Colorado 14er Event This Weekend

Just a quick reminder that the Colorado 14er Event is happening this Sunday. I am going to try to make it up Mt Sneffels down in the San Juan range and operate 2 Meters and 70 cm. This will also be a SOTA activation (W0/UR-001). For more information, see https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2012/07/colorado-14er-event-now-with-sota/ 73, Bob K0NR

A Great Weekend on VHF

One of the things that makes a VHF contest so much fun is that you never know how its going to play out. One of the major factors is sporadic-e propagation which is, well, sporadic. Sometimes we get rewarded with decent propagation and sometimes we get completely skunked. In the morning, before the 2012 CQ … Read more

Dear Yaesu, Please Make a VHF FT-950

About a year ago, I bought a Yaesu FT-950 transceiver with HF through 50 MHz. I’ve really enjoyed that radio. This weekend I am working the CQ WW VHF Contest and giving it a good workout on 6 Meters. It is set up quite nicely for contesting with a decent receiver, built-in antenna tuner, DSP … Read more

Technician License Class – Sept 2012

Monument, Colorado Saturday Sept 29 and Saturday Oct 6 (8 AM to 5 PM) 2012 Location: Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Station 1 Sponsored by the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association  The Technician license is your gateway to the world-wide excitement of Amateur Radio… Earn your ham radio Technician class radio privileges Pass your FCC amateur radio … Read more

Waldo Canyon Wildfire in Colorado

You probably already heard about the terrible wildfire on the west side of Colorado Springs. The fire burned 18,247 acres, destroyed 346 homes and killed 2 people. Here’s a map of how the fire progressed over time. 18,247 acres is a little more than 28 square miles of area burned. Think about a fire that … Read more