About Kimberly
I am a YL (Young Lady), so please don't let my my voice fool you.
For QSL & contact information, please see the bottom of this page.
For SWL (shortwave listeners), as well as scanner listeners, please see the bottom of this page as well.
For any complaints about me personally, please see this form.
For any general amateur radio complaints, see this form instead.
Net control operator for the Pride Radio Group Net.
I own a linked repeater system too, Click Here for network information.
Hi and welcome to my world!
I'm Kimberly from Yuma, Arizona, USA, though born in California and raised traveling.
I am a transgender woman and my pronouns are she/her. I ask that you please treat me as a young lady. If you don't like that, then that's your problem, not mine.
I am diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum.
I am somewhere over 21 years old & under 80. Hint: I'm a millennial.
I love anything that is technology, electronics, computers, radio, etc.
I also love gaming too.
I am very active on all HF digital modes, but I am most active on JS8, PSK-31, RTTY, VarAC, Winlink, and FT8 to name a few. I am also very active on SSB Voice, FreeDV, and SSTV. Outside of HF, I am also very active on System Fusion (C4FM), DMR, FM, and other modes.
I started off as a CB radio operator and I also operated on GMRS, but I have since moved on to Amateur Radio. You may still find me on CB and GMRS from time to time, but most of my activities will be on the Amateur Radio bands. I came up with the handle "Old Mother Owl" from the last 3 characters of my callsign because I thought it would be cool to do and it stuck to me. There is nothing of significance about the handle, though.
I passed my Technician exam on June 13, 2020, and got my Technician license two days later on June 15, 2020.
I passed my General exam on August 9, 2020, and got my General license the next day on August 10, 2020.
I plan on upgrading to the Extra class license as soon as I possibly can.
I recently started what is formerly called the "Mother Owl Amateur Network" as a project to experiment with making a linked repeater system. This project has since evolved and became part of the "Pride Radio Network", which is a multi-mode linked repeater system co-created by VK3JED, VK2WAY, and myself, bridging together our systems and all the different digital and analog voice networks. We created this network as a safe place for the LGBTQIA+ community & their allies to get on the air and be themselves. For information about our system and how to access it, Click Here.
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Amateur Radio Equipment
VHF/UHF/SHF Radios:
Yaesu FTM-300D
Yaesu FTM-100D, connected to a dummy load & an HRI-200, RF linked to MMDVM.
AnyTone AT-5888UV, set aside for now.
Yaesu FT-4XR with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Yaesu FT-70D with a Signal Stick antenna
Radioddity GD-77 (TYT MD-760) with an unknown whip antenna, OpenGD77 installed.
Baofeng BF-F8HP with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Baofeng UV-5R with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Two Baofeng UV-5XP radios with the original rubber duck antenna
Two Baofeng BF-888s radios with the original rubber duck antenna (one of them got fried)
Several MMDVM Raspberry Pi Hotspots
Shari Node (decommissioned due to the main chip becoming faulty)
Amateur Radio Mesh Networking:
GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-ext on the AREDN network
Linksys WRT54GS v2 on the Broadband Hamnet network
Both of the WiFi routers have obviously been converted to ham radio devices. Both WiFi routers are linked together via a network cable, allowing access to both networks from either node. Only 2.4 GHz is available at this time. I plan on adding 5.8 GHz to the mesh network later on. I have a lot of cool things planned for this mesh network and some of them have already been implemented, so if you can see my AREDN or BBHN node, I encourage you to connect to either one and have a poke around and even keep a permanent connection to it, if you can. I one day would love to see a huge ham radio mesh network in my area, not only would that be awesome, that would also be beneficial too for emergency communications.
HF Radios:
uBitx v6 - A very nice QRP rig. I installed different firmware on it, as well as upgrading it with a Nextion display. One of these days, I wanna install a few more mods to it... such as automatic gain control and an S meter, since the radio lacks those two very important things. Perhaps experiment with other mods too.
