The Southeast Ohio Radio Adventure Team

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The Southeast Ohio Radio Adventure Team is a small group of Southeast Ohio hams who enjoy operating their radios outdoors and when away from home.

Meet the SEORATs:

K8RAT
K8RAT

ike Hansgen, K8RAT (formerly AA8EB), has moved away from the southeast Ohio area but still participates in SEORAT field junkets as his schedule permits. Mike is a fan of directional field-portable antennas and has built a 330' vee-beam for field use.

Mike has many HF rigs, including a 10-watt Elecraft K2; a Kenwood TS-930A with Inrad CW filters; a Ten-Tec Argonaut 515, Scout, Omni D, and Corsair II; a Yaesu FT-102; and a Heathkit HW-8 (with RIT and 10 meters in place of 80 meters), and HW-9, and HW-16 with HG-10B VFO.

Mike has come to love vintage tube-type equipment and is building a CW/AM station around a Hallicrafters SX-96 receiver and a Johnson Viking Ranger transmitter.

N8XWO
N8XWO

ohn McCutcheon, N8XWO, often travels with his tent-camper and greatly enjoys combining these trips with amateur radio. Within the team, John is the guru on VHF operations.

John has numerous rigs, both for HF and for VHF multi-mode, including an ICOM IC-706MkIIG and IC-746, both of which he uses in the field.

W8MHV/9M2MC
W8MHV / 9M2MC

rew McDaniel, W8MHV/9M2MC, might be considered the "spiritual leader" of the team. Drew regularly travels internationally for his employer and usually makes ham radio an important part of his travels.

Drew has far too many rigs to list, but in his stable of rigs can be found an Elecraft K1, KX1, and 10-watt and 100-watt versions of the K2; a Yaesu FT-817; a BD4RG HB-1A; an ICOM IC-781, IC-7000, and IC-7800; a Ten-Tec Argonaut 515 and Argonaut II; an Index Labs Improved QRP Plus; and several homebrew rigs. Drew is also a fan of vintage equipment and has a very impressive collection of "heavy metal".

Visit Drew's Amateur Radio and Asia Travels web pages.

WD8RIF
WD8RIF

ric McFadden, WD8RIF, somehow ends up doing much of the logistical work leading up to SEORAT junkets.

Eric's collection of HF rigs includes a 10-watt Elecraft K2, a Heathkit HW-7, HW-8, HW-9, and HW-16 with HG-10 VFO; and an ICOM IC-735. Eric's favorite rig is his Elecraft K2 which is the heart of his K2 Travel Kit. Eric has been experimenting with easy-to-deploy field-portable antennas.

Visit Eric's Amateur Radio web site.

KF4TZK
KF4TZK

om Witherspoon, KF4TZK (formerly KC8GLI and M0CYI), has left the southeast Ohio area for western North Carolina (by way of Germany and England) but still participates in SEORAT events as he is able.

Tom has a Ten-Tec Omni VI Plus; a four-band Elecraft KX1 and a 10-watt K2; and an ICOM IC-735. Tom is experimenting with field antennas using a 31' Jackite telescoping fiberlass pole.

Visit Tom's Ears to Our World, QRPer.com, and SWLing.com websites.

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The Southeast Ohio Radio Adventure Team is a small group of Southeast Ohio hams who enjoy operating their radios outdoors and when away from home.
Meet the SEORATs:
K8RAT	ike Hansgen, K8RAT (formerly AA8EB), has moved away from the southeast Ohio area but still participates in SEORAT field junkets as his schedule permits. Mike is a fan of directional field-portable antennas and has built a 330' vee-beam for field use. Mike has many HF rigs, including a 10-watt Elecraft K2; a Kenwood TS-930A with Inrad CW filters; a Ten-Tec Argonaut 515, Scout, Omni D, and Corsair II; a Yaesu FT-102; and a Heathkit HW-8 (with RIT and 10 meters in place of 80 meters), and HW-9, and HW-16 with HG-10B VFO. Mike has come to love vintage tube-type equipment and is building a CW/AM station around a Hallicrafters SX-96 receiver and a Johnson Viking Ranger transmitter.
N8XWO	ohn McCutcheon, N8XWO, often travels with his tent-camper and greatly enjoys combining these trips with amateur radio. Within the team, John is the guru on VHF operations. John has numerous rigs, both for HF and for VHF multi-mode, including an ICOM IC-706MkIIG and IC-746, both of which he uses in the field.
W8MHV / 9M2MC	rew McDaniel, W8MHV/9M2MC, might be considered the "spiritual leader" of the team. Drew regularly travels internationally for his employer and usually makes ham radio an important part of his travels. Drew has far too many rigs to list, but in his stable of rigs can be found an Elecraft K1, KX1, and 10-watt and 100-watt versions of the K2; a Yaesu FT-817; a BD4RG HB-1A; an ICOM IC-781, IC-7000, and IC-7800; a Ten-Tec Argonaut 515 and Argonaut II; an Index Labs Improved QRP Plus; and several homebrew rigs. Drew is also a fan of vintage equipment and has a very impressive collection of "heavy metal". Visit Drew's Amateur Radio and Asia Travels web pages.
WD8RIF	ric McFadden, WD8RIF, somehow ends up doing much of the logistical work leading up to SEORAT junkets. Eric's collection of HF rigs includes a 10-watt Elecraft K2, a Heathkit HW-7, HW-8, HW-9, and HW-16 with HG-10 VFO; and an ICOM IC-735. Eric's favorite rig is his Elecraft K2 which is the heart of his K2 Travel Kit. Eric has been experimenting with easy-to-deploy field-portable antennas. Visit Eric's Amateur Radio web site.
KF4TZK	om Witherspoon, KF4TZK (formerly KC8GLI and M0CYI), has left the southeast Ohio area for western North Carolina (by way of Germany and England) but still participates in SEORAT events as he is able. Tom has a Ten-Tec Omni VI Plus; a four-band Elecraft KX1 and a 10-watt K2; and an ICOM IC-735. Tom is experimenting with field antennas using a 31' Jackite telescoping fiberlass pole. Visit Tom's Ears to Our World, QRPer.com, and SWLing.com websites.