About Kimberly
For QSL & contact information, please see the bottom of this page.
For SWL (shortwave listeners), as well as scanner listeners, see bottom of this page as well.
For personal complaints about me, please see this form.
Yes, I am a YL, please don't let my legal name or how I sound fool you.
Net control operator for the Pride Radio Group Net.
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.
I am over 21 years old.
I love anything that is technology, electronics, computers, radio, etc.
I know this is off topic, but I also love gaming too.
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 the "Mother Owl Amateur Network" as a project to experiment with making a linked repeater system. Anyone is welcome to connect to my network at any time and if anyone would like to create a permanent 24/7 link to my network, reach out to me first and I'll give you my blessing to do so. This network is now part of the Pride Radio Group Network.
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Amateur Radio Equipment
For VHF/UHF:
I currently use the following radios:
AnyTone AT-5888UV with a Comet GP-3 antenna
Yaesu FT-4XR with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Yaesu FT-70D with a Comet SMA-25 antenna
Radioddity GD-77 (TYT MD-760) with an unknown whip antenna
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
To access DMR, System Fusion, & DAPNET, I use a Raspberry Pi powered MMDVM hotspot.
For HF:
I currently use an ICOM IC-718 and it is connected to a MFJ-1026 noise cancelling signal enhancer and a MFJ-948 antenna tuner. For audio input to this rig, I use whatever mic came with it. I also have another rig, it's the TenTec Omni A, and for audio input to the Omni, I use an Astatic CB microphone with a custom made adapter that allows this mic to work with the rig. I have the two rigs connected to an antenna switch that allows me to select which radio I want to use on the air. For phone and digital modes, I use primarily the IC-718 while for CW mode, I primarly use the TenTec with a dirt cheap straight key, but once in a while, I may use either radio for any mode. For non-amateur HF (CB radio on 11 meters), I would switch over to either my President McKinley USA or my Uniden Bearcat 980 and use those radios instead.
For antennas, I use the following:
Antenna 1 (damaged from high winds back in February 2022): A random wire that I made by connecting a bunch of smaller wires together to form a long one. Part of the wire slopes up to a palm tree and the remainder of the wire slopes down and it stops mid air where it's then secured to a rope that is tied to a nearby wooden post. The wire is then end fed to a 9:1 balun / unun that I put together from a DIY kit, which is then connected to the station with RG-8X cable. As for how high the antenna is mounted, I can only make a guess. It starts off at 7 feet (2.13 meters) then slopes up to an estimated 20 to 30 feet (6.1 to 9.1 meters), and then it slopes back down to around 9 feet (2.74 meters). This antenna is approximately 1/2 wave at 40 meters.
Antenna 2: An old grounding wire from an old & unused severed cable TV line dangling down from a utility pole. Not sure about length, but it goes up vertically about 40 feet, give or take, then the rest of it's 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. This antenna seems to work better than the one that got damaged and now serves as the main antenna.
Antenna 3: 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 a few of the ham bands. It is connected to the station with RG-8X cable.
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 (CNT-400).
These are the HF bands I'm able to access using the manual tuner:
Antenna 1: Can tune 80m through 10m, except for 15m.
Antenna 2: Can tune 160m through 12m and part of 10m.
Antenna 3: Can tune 11m and 10m.
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.
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My hub & repeaters
See the "Repeater & Hub" page for more information.
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Non-amateur Radio Equipment
For GMRS, I use a Motorola MS355R (my callsign for GMRS is WQYT648).
For CB, I use a President McKinley USA with a 1/4 wave whip antenna that is mounted outside. As backup, I have a Uniden Bearcat 980.
For shortwave listening, I have a Grundig Sattlit 750, which is basically a re-branded version of the Tecsun S-2000 with a couple of things omitted from it during production.
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Clubs & Activities
I am a member of:
Young Amateurs Radio Club, WY4RC
Member #: 414
TRANSmitters Society, WA1FU
Member #: 404
Pride Radio Group, K3PRG & VK3PRG
Rainbow Amateur Radio Association, WK8X
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QSL Information
I accept QSL cards & requests via the following methods:
A paper card through postal mail (preferred)
Email
eQSL
LOTW (Coming soon, I'm waiting to be activated on LOTW's system)
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 possibly 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 :)
You can view the archive by clicking on the "QSL Card Gallery" page above.
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Contact & other Information
My QRZ page
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.
To contact me via Email, please click on the "Contact" link at the top of the page.
