Mark Aaker has spent five decades being first in the telephone directory. Schooled at Northwestern, Stanford and Santa Clara University, he engineered for Motorola and NASA. He practiced Patent Law for National Semiconductor and Apple Computer, Inc. Now retired, he has even more time for fun!

Amateur Radio:

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NN7SS is the callsign used when operating from Vashon Island, WA.

Learn more about the mighty NN7SS Antennas.

K6UFO Recent Contest Operating:

Almost every Thurday Night in NCCC Sprint!

Mar 2012 Russian DX Contest W6YX(K6UFO) SOAB-Mixed QRP 3830 report 5th Place?
Mar 2012 Sprint RTTY Contest W6YX(K6UFO) QRP 3830 report 1st Place!
Mar 2012 ARRL DX SSB W6YX M/S LP 3830 report 3rd Place US/VE?

Feb 2012 North American QSO Party RTTY W6YX M/2 LP 3830 report 1st Place?
Feb 2012 ARRL DX CW W6YX M/S LP 3830 report 4th Place?
Feb 2012 WPX RTTY Contest K6UFO(@NN7SS) SOAB HP 3830 report 108th Place? :-)
Feb 2012 Sprint SSB Contest NN7SS(K6UFO) QRP 3830 report 1st Place?
Feb 2012 Sprint CW Contest NN7SS(K6UFO) QRP 3830 report 2nd Place

Jan 2012 North American QSO Party SSB W6YX(K6UFO) SO QRP 3830 report 1st Place?
Jan 2012 North American QSO Party CW K6UFO(@W6YX) SO QRP 3830 report 2nd Place?
Jan 2012 ARRL RTTY Roundup W6YX M/S HP 3830 report 11th Place USA?

Dec 2011 ARRL 10 Meter Contest W6YX M/S HP 3830 report 10th Place USA?
Dec 2011 Ten Meter RTTY Contest W6YX(K6UFO) SO LP 3830 report 41st Place :-)

Nov 2011 CQ WW CW Contest NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB(A) QRP 3830 report 126 DXCC Countries!
Nov 2011 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB NN7SS(K6UFO) SO QRP 3830 report 1st Place!
Nov 2011 ARRL Sweepstakes CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SO QRP 3830 report 5th Place

Oct 2011 CQ WW SSB Contest NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB(A) QRP 3830 report 116 DXCC Countries!
Oct 2011 Sprint RTTY Contest NN7SS(K6UFO) QRP 3830 report 1st Place!
Oct 2011 California QSO Party W6YX M/M School 3830 report 1st Place School?

Sep 2011 CQ WW RTTY Contest W6YX M/2 HP 3830 report 3rd Place USA?
Sep 2011 Sprint SSB Contest W6YX(K6UFO) QRP 3830 report 1st Place!
Sep 2011 Sprint CW Contest NN7SS(K6UFO) QRP 3830 report 5th Place
Sep 2011 All Asian SSB Contest W6YX(K6UFO) SOSB/15 HP 3830 report 5th Place USA

Aug 2011 NAQP CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830

Jul 2011 IARU HF NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 2nd Place US and NA Mixed QRP

May 2011 WPX CW    NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 7th USA QRP?
Mar 2011 Sprint RTTY NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 K6UFO, 1st QRP
Mar 2011 ARRL DX SSB NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 7th USA

Feb 2011 Russian DX Contest K6UFO(@W6YX) SOAB Mixed QRP 3830 Report #1 USA
Feb 2011 WPX RTTY K6UFO(@NN7SS) SOAB(A) HP 3830 Report 
Feb 2011 ARRL DX CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 #15 W/VE QRP
Feb 2011 Sprint SSB NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 1st QRP?
Feb 2011 Sprint CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 2nd QRP

Jan 2011 NAQP SSB NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 1st QRP
Jan 2011 NAQP CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 1st QRP
Jan 2011 ARRL RTTY Roundup K6UFO(@NN7SS) M/S HP 3830 Report

Nov 2010 CQ WW CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 7th Place
Nov 2010 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB NN7SS(K6UFO) SO QRP 3830 4th Place
Nov 2010 ARRL Sweepstakes CW NN7SS(K6UFO) SO QRP 3830 5th Place

Oct 2010 CQ WW SSB NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 5th Place
Oct 2010 Sprint RTTY K6UFO(@W6YX) SO QRP 3830 Report 1st Place!