Icom IC-718 (decommissioned) - This rig was permanently damaged while attempting to repair a major input issue & spare parts are no longer available, unfortunately. I made a successful attempt to use its amplifier and filter units to boost the output power of my QRP rig, but sadly, I blew it out when I gave it too much input power.
TenTec Omni A (decommissioned) - This rig has a bad VFO and it's very deaf. I used a cheap Chinese signal general as an external VFO source in an attempt to have a more stable rig, as well as a second radio to help with receiving. This kind of worked, but the rig was still unstable while transmitting, it kept on drifting off frequency no matter what I did. For this reason, it is no longer being used. I attempted to use its amplifier with my QRP rig, but I was unsuccessful due to the complex nature of the vintage rig's circuitry.
Accessories:
MFJ-1026 noise canceling signal enhancer
MFJ-948 manual antenna tuner
MFJ-893 SWR & Power meter for VHF/UHF
SignaLink USB
Digirig
A very cheap & basic CW straight key for practicing CW on the air
Manual Antenna switch
Automatic Antenna Switch
Automatic SDR Receiver TR Switch
Astatic CB Microphone with a custom-made adapter.
DVMEGA 3000
DVMEGA Globetrotter
Several RTL-SDR dongles and one HF upconverter.
Antennas:
Antenna 1: An old grounding wire from an old & unused severed cable TV line dangling down from a utility pole. Not sure about the length, but it goes up vertically about 40 feet, give or take, then the rest of its length is horizontal. This is only a guess, but the antenna's total length is probably around 120 to 160 feet, give or take. The other end of the wire is attached to an old and abandoned home. The wire is end fed to a 9:1 balun and 75 feet of RG-8X is used to connect this antenna to the station.
Antenna 2: A 1/4 wave CB vertical whip antenna with a random wire counterpoise. This antenna was meant for 27 MHz, but it works fine on 10 meters. It is connected to the station with RG-8X cable.
Antenna 3: Off-center fed dipole, thanks to a very generous ham for giving me this antenna. It will be hung up just as soon as I can find a spot for it and find some help to get it up into the air.
Antenna 4: A Comet GP-3 mounted to a long metal pipe, which is secured to my RV using heavy-duty bungee cords, the kind made of very thick rubber. It's connected to the station using LMR-400 equivalent coaxial cable (CNT-400). This antenna is for 2m and 70cm bands.
These are the HF bands I'm able to access using the manual tuner:
Antenna 1: Can tune 160m through 12m and part of 10m.
Antenna 2: Can tune 11m and 10m.
Antenna 3: Not yet tested, but I was told it can tune 80 through 6m.
In the future, I want to set up a multi-band directional beam antenna with a rotator on it as well as a better multi-band omnidirectional antenna. I also want to get an amplifier for more talking power and an automatic antenna tuner.
Power supply:MFJ-4230MV - for powering my HF rigs and my FTM-300D
Alinco DM-30TR - for powering my FTM-100D WIRES-X node & other things
______________________________________________
My hub & repeaters:
Information about my hub and repeaters can be found here.
______________________________________________
Non-amateur Radio EquipmentFor GMRS, I use a Motorola MS355R (my callsign for GMRS is WQYT648).
For CB, I use the President McKinley USA and also the Uniden Bearcat 980.
For shortwave listening, I have a Grundig Sattlit 750, which is a re-branded version of the Tecsun S-2000 with a couple of things omitted from it during production. I also use an RTL-SDR dongle with an HF upconverter.
For scanner listening, I use a few RTL-SDR dongles.
______________________________________________
Clubs & Activities
I am a member of:
Young Amateurs Radio Club, WY4RC
Member #: 414
The Transmitter Society, WA1FU
Member #: 404
Pride Radio Group, K3PRG & VK3PRG
Rainbow Amateur Radio Association, WK8X
Young Ladies Radio League, K4LMB
O.M. International Sidemand Society (OMISS), KN4OM
Member #: 15032
______________________________________________
QSL Information
I accept QSL cards & requests via the following methods:
A paper card through postal mail (preferred)
Email
eQSL
LOTW
Although I prefer direct, I will also accept QSL cards through the Bureau.
