Ian VK3MO and his daughter Rachel in 2006
I have known Mike WA3O for many years -- he sent me his HW-7 QRP transceiver, which I proudly display in my shack. I have also had several contacts with VK3MO, going going back to at least 2002. I ran into both of them on 20 meters from the Dominican Republic on September 2, 2025 when KX4WC/AM was flying from Chile to Panama. This was a very cool contact. WA3O made it even cooler by sending this email about his connection to Ian VK3MO. Mike writes:
On another note. VK3MO . I heard Ian talking one afternoon about Pittsburgh. After he cleared with his QSO I called him and asked about it and he said his daughter was visiting Pittsburgh to check out a university (Duquesne). So I gave him my email and phone number in case anything should arise. We met up with his daughter and took her to dinner and she and my wife went to Niagra Falls. About a year after that his daughter went to that university and on many occasions we got together for a meal and to hang out.
Ian and his wife did come to visit and we got to meet them . I also kept a morning 40 meter schedule with Ian every day. Ian has STACKED ROMBIC antennas (one at 140 ft and one at 70 ft) so he was a massive signal most days. Ian was very grateful to have us available, just in case.
His daughter is an accomplished violinist and got us tickets to the opera where she was in the orchestra.
Then Covid hit and she was just finishing finals so, we packed her up and got her to the airport before they closed the Australian boarders.
All from the brotherhood of ham radio.
73's Mike WA3O
VK3MO's 20 meter monoband array w 200 foot rotating tower
He also has STACKED RHOMBICS for 40 meters
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