Ham Radio

2017 North America SOTA Events

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Here’s your handy list of North American Summits On The Air (SOTA) activities for 2017, as supplied by Guy N7UN: Jan 21-22rd: North America SOTA Winter Activity Weekend + ARRL Jan VHF Contest Apr 22-23: North America SOTA Spring Activity Weekend + QRPTTF Spring Event (Apr 22) Jun 10-11: North America SOTA Summer Activity Weekend + ARRL June VHF Contest … Read more

Top Five K0NR Blog Posts For 2016

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As we approach the end of the year, it is fun to look back to see which blog posts were read the most. It turns out these five blog postings were written in previous years but they are the ones that got the most hits in 2016. The most read post on k0nr.com was Choose … Read more

This Spewed Out of the Internet #33

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Here’s some more good stuff flowing forth from the interwebz. HamRadioNow has a video of Laura Smith’s (FCC) talk at Pacificon. There’s lots of good info here on FCC enforcement activity. Gary KN4AQ produces some of the most valuable amateur radio video content on the web. How else are you going to see someone from … Read more

Technician License Class – Black Forest, CO

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Time: Sat Feb 25 and Sat Mar 4 (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 emergency … Read more

SOTA Activation: Ormes Peak (W0C/FR-052)

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I’ve been thinking about activating Ormes Peak (W0C/FR-052) for a while now. It is not too difficult to get to and is not a difficult climb. After the Waldo Canyon fire (2012), the area was closed for several years, so I needed to be patient. Then I noticed that Don KØDRJ put an alert on … Read more