Colorado 14er Event – Sunday!

I am getting ready for the Colorado 14er Event tomorrow morning. Here’s the brief description from the www.14er.org web site: Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains Sunday, August 7, 2011 Amateur Radio operators from around Colorado will be climbing many of Colorado’s 14,000-foot mountains to set up amateur radio stations in an effort to … Read more

Finally, A New HF Rig

My wife and I have a cabin up in the mountains that we use as a getaway as often as possible. Oddly enough, this place is a pretty good location for radio propagation. It sits at 9600 feet in elevation with low electrical noise and a decent radio horizon in most directions. I’ve been putting … Read more

Yeah, We Are Doing It Again: Tech License Class

Yeah, we are going to do it again…our two-day technician license class. It is still early but we want to get the word out since the class usually fills up! – Bob K0NR Monument, Colorado Saturday Oct 15 and Saturday Oct 22 (8 AM to 5 PM) 2011 Location: Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Station 1 Sponsored … Read more

CQ Worldwide VHF Contest This Weekend

This weekend is the CQ Worldwide VHF Contest, which runs from 1800 UTC Saturday (12 noon Mountain Time) to 2100 UTC Sunday (3 PM Mountain Time). Only two bands are used: 50 MHz and 144 MHz. See How to Work a VHF Contest for operating tips. See you on the air! 73, Bob K0NR

This Spewed Out of the Internet #19

Lots of important stuff spewing forth from the Internetz. TWiT’s HamNation netcast keeps on going, so give it a look. The debate continues about potential likely interference to common GPS receivers from LightSquared’s proposed adjacent-channel transmitters. See this recent article  on the problem. If you want to dig deeper, the detailed documents are referenced here. … Read more