______________________________________________
73 and thanks for reading.
For QSL & contact information, please see the bottom of this page.
For SWL (shortwave listeners), as well as scanner listeners, see bottom of this page as well.
For personal complaints about me, please see this form.
Yes, I am a YL, please don't let my legal name or how I sound fool you.
Net control operator for the Pride Radio Group Net.
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.
I am over 21 years old.
I love anything that is technology, electronics, computers, radio, etc.
I know this is off topic, but I also love gaming too.
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 the "Mother Owl Amateur Network" as a project to experiment with making a linked repeater system. Anyone is welcome to connect to my network at any time and if anyone would like to create a permanent 24/7 link to my network, reach out to me first and I'll give you my blessing to do so. This network is now part of the Pride Radio Group Network.
______________________________________________
Amateur Radio Equipment
For VHF/UHF:
I currently use the following radios:
AnyTone AT-5888UV with a Comet GP-3 antenna
Yaesu FT-4XR with a Nagoya NA-771 antenna
Yaesu FT-70D with a Comet SMA-25 antenna
Radioddity GD-77 (TYT MD-760) with an unknown whip antenna
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
To access DMR, System Fusion, & DAPNET, I use a Raspberry Pi powered MMDVM hotspot.
For HF:
I currently use an ICOM IC-718 and it is connected to a MFJ-1026 noise cancelling signal enhancer and a MFJ-948 antenna tuner. For audio input to this rig, I use whatever mic came with it. I also have another rig, it's the TenTec Omni A, and for audio input to the Omni, I use an Astatic CB microphone with a custom made adapter that allows this mic to work with the rig. I have the two rigs connected to an antenna switch that allows me to select which radio I want to use on the air. For phone and digital modes, I use primarily the IC-718 while for CW mode, I primarly use the TenTec with a dirt cheap straight key, but once in a while, I may use either radio for any mode. For non-amateur HF (CB radio on 11 meters), I would switch over to either my President McKinley USA or my Uniden Bearcat 980 and use those radios instead.
For antennas, I use the following:
Antenna 1 (damaged from high winds back in February 2022): A random wire that I made by connecting a bunch of smaller wires together to form a long one. Part of the wire slopes up to a palm tree and the remainder of the wire slopes down and it stops mid air where it's then secured to a rope that is tied to a nearby wooden post. The wire is then end fed to a 9:1 balun / unun that I put together from a DIY kit, which is then connected to the station with RG-8X cable. As for how high the antenna is mounted, I can only make a guess. It starts off at 7 feet (2.13 meters) then slopes up to an estimated 20 to 30 feet (6.1 to 9.1 meters), and then it slopes back down to around 9 feet (2.74 meters). This antenna is approximately 1/2 wave at 40 meters.
Antenna 2: An old grounding wire from an old & unused severed cable TV line dangling down from a utility pole. Not sure about length, but it goes up vertically about 40 feet, give or take, then the rest of it's 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. This antenna seems to work better than the one that got damaged and now serves as the main antenna.
Antenna 3: 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 a few of the ham bands. It is connected to the station with RG-8X cable.
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 (CNT-400).
These are the HF bands I'm able to access using the manual tuner:
Antenna 1: Can tune 80m through 10m, except for 15m.
Antenna 2: Can tune 160m through 12m and part of 10m.
Antenna 3: Can tune 11m and 10m.
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.
______________________________________________
My hub & repeaters
See the "Repeater & Hub" page for more information.
______________________________________________
Non-amateur Radio Equipment
For GMRS, I use a Motorola MS355R (my callsign for GMRS is WQYT648).
For CB, I use a President McKinley USA with a 1/4 wave whip antenna that is mounted outside. As backup, I have a Uniden Bearcat 980.
For shortwave listening, I have a Grundig Sattlit 750, which is basically a re-branded version of the Tecsun S-2000 with a couple of things omitted from it during production.
______________________________________________
Clubs & Activities
I am a member of:
Young Amateurs Radio Club, WY4RC
Member #: 414
TRANSmitters Society, WA1FU
Member #: 404
Pride Radio Group, K3PRG & VK3PRG
Rainbow Amateur Radio Association, WK8X
______________________________________________
QSL Information
I accept QSL cards & requests via the following methods:
A paper card through postal mail (preferred)
eQSL
LOTW (Coming soon, I'm waiting to be activated on LOTW's system)
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 possibly 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 :)
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 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.
