Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
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
Next weekend is Memorial Day in the US, which means it is time to get serious about summer activities. Here’s what I am plugging into my calendar. You will note a clear emphasis on activities here in Colorado but most of these events are nationwide: ARRL June VHF QSO Party (June 11-12) This is the … Read more
I recently received this question via email from Dave N0MUA: Bob, I ran across your pictures mountain topping on Colorado peaks, thought if anyone could answer this it would be you and your group. We run on 146.52 here in Coffeyville KS. and a group of us have brought up the question how far east can … Read more
Today, I had the privilege of presenting the Technical Service Award (ARRL Colorado Section) to the 285 TechConnect Radio Club. I have to tell you…this club is an excellent example of how to advance the hobby of ham radio. They have figured out that providing technical education is a great way to attract members and … Read more
For the 2011 ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes, I repeated the tradition of doing a winter assault on Mount Herman (DM79) on Saturday afternoon. As in past years, Joyce (K0JJW) joined me on the hike, but we also had some other folks along to make for quite a party on the summit this year. Stu (W0STU) … Read more