[KSham] CO Mountaintopping

[Linda K Hedges]

From: "Bob Witte K0NR" <k0nr-list at rwitte.com>
To: ham14er at yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:47:41 -0000
Subject: [ham14er] Colorado Mountaintopping Action


ham14er group,
Please forward this on to interested parties, appropriate email 
lists, club newsletters, etc.

- Bob K0NR

Colorado VHF Mountaintopping
 
Want to have some fun with ham radio in the Colorado mountains this 
summer? We have two EXCELLENT opportunities for some mountaintop 
radio action coming up in July and August: the CQ Worldwide VHF 
Contest and the Colorado 14er Event. 
 
The CQ Worldwide VHF Contest will be on July 17 and 18th. Unlike most
VHF contests, the CQ WW VHF uses only the 6 Meter (50 MHz) and 2 
Meter (144 MHz) bands. More importantly, it has a new Hilltopper 
category that is targeted at people that don't have the time and 
energy to operate all weekend. This category is limited to a 6 hour 
operating window and QRP power levels (10W max). Put this all
together and you have a 6-hour, mountain top operating event focused 
on the two most popular VHF bands. This is just begging those FT-817 
owners to charge up those batteries and give it a go on six and two 
meters. 
 
Complete rules are at: 
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/091%20-%20VHF%20Con%20Rules%202004.pdf

If you are new to VHF contesting, take a look at the web page
How to Work A VHF Contest 
http://www.rwitte.com/vhf_contest.html
 
The second opportunity is the Colorado 14er Event, which is Sunday 
August 15th. The best place to be during this event is on top of one 
of the 14,000-foot mountains. However, it is just as much fun working 
the mountaintop stations from down below. (It is certainly less 
work!) However, it helps to find a high spot, even if you aren't on 
top of an official 14er. If you want a challenge, there is a new 
award for working 10 or more 14er stations, which is very achievable 
with a little effort. Most of the activity will be on 2M FM but many 
other bands get used as well (including HF). 
 
Check out the completely updated web site at

 http://www.14er.org.
 
73,

Bob K0NR