Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
As I sit here looking out the window, I see snow piling up on the back deck. Yep, spring time in the Rockies with a winter snow warning on Easter. It seems like a good time to take a look at upcoming amateur radio events this summer. Here’s my starter list, with a definite bias … Read more
This item was in the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Update (email newsletter): ===== 2009 Rocky Mountain Division Convention ===== About ONE month remains til the 2009 Rocky Mountain Division Convention (May 29-31). Have you made plans to join close to 250 hams (and growing) in beautiful Estes Park, Colorado…gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park? Registration … Read more
Every once in a while, I stumble onto something that just makes me think “holy cow, how did they do THAT?” The most recent is the German AMSAT group ( AMSAT DL) transmitted a signal to Venus and received the reflected signal as it came back to earth. From the AMSAT (US) web site: AMSAT-DL … Read more
The ARRL Field Day is one of the more popular and fun ham radio events during the year. You or your club can make Field Day whatever you want: a real contest, some time out in the woods, a public service event, drinking beer with your buddies …. whatever. Field Day this year is June … Read more
In the past few years, I have noticed that it is easy for me to miss paying my membership dues for the various amateur radio clubs I’ve joined. Despite the trend towards electronic mail, there is a huge pile of paper mail that ends up on our kitchen table. Somewhere in there is a little … Read more
Been spending time on airplanes again. I think my business card should show my office as Seat 8C (always go for the aisle seat). Here’s a few things flying at me on the web. K3NG reports that the new FCC Chairman has a reputation for being data driven, you know, like using facts and everything. … Read more