Since 1976

Greetings from W7VO, located in the bustling metropolis of greater Scappoose, Oregon!

The W7VO callsign has been traced back to the early 1920's and information on previous holders can be found HERE.

I started my ham life as a novice as WN6HKP in 1974 while living in Santa Cruz, CA, then progressed from WA6HKP, then to KW6C before moving permanently to Oregon as a refugee from Silicon Valley in 2007. I used WA7MR as a temporary 7 land call, then received W7VO in 2008.

The 3 operating position station here is equipped and used primarily for single op or multi-single contesting efforts. The latter is primarily with the Columbia Amateur Radio Association, (N7EI) where we focus on getting newly minted hams on the air, sometimes for the first time on HF!

More information can be found on my website: www.w7vo.com

KC7OHF, W7VOX and KD7LHB at the controls of W7VO, ARRL Sweepstakes Phone contest, Nov 2010

I also enjoy a bit of historic road racing with my 1966 Plymouth Barracuda FIA-GT

The world famous Corkscrew at Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California

• Station Tranceivers:
  Yaesu FT-2000
  (2) Yaesu FT-1000D
  Kenwood TS-120S
  Ten-Tec Century 21
  Heathkit HW-8 (Hey, you can't be QRO all of the time.)
• Vintage Gear:
  Drake twins, R4C/TX4C
  Hammarlund HQ-120X
  John Meck Industries T60-1 (pair of 6L6s)
  Harvey Wells TBS-50C/D (single 807)
• General Coverage Receivers:
  Yaesu FRG-7700
• QRO Options:
  Ameritron AL-1500
  Amp Supply LK-500 ZC
  Heathkit SB-200
• Antennas:
  HyGain TH6DXX 6 ele yagi for 10M/15M/20M
  6 meter M2 yagi
  40M and 80M inverted vees
  (3) 40M (full wave) and 160M 1/4 wave slopers (NE, NW and SE)
  80 meter 1/4 wave sloper (E)
  (2) Low Band Beverages (N/S)
• Antenna Tuners:
  RF Components MaxiTuner
  Drake MN-2000
  Kenwood AT-120

Thanks for looking, and 73!

Mike, W7VO