Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
This weekend my wife and I were out exploring the San Juan Mountains near Ouray, Colorado. We found ourselves on a Jeep road to Engineer Pass. When we got to the pass, we stopped to have lunch and I examined the high peaks nearby. I saw some people on the summit of one of the … Read more
At the direction of Congress, the FCC opened up Proceeding 12-91: COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS BY AMATEUR RADIO AND IMPEDIMENTS TO AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. I decided to file my comments with the Commission, which can be read in full here. I’ll also provide the short version here: 1. The contributions of amateur radio … Read more
ARRL Field Day is the single most popular on-the-air event held annually in the US and Canada. Each year over 35,000 amateurs gather with their clubs, friends or simply by themselves to operate. The information packet for Field Day is now available on the ARRL web site. – Bob K0NR
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
I just finished writing about how Field Day can be “seasoned to taste”…adapted to your particular interests. Overall, I think the ARRL has done a good job of crafting Field Day rules that provide some incentives for certain types of operation and activities. Get On the Air (GOTA) station, the free VHF station, and Class … Read more
It happened again. A disaster hits — this time a series of storms in the southeast— and the amateur radio community rises to the occasion to supply emergency communications. See Tornadoes and Thunderstorms Keep Radio Amateurs Busy in Midwest, Southeast. I’ve noticed that there is a tendency for some members of the amateur radio community to … Read more