To receive a QSL card from me, simply send me your QSL card and I'll send you mine when I can.
For paper cards, it is not required or necessary to compensate me for postage costs, but if you would like to help me with postage costs anyway, you may do so by sending me stamps, self-addressed stamped envelopes, or money via PayPal, Cashapp, Venmo, or other methods. Ask for more info if sending money.
In the future, I may consider other methods of QSL card delivery, if they exist.
If you are a shortwave or scanner listener and you hear me on the air, feel free to Email me your reception reports or you may use postal mail. Be sure you give a detailed report and if you made any recordings feel free to share those as well. In return, you will receive a QSL card from me via the same method you use to submit your reports if I confirm your report is correct. I also encourage you to get your amateur radio license so you can join in on the fun :).
All paper & Email QSL cards I receive will be uploaded to my online photo archive which anyone can freely access :)
______________________________________________
Contact & Other InformationYou can find my website at http://www.kimberlychase.com where I post pictures of my equipment, pictures of other things, as well as other kinds of content, rather it's ham radio related or not.
My email address is my callsign @ gmail.com
My hamshack hotline number is 50189
My DMR ID for private calls is 3168094
I can be paged on DAPNET / Hampager as well by sending a message to my callsign.
You can view the archive by clicking on the "QSL Card Gallery" page above.
______________________________________________
Contact & other Information
My QRZ page
My hamshack hotline number is 50189
My Hams Over IP number is 100137 or my DMR ID below.
My DMR ID for private calls is 3168094
I can be paged on DAPNET / Hampager as well by sending a message to my callsign.
To contact me via Email, please click on the "Contact" link at the top of the page.
______________________________________________
73 and thanks for reading.
I am a YL (Young Lady), so please don't let my my voice fool you.
For QSL & contact information, please see the bottom of this page.
For SWL (shortwave listeners), as well as scanner listeners, please see the bottom of this page as well.
For any complaints about me personally, please see this form.
For any general amateur radio complaints, see this form instead.
Net control operator for the Pride Radio Group Net.
I own a linked repeater system too, Click Here for network information.
Hi and welcome to my world!
I'm Kimberly from Yuma, Arizona, USA, though born in California and raised traveling.
I am a transgender woman and my pronouns are she/her. I ask that you please treat me as a young lady. If you don't like that, then that's your problem, not mine.
I am diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum.
I am somewhere over 21 years old & under 80. Hint: I'm a millennial.
I love anything that is technology, electronics, computers, radio, etc.
I also love gaming too.
I am very active on all HF digital modes, but I am most active on JS8, PSK-31, RTTY, VarAC, Winlink, and FT8 to name a few. I am also very active on SSB Voice, FreeDV, and SSTV. Outside of HF, I am also very active on System Fusion (C4FM), DMR, FM, and other modes.
I started off as a CB radio operator and I also operated on GMRS, but I have since moved on to Amateur Radio. You may still find me on CB and GMRS from time to time, but most of my activities will be on the Amateur Radio bands. I came up with the handle "Old Mother Owl" from the last 3 characters of my callsign because I thought it would be cool to do and it stuck to me. There is nothing of significance about the handle, though.
I passed my Technician exam on June 13, 2020, and got my Technician license two days later on June 15, 2020.
I passed my General exam on August 9, 2020, and got my General license the next day on August 10, 2020.
I plan on upgrading to the Extra class license as soon as I possibly can.
I recently started what is formerly called the "Mother Owl Amateur Network" as a project to experiment with making a linked repeater system. This project has since evolved and became part of the "Pride Radio Network", which is a multi-mode linked repeater system co-created by VK3JED, VK2WAY, and myself, bridging together our systems and all the different digital and analog voice networks. We created this network as a safe place for the LGBTQIA+ community & their allies to get on the air and be themselves. For information about our system and how to access it, Click Here.
