Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
“Based on Actual Events” At the local radio club meeting, I encouraged everyone to get on the air during Field Day, which led to this conversation: New Tech: I just have a 2 meter fm radio. Can I still make Field Day contacts? Me: Sure, VHF contacts are encouraged during Field Day. New Tech: … Read more
The Summits On The Air (SOTA) program has really taken off in North America. SOTA originated in the UK in 2002, so it took a little while for it to make it across the Atlantic to this continent. The basic idea of SOTA is to operate from a designated list of summits or to work … Read more
This video is making the rounds. I think it is worth sharing (just 19 seconds in length). Can you copy the code?
My award certificate for the 2013 ARRL June VHF Contest arrived in the mail this past week. The new VHF contest certificates look great, don’t you think? Nice job, ARRL! Similar to other years, I operated from the family cabin at 9600 feet elevation in DM78 near Trout Creek Pass with temporary antennas (see my … Read more
Spring is finally making an appearance in the Rocky Mountain region which means it is time to get on top of some SOTA peaks and transmit some RF energy. On Saturday, Joyce K0JJW and I had planned to drive through the Big Thompson Canyon to Estes Park and also sneak in a quick SOTA activation. … Read more
More important things spewing forth from the interwebz: The Ham Hijinks guys have been at it again, with this article: New Drug Aims To Get More Hams On The Air Warning: Do Not Take These Guys Seriously, It Only Encourages Them Chiming in on April 1st, Dan KB6NU reported that the FCC is going to … Read more