenna test challenge87:39 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
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Field Day, Radio Telescopes, and Learning CW
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__HRCC Field Day Livestream video: "Field Day Live! Five stations, QRP!!!"Field Day After-action video: "You Can't Cram More Radios and Fun Into A Weekend!"Umesh's Tour video: "OVRO 2025 - 360 Tour of 40 Meter Dish!"Angelina's CW contact short: "YL Angelina's FIRST EVER Morse Code contact!" SOTA+ Morse Code video: "How to Morse Code (in 10 Minutes!)"Ara's TinyMIDI product: the perfect companion for Learning CW (and more)Book recommendation: The CW Way of Life __THANKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS__Umesh KK6TXI - microphone loan, audio Elmering, and outro musicDi KO6BTM - audio engineeringNote: Amazon links are affiliate links
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