______________________________________________
Amateur Radio Equipment
VHF/UHF/SHF Radios:
Yaesu FTM-300D
Yaesu FTM-100D, connected to a dummy load & an HRI-200, RF linked to MMDVM.
AnyTone AT-5888UV, set aside for now.
Yaesu FT-4XR with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Yaesu FT-70D with a Signal Stick antenna
Radioddity GD-77 (TYT MD-760) with an unknown whip antenna, OpenGD77 installed.
Baofeng BF-F8HP with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Baofeng UV-5R with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Two Baofeng UV-5XP radios with the original rubber duck antenna
Two Baofeng BF-888s radios with the original rubber duck antenna (one of them got fried)
Several MMDVM Raspberry Pi Hotspots
Shari Node (decommissioned due to the main chip becoming faulty)
Amateur Radio Mesh Networking:
GL.iNet GL-AR300M16-ext on the AREDN network
Linksys WRT54GS v2 on the Broadband Hamnet network
Both of the WiFi routers have obviously been converted to ham radio devices. Both WiFi routers are linked together via a network cable, allowing access to both networks from either node. Only 2.4 GHz is available at this time. I plan on adding 5.8 GHz to the mesh network later on. I have a lot of cool things planned for this mesh network and some of them have already been implemented, so if you can see my AREDN or BBHN node, I encourage you to connect to either one and have a poke around and even keep a permanent connection to it, if you can. I one day would love to see a huge ham radio mesh network in my area, not only would that be awesome, that would also be beneficial too for emergency communications.
HF Radios:
uBitx v6 - A very nice QRP rig. I installed different firmware on it, as well as upgrading it with a Nextion display. One of these days, I wanna install a few more mods to it... such as automatic gain control and an S meter, since the radio lacks those two very important things. Perhaps experiment with other mods too.
Icom IC-718 (decommissioned) - This rig was permanently damaged while attempting to repair a major input issue & spare parts are no longer available, unfortunately. I made a successful attempt to use its amplifier and filter units to boost the output power of my QRP rig, but sadly, I blew it out when I gave it too much input power.
TenTec Omni A (decommissioned) - This rig has a bad VFO and it's very deaf. I used a cheap Chinese signal general as an external VFO source in an attempt to have a more stable rig, as well as a second radio to help with receiving. This kind of worked, but the rig was still unstable while transmitting, it kept on drifting off frequency no matter what I did. For this reason, it is no longer being used. I attempted to use its amplifier with my QRP rig, but I was unsuccessful due to the complex nature of the vintage rig's circuitry.
Accessories:
MFJ-1026 noise canceling signal enhancer
MFJ-948 manual antenna tuner
MFJ-893 SWR & Power meter for VHF/UHF
SignaLink USB
Digirig
A very cheap & basic CW straight key for practicing CW on the air
Manual Antenna switch
Automatic Antenna Switch
Automatic SDR Receiver TR Switch
Astatic CB Microphone with a custom-made adapter.
DVMEGA 3000
DVMEGA Globetrotter
Several RTL-SDR dongles and one HF upconverter.
Antennas:
Antenna 1: An old grounding wire from an old & unused severed cable TV line dangling down from a utility pole. Not sure about the length, but it goes up vertically about 40 feet, give or take, then the rest of its length is horizontal. This is only a guess, but the antenna's total length is probably around 120 to 160 feet, give or take. The other end of the wire is attached to an old and abandoned home. The wire is end fed to a 9:1 balun and 75 feet of RG-8X is used to connect this antenna to the station.
Antenna 2: A 1/4 wave CB vertical whip antenna with a random wire counterpoise. This antenna was meant for 27 MHz, but it works fine on 10 meters. It is connected to the station with RG-8X cable.
