We hear from Allen Le Vie KH7AL in this episode. He shares stories about adventures outdoors while operating ham radio. He grew up western Washington State and retired from the Air Force in 2020 after nearly 23 years on active duty. He loves operating mountaintop portable while participating in Summits On The Air (SOTA). As of March 2024 he has over 135 activations. all of which are unique. He has a YouTube channel where he promotes portable QRP operating. Many of his activations are in the state of Montana. He also serves as the SOTA Association Manager for the Hawai'i Islands, KH6 association. Allen's Blog: https://kh7al.blogspot.com/ Allen's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Kh7alBlogspotSOTA Join us as we talk about how YOU can get involved in portable radio communications in this episode of the All Portable Discussion Zone “AP/DZ”. Every aspect of Portable Ops is explored in this biweekly live stream as we discuss news, gear, achievements, the workbench, contests, awards and more - find all Portable Ops related topics here. Join this channel and become a Premium Member for early access, behind-the scenes-content, and exclusive chats https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHriEQX4EK2b0QS7EgSvjmg/join X: Charlie NJ7V @NJ7V_ Dan KC7MSU @KC7MSU Brian W7JET @BBW7JET Help support this channel - buy us a Coke: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/RedSummitRF Red Summit RF Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/redsummitrf #APDZ #SOTA #PortableOps #HamRadio #POTA #qrp #cw #MorseCode --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nj7v/support