Sep 2010 CQ WW RTTY K6UFO(@NN7SS) SOAB(A) HP 3830 Report
Sep 2010 Sprint CW K6UFO(@W6YX) SO QRP 3830 Report 3rd Place

Aug 2010 NAQP CW NN7SS(K6UFO)    SOAB QRP 3830 Test of remote software.

Mar 2010 Sprint RTTY NN7SS(K6UFO) SOAB QRP 3830 1st QRP and new QRP Record!

Feb 2010 WPX RTTY NN7SS(K6UFO)    SOSB 40m LP 3830

Jan 2010 ARRL RTTY Roundup NN7SS(K6UFO) SOLP 3830 Record Score for SOLP WWA

Nov 2009 CQ WW CW NN7SS MS HP by NH6ZA KH6XT N7LKL
Nov 2009 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB NN7SS SO QRP 3830 6th Place
Nov 2009 ARRL Sweepstakes CW NN7SS SO QRP 3830 11th Place

Oct 2009 CQ WW SSB W7VMI M/S HP 3830 by K6UFO, N0AX, N7LKL, W7NNN

- - - -    A 1st completed in Sprint CW, RTTY & SSB!    - - -    - - -                           
Sep 2009 Sprint SSB NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 1st Place!
Sep 2009 Sprint CW NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 8th Place

- - - -    New tower & antennas!     - - - -     - - - -                           
Jul 2009 NAQP RTTY NN7SS SO QRP 3830 2nd Place
Jul 2009 IARU HF NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830

May 2009 WPX CW NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 7th Place US

Mar 2009 WPX SSB NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 5th US
Mar 2009 ARRL DX SSB NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 5th US
Mar 2009 CQ 160 SSB NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 4th US
Mar 2009 Sprint RTTY K6UFO SO LP 3830 Report 8th Place

Feb 2009 ARRL DX CW NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 14th US
Feb 2009 WPX RTTY NN7SS SOAB LP  3830 9th US 
Feb 2009 Sprint CW NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 2nd Place

Jan 2009 ARRL RTTY Roundup K6UFO M/S LP 3830 Report 1st Pacific Division

Nov 2008 CQ WW CW NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 6th US
Nov 2008 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 4th Place
Nov 2008 ARRL Sweepstakes CW NN7SS SOAB Unlim 3830

Oct 2008 CQ WW SSB NN7SS SOAB QRP 3830 18th World
Oct 2008 Sprint RTTY NN7SS SO QRP 3830 1st Place!

Sep 2008 CQ WW RTTY K6UFO SOSB15QRP 3830 1st USA
Sep 2008 Sprint CW NN7SS SO QRP 3830 1st Place!

Aug 2008 NAQP CW NN7SS SO QRP 3830 4th Place

Jul 2008 IARU HF NN7SS SO SSB QRP 3830 2nd US/VE

Mar 2008 Sprint RTTY K6UFO SO LP 3830 2nd Place

Feb 2008 NAQP RTTY NN7SS SO QRP 3830 1st Place!
Feb 2008 Sprint CW K6UFO SO QRP  3830 9th Place
Feb 2008 ARRL DX CW NN7SS SOAB(A)HP 3830

Jan 2008 NAQP CW NN7SS SO QRP 3830 7th Place
Jan 2008 ARRL RTTY Roundup NN7SS M/S LP 3830 9th Place

Nov 2007 CQ WW CW NN7SS SOAB(A) HP 3830
Nov 2007 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB NN7SS M/S HP 3830 by K6UFO KH6XT KO7P KG7CM 14th Place
Nov 2007 ARRL Sweepstakes CW NN7SS M/S HP 3830 K6UFO KO7P 11th Place

Oct 2007 CQ WW SSB NN7SS M/S HP 3830 K6UFO WA7KYI N7LKL
Oct 2007 Sprint RTTY NN7SS SO QRP 3830 1st Place!

