Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
Here’s a few things flying by on the internetwebz. K3NG announces a new online logging service with some odd characteristics. Quite funny, so check it out. Now this is really interesting: Mark AF6IM did a parachute jump during the June VHF QSO party and made some contacts during his descent. The ARRL rules do not allow … Read more
This weekend is the ARRL Field Day, the major ham radio operating event in North America. Here in Monument, the Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association and the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association will operate from TLMF Station 1. Details are on the PPRAA web site. The “Get On the Air” station is perfect for new … Read more
The July issue of QST arrived in the mail recently with an article on the January VHF Sweepstakes results. It always takes about 6 months to have the scores show up in QST, so some people make it a point to share their scores via email and figure out who won. I just submit my … Read more
Given all of the electronic gadgets in my life, I end up carrying quite a few cables and power adapters around with me. Somehow these things always end up in a tangled mess inside by backpack/computer bag. It often takes me days to untangle them after a trip. Although annoying, I didn’t really give it … Read more
It’s time to do one of those miscellaneous collections of drivel that spews forth from the interwebnet pipes. Some of this might even be important! Some upcoming events: ARRL June VHF QSO Party and the Colorado FM Sprint, on the weekend of June 12th. The FM Sprint runs concurrently with the ARRL contest but only … Read more
Ham radio VHF enthusiasts have been patiently waiting for the ICOM IC-9100. This HF/VHF/UHF/Satellites covers most or all of the popular amateur bands. Recently, ICOM has posted the specs and brochure on its web site. The rig has dual receivers that allow monitoring two bands at once and it is set up for full-duplex on … Read more