Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
Catching up on the fine material spewing out of the web. Remember, if it came from the internet it must be true. Newsflash: The DTV transition has happened and the world has survived. It just doesn’t matter, because it is television. To quote Joey from Friends, “it is a moo point….a cow’s opinion.” Brian Wood, … Read more
One of my toys these days is a Jeep Wrangler (TJ) which we use for playing in the mountains. I finally got around to installing some ham radio equipment in it a few weeks ago. I mostly wanted to have good old 2 Meter FM – the amateur radio utility mode – in the vehicle. … Read more
It has been a few days since I left Hamcon Colorado at Estes Park, but the glow hasn’t worn off yet! What a great event! Joyce K0JJW and I drove up to Estes on Thursday night so we could help with the final setup on Friday morning. Brian N5ZGT (ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Director) gave … Read more
Things have gotten quite busy at work, which is why I haven’t posted anything recently. The spare time I have has gone towards getting ready for Hamcon Colorado, as I have signed up to do two presentations and a few other tasks. Here’s some items that are worth mentioning that spewed out of the internet. … Read more
From: Steve Williams KØSRW <k0srw@earthlink.net> Date: Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:48 PM Subject: [Committee] Email for your clubs! HamCon Colorado 2009 kicks off in just over 2 weeks, May 29-31, 2009 in stunning Estes Park, Colorado. Estes Park is the gateway to one of our nation’s most treasured prizes, the incomparable Rocky Mountain National … Read more
Here’s some things I found spewing forth from the Internet: When Charles Simonyi was operating amateur radio station NA1SS from the International Space Station (ISS), I was looking around for the right frequencies to use, including doppler shift. I came across a really good web site on contacting the ISS. Check it out if you … Read more