Colorado

Say Hello to Acorn and Barley

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After losing Rooster, the alleged brains of the WG0AT SOTA team, we have great news from Steve, WGØAT. Two new goats have joined the herd, getting trained up for more Summits On The Air (SOTA) action. Meet Acorn and Barley, or is it Barley and Acorn? Watch out, Peanut, you’ve got company.

Contest Results Are In

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In the past two weeks, the results of several ham radio contests from last summer were posted. The typical contest takes months for the official results to be finalized and I have usually forgotten about the contest by then. The more serious contesters share their results via the 3830 web site so they can get an … Read more

A Soggy Mount Herman SOTA Activation (W0C/FR-063)

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Although I’ve operated a number of VHF contests from the summit of Mount Herman, I had not yet activated it as a Summits On The Air (SOTA) peak. Mount Herman is a 9063 foot mountain just to the west of Monument, Colorado, pretty much in “my back yard.” Steve WG0AT did the first SOTA activation of Mount Herman, back in … Read more

Tech Day 2013 – Saturday Sept 14

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Come join us on Saturday, September 14th, 2013 (9:00 AM to 2:00 PM) at the Prairie Winds Elementary School , 790 Kings Deer Point East, Monument, CO for Tech Day 2013. Tech Day is for beginner to intermediate hams who want to learn more and take that ‘next step’ in ham radio. Everyone is welcome, no registration is required. Just … Read more

A Little Mountaintop Video

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While digging through the archives, I came across some previously unseen video from the 2012 Colorado 14er Event. Joyce KØJJW and I operated from Mount Sneffels (SOTA W0/UR-001) and this video shows a radio contact with Mark KTØAM on Mount Shavano. The 2013 event will be held August 4th, see www.14er.org.