Antenna 3: Off-center fed dipole, thanks to a very generous ham for giving me this antenna. It will be hung up just as soon as I can find a spot for it and find some help to get it up into the air.
Antenna 4: A Comet GP-3 mounted to a long metal pipe, which is secured to my RV using heavy-duty bungee cords, the kind made of very thick rubber. It's connected to the station using LMR-400 equivalent coaxial cable (CNT-400). This antenna is for 2m and 70cm bands.
These are the HF bands I'm able to access using the manual tuner:
Antenna 1: Can tune 160m through 12m and part of 10m.
Antenna 2: Can tune 11m and 10m.
Antenna 3: Not yet tested, but I was told it can tune 80 through 6m.
In the future, I want to set up a multi-band directional beam antenna with a rotator on it as well as a better multi-band omnidirectional antenna. I also want to get an amplifier for more talking power and an automatic antenna tuner.
Power supply:MFJ-4230MV - for powering my HF rigs and my FTM-300D
Alinco DM-30TR - for powering my FTM-100D WIRES-X node & other things
______________________________________________
My hub & repeaters:
Information about my hub and repeaters can be found here.
______________________________________________
Non-amateur Radio EquipmentFor GMRS, I use a Motorola MS355R (my callsign for GMRS is WQYT648).
For CB, I use the President McKinley USA and also the Uniden Bearcat 980.
For shortwave listening, I have a Grundig Sattlit 750, which is a re-branded version of the Tecsun S-2000 with a couple of things omitted from it during production. I also use an RTL-SDR dongle with an HF upconverter.
For scanner listening, I use a few RTL-SDR dongles.
______________________________________________
Clubs & Activities
I am a member of:
Young Amateurs Radio Club, WY4RC
Member #: 414
The Transmitter Society, WA1FU
Member #: 404
Pride Radio Group, K3PRG & VK3PRG
Rainbow Amateur Radio Association, WK8X
Young Ladies Radio League, K4LMB
O.M. International Sidemand Society (OMISS), KN4OM
Member #: 15032
______________________________________________
QSL Information
I accept QSL cards & requests via the following methods:
A paper card through postal mail (preferred)
eQSL
LOTW
Although I prefer direct, I will also accept QSL cards through the Bureau.
To receive a QSL card from me, simply send me your QSL card and I'll send you mine when I can.
For paper cards, it is not required or necessary to compensate me for postage costs, but if you would like to help me with postage costs anyway, you may do so by sending me stamps, self-addressed stamped envelopes, or money via PayPal, Cashapp, Venmo, or other methods. Ask for more info if sending money.
In the future, I may consider other methods of QSL card delivery, if they exist.
If you are a shortwave or scanner listener and you hear me on the air, feel free to Email me your reception reports or you may use postal mail. Be sure you give a detailed report and if you made any recordings feel free to share those as well. In return, you will receive a QSL card from me via the same method you use to submit your reports if I confirm your report is correct. I also encourage you to get your amateur radio license so you can join in on the fun :).
All paper & Email QSL cards I receive will be uploaded to my online photo archive which anyone can freely access :)
______________________________________________
Contact & Other InformationYou can find my website at http://www.kimberlychase.com where I post pictures of my equipment, pictures of other things, as well as other kinds of content, rather it's ham radio related or not.
My email address is my callsign @ gmail.com
My hamshack hotline number is 50189
My DMR ID for private calls is 3168094
I can be paged on DAPNET / Hampager as well by sending a message to my callsign.
You can view the archive by clicking on the "QSL Card Gallery" page above.
______________________________________________
Contact & other Information
My QRZ page
My hamshack hotline number is 50189
My Hams Over IP number is 100137 or my DMR ID below.
My DMR ID for private calls is 3168094
I can be paged on DAPNET / Hampager as well by sending a message to my callsign.
To contact me via Email, please click on the "Contact" link at the top of the page.
______________________________________________
73 and thanks for reading.
This work by Kimberly Chase - KJ7OMO is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
