Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
Time: Saturday Sept 30 and Saturday Oct 7th (8 AM to 5 PM) 2017 Location: Black Forest Fire Station 1 (intersection of Burgess Rd. & Teachout Rd., Black Forest, Colorado) Sponsored by the Tri-Lakes Monument Radio Association The FCC Technician license is your gateway to the world-wide excitement of Amateur Radio, and the very best … Read more
One of the cool things about the Summits On The Air program is that it has many different awards available. The SOTA database records the QSOs of everyone involved in the program and is used to qualify for the awards. QSL cards are not required. The most coveted awards are Shack Sloth (reaching 1000 points … Read more
Joyce K0JJW and I were preparing to drive back home from the mountains and began to consider what Summits On The Air (SOTA) peaks might be on the way and easy to access. I consulted with Steve WG0AT, who had a number of good suggestions but we ultimately decided on Blue Mountain (W0C/SP-123). This is … Read more
Last weekend, I was able to participate in the ARRL June VHF Contest, my favorite ham radio operating event. I thought conditions were pretty good…mostly I am satisfied if we have some decent sporadic-e propagation on 50 MHz, which we did. (The DX spotting map indicated that the eastern half of the US had better … Read more
Operating goals or awards are a fun way to keep focused on accomplishing something via ham radio. Really, it’s a specific reason to get on the air and make radio contacts. I am not big on idle chit chat via the radio (“the weather here is 65 deg and raining”) so having a reason to … Read more
After missing it for several years, I managed to attend the Dayton Hamvention this year. This is the largest amateur radio event in the world, so definitely an event to attend if you are into ham radio. I had some concern about going the first year in the new Xenia location, but frankly I was … Read more