<div dir="ltr">Matt - The bikes are of the pedal variety (TT, road race, road endurance, monstercross & track).<div><br></div><div>And I don't have much of an online presence other than my Strava account during race season or when I'm backpacking. Between work, walks/hikes/runs with the pup, 10-12 hours a week between the bike and gym, building bike/radio/jeep stuff, my instagram/facebook/twitter accounts are tragically neglected. I don't even think I have a QRZ account - I've been inactive in the amateur radio community for many, many years. And with the pandemic and the transition to remote work, the _last_ thing I want is more online social interaction. <div><br></div><div>- Ashley</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Dec 1, 2021 at 10:16 AM Matt Rhoades <<a href="mailto:ki7uef@gmail.com">ki7uef@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hello and welcome to Central Oregon.<br><br>Do you have any online presence? Nothing on your QRZ profile, would love to learn more about you, I assume the bikes you refer to are of the motorized variety? I'm an avid cyclist so thought I would inquire. <div><br></div><div>73 and again welcome to C.O.<br><br>KI7UEF<br>Matt</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 28, 2021 at 3:57 PM Kent Garliepp <<a href="mailto:kent.af7qo@gmail.com" target="_blank">kent.af7qo@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hi, welcome.<div dir="auto">Check out <a href="http://hidarg.org" target="_blank">hidarg.org</a> for repeaters and nets.</div><div dir="auto">73,</div><div dir="auto">Kent AF7QO </div><div dir="auto">541-728-0989 voice only </div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 13:35 Ashley Hudson <<a href="mailto:ash@xefi.org" target="_blank">ash@xefi.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Thanks!<div><br></div><div> Pat - I was seriously confused for a moment until I realized you said Mt. Vernon, OR, rather than WA. 🤦🏻♀️ I very much get your point about remote areas and emergency comms - it's just been the pup and I out backpacking this year, and borrowing a PLB or Inreach gives me peace of mind when I'm away from popular trails.</div><div><br></div><div>Mike - Thanks! I'm still getting things setup here, but I may bother you folks for some equipment checks or a list of repeater & simplex frequencies for the area. Everything is still programmed for Seattle...</div><div><br></div><div>- Ashley (AD7JH)</div><div> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 5:41 PM Mike Darling <<a href="mailto:themikedarling@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">themikedarling@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I second what Pat said. And welcome! There are folks into digital (FT-8), contesting, DXing, repeaters, public service such as ARES or helping with public events, CW (just ask Dennis KD6PLU who runs the Tuesday Simplex net) and antenna building and POTA and on and on. Great bunch of folks that will help - just ask.<div><br></div><div>Again, welcome aboard.</div><div><br></div><div>Mike Darling N7GND</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 2:13 PM PK Hales <<a href="mailto:pkh.oregon@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">pkh.oregon@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Welcome Ashley!</div><div><br></div><div>The HiDARG is a good group of people, all willing to give you a hand and to help you with pretty much anything! <br></div><div><br></div><div>Sort of like you, I am into it for EmComms, and really rural and remote areas. Being in this part of the state, with basically just 4 roads in and out of here, EmComms is a very important aspect here in Mt. Vernon, which is about 3 hours east of Bend/Redmond on Hwy 26.</div><div><br></div><div>Again, welcome aboard!</div><div><br></div><div>Pat</div><div>KO7PAS<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Nov 27, 2021 at 11:54 AM Ashley Hudson <<a href="mailto:ash@xefi.org" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">ash@xefi.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi!<div><br></div><div> I'm Ashley - AD7JH. Just moved here from Seattle last month, and between work commitments and general move chaos I haven't made it out to any of the meetings. Thanks for adding me to the email list!</div><div><br></div><div> I've spent the last decade or so in urban environments with rather impressive amounts of RF noise, so I haven't been terribly active and am definitely a little rusty on the operating side of things. 😅</div><div><br></div><div> I have an EE/CS background, and worked as a DSP software dev years ago before moving to this new-fangled "cloud" business. I'm mostly interested in the technical side of the hobby - building hardware and playing with digital modes to keep those skills reasonably fresh, and I'd love to connect with others who have the same interests.</div><div><br></div><div> As for what I'm currently up to - I no longer have a commute to worry about, so I'm currently (over)building a DC-to-daylight setup in the Jeep for both vehicle-to-vehicle comms and HF NVIS vehicle-to-base comms. I also enjoy zipping around at ludicrous speed on the road and time trial bikes, and hiking/camping with the pup or partner when I'm not racing. </div><div><br></div><div>- Ashley </div></div>
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