Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
The Colorado FM Sprint Sponsored by: The Colorado VHF Group (KØYB) and the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association (WØTLM) Direct any questions to k0yb@qsl.net Rules and FAQ are posted on the KØYB web site. Saturday – September 10, 2011 This contest is held concurrently with the ARRL September VHF QSO Party, with compatible rules and … Read more
My favorite radio partner (and wife), Joyce K0JJW, and I climbed up Mt Antero for the Colorado 14er Event. See my post announcing the event here. We got up at O’Dark thirty on the morning of the event and drove the Jeep Wrangler up the 4WD road to Mt Antero. This road got us to … Read more
I am getting ready for the Colorado 14er Event tomorrow morning. Here’s the brief description from the www.14er.org web site: Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains Sunday, August 7, 2011 Amateur Radio operators from around Colorado will be climbing many of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains to set up amateur radio stations in an effort to … Read more
I was dorking around on the web getting prepared for the Colorado 14er Event this year (August 7) and came across some of Steve WG0AT’s goathiker videos. Steve does a great job of capturing the fun of being out on the trail with goats and radios (what a combo!) Here’s one of the best videos, … Read more
The Colorado 14er Event will be held on August 7 this year. This is the premier mountaintopping event for amateur radio. The basic idea is to have fun making ham radio contacts from the 14,000 foot peaks in Colorado. Actually, we’ve started to see some of the 14,000 ft peaks in California on the air, … Read more
Here’s a reminder that the ARRL June VHF QSO Party (AKA The June Contest) is coming up next weekend. This is a great opportunity to have fun operating the VHF and higher bands. Here’s some info I sent out to our local club (sorry, it is a little specific to our area but you may … Read more