Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
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
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
As the year 2010 comes to an end, I feel compelled to write something really insightful and meaningful as we log another trip around the sun. Perhaps some brilliant insights for the coming year? Or predictions of future technology breakthroughs? Instead, I am writing this. This is a mishmash of my thoughts about amateur radio … Read more
While I was traveling on business, I started getting emails about my photo in QST. When I got home I took a look and found this announcement for the upcoming January VHF Contest. I had posted this photo in my soapbox comments for the 2010 contest. Sean KX9X dropped me an email a few months … Read more
You just have to love VHF contesting….hours of boredom punctuated by the excitement of band openings. Unlike HF contests, you never really know what you are going to get in terms of propagation. So it was with the CQ Worldwide VHF Contest this weekend. It started out really slow on Saturday. I mean really, really, … Read more