[na0tc] 285 TechConnect Meeting Details, August 6, 2022

Fri Jul 15 12:04:47 EDT 2022

Remote Station Field Trip Details
August 6, 2022

1000 - 1100 MST  Open House at W0QL Remote Station
1130 - 1200 MST  Short business meeting and tour of NA0TC Remote Station
Lunch (Optional) - Rookies in Strasburg

The 285 