Jul 2007 NAQP RTTY NN7SS SO QRP 3830 2nd Place
Jul 2007 IARU HF NN7SS M/S HP 3830 K6UFO W7SW 12th Place

May 2007 WPX CW NN7SS M/S HP 3830 K6UFO KO7P

Mar 2007 Sprint RTTY K6UFO SO LP 3830 1st Place

Feb 2007 ARRL DX CW NN7SS M/S HP 3830 K6UFO KO7P N0AX
Feb 2007 WPX RTTY NN7SS SOSB/20 HP 3830

Jan 2007 ARRL RTTY Roundup NN7SS M/S HP 3830 K6UFO, N0AX

Nov 2006 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB K6SU(@K6UFO) SO U LP 3830 Sunday
Nov 2006 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6UFO SO U LP 3830 Sunday
Nov 2006 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6SU(@W6YX) SO U HP 3830 Saturday
Oct 2006 CQ WW SSB NN7SS M/S HP 3830
Oct 2006 Sprint RTTY K6UFO SO LP 3830 2nd Place
Sep 2006 CQ WW RTTY K6UFO SOAB LP 3830
Sep 2006 NA Sprint CW NN7SS SO HP 3830
Jul 2006 IARU HF NN7SS SO CW QRP 3830
May 2006 CQ WPX CW NN7SS SOA QRP 3830

Nov 2005 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB K6UFO SO U LP 3830 7th Place
Nov 2005 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6UFO SO U LP 3830 Sunday
Nov 2005 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6SU(@W6YX) SO U HP Saturday
Sep 2005 Sprint SSB K6UFO SO QRP 3830 3rd Place
May 2005 CW Sprint K6UFO SO QRP    61 3830   
Mar 2005 Sprint RTTY W6YX(K6UFO) SO QRP 3830 1st Place and QRP Record!
Feb 2005 Sprint SSB Feb    K6UFO SO QRP 3830 3rd QRP

Nov 2004 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB K6UFO SO U HP Sunday
Nov 2004 ARRL Sweepstales SSB K6SU (@W6YX) Saturday
Nov 2004 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6UFO SO U HP Sunday
Nov 2004 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6SU(@W6YX) SO U HP Saturday
Mar 2004 BARTG RTTY K6UFO SO LP    
Mar 2004 Sprint RTTY Mar K6UFO SO LP 6th Place
Feb 2004 CQ 160m CW K6UFO SO LP    
Feb 2004 BARTG Sprint K6UFO SO LP
Feb 2004 Sprint SSB Feb    K6UFO SO LP    
Jan 2004 Sprint CW Feb    K6UFO SO LP    
Jan 2004 ARRL RTTY Roundup P4/K6UFO SO LP 1st DX LP, 2nd World

Nov 2003 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB K6UFO SO HP
Nov 2003 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6UFO SO HP               
Sep 2003 CQ WW RTTY K6UFO(@W6YX) SO HP
Sep 2003 Sprint SSB Sep K6UFO SO
Sep 2003 Sprint CW Sep K6UFO SO
Aug 2003 SCC RTTY K6UFO SO
Jul 2003 DL-DX RTTY K6UFO SO
Jun 2003 ANARTS RTTY K6UFO SO
Mar 2003 Sprint RTTY Mar K6UFO SO
Mar 2003 ARRL DX SSB K6UFO SO
Feb 2003 NAQP RTTY Feb K6UFO SO
Feb 2003 ARRL DX CW K6UFO SO
Feb 2003 Sprint SSB Feb K6UFO SO
Jan 2003 NAQP CW Jan K6UFO SO 

Dec 2002 ARRL 10m K6UFO SO
Nov 2002 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB K6UFO SO
Nov 2002 ARRL Sweepstakes CW K6UFO SO
Sep 2002 Sprint SSB K6UFO SO
Aug 2002 Ohio QSO Party K6UFO SO
Aug 2002 NAQP SSB K6UFO SO
Aug 2002 NAQP CW K6UFO SO

--Other Stuff--

Article about Owen Garriot W5LFL and the first Ham in Space operation 1983.

Audio recording from the space shuttle Columbia in 1983 where I contact W5LFL from my old call "NT6G."