Original version: September 2004       Current version: September 27, 2013  
K7TO

Terry Owen - Beaverton, Oregon 
Beaverton is about 10 miles southwest of downtown Portland.  Tektronix started here and it is the home for the Nike world headquarters.

  May 2012 Vancouver Island Bike Tour  Northern California Bike Tour   Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains - 2013 Cruise San Francisco to Sydney Australia   CERT Exercise  CERT Exercise - Ham communications  Beaverton CERT UHF Repeater

Bio

I was first licensed as a Novice as WV6NAV in 1960 while attending high school in San Jose, California. After three months I earned my General license and became WA6NAV. Around 1969 I upgraded to Extra at the San Francisco office of the FCC. I have a vivid memory of taking the CW test that day.  There were about 20 people in the room with earphones on trying to copy one error free minute at 20 WPM out of five minutes.  After the five minute transmission the examiner collected the papers and started his grading.  As I remember the first 18 or so were called and told they had not passed - one at a time.  Myself and one other were still sitting waiting for our results.  My name was called and I was told I passed and could take the written exam!  After moving to Bend, OR in 1976 I was issued the call WB7DXN. When the 1X2 calls became available in the late 1970s I received my current call K7TO - my initials.

I received my BA in Physics in 1966 from San Jose State College and a MS in 1968 in Physics from the University of Oregon.  From 1968 to 1976 I worked at Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (now the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) as an experimental physicist.  I returned to graduate school at San Jose State University and received a MS in Electrical Engineering in late 1975.  From 1976 to 1985 I taught electronics techonology at Central Oregon Community College in Bend Oregon.  I taught electronics and engineering at Portland Community College from 1985 to 2002.  In June 2002 I retired after 27 years of teaching.

Much of my time now is spent remodeling my home.  Other hobbies include walks, bicycle touring, hiking, and cross country skiing. I am active with the Beaverton CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and the associated ham group.  In 2013 I headed the rebuilding of the CERT UHF repeater.  My wife Mary and I also enjoy traveling and making new friends in other areas of the country and world. We often make use of the hosting network for educators when traveling. When cycle touring I often use the Warmshowers hosts.  Links open in a new page.

Please visit my photo album page.



Click on the link below the image to view these pages from my early years in amateur radio.