[COham] Colorado 14er Event - This Sunday

[Bob Witte K0NR]

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 communicate with other radio amateurs across the state and 
around the world. Join in on the fun Sunday, August 13th 2006 and see 
how many of the mountaintop stations you can contact. The prime 
operating hours are from approximately 9 AM to noon local time (1500 to 
1800 UTC), but activity may occur at other times during the day. Most 
mountaintop stations will be running low power handheld radios. Stations 
running high power need to keep in mind that they can interfere with 
stations they cannot hear.

Two awards to encourage mountaintop operating throughout the year are 
available. The Summit Award is given to radio amateurs that contact 10 
or more peaks and the Pinnacle Award is for operating from 5 or more peaks.

Radio operators with 14er climbing experience who plan to climb a 14er 
should log their name and intended peak at the HAM 14er Yahoo group 
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/>.

More information is available at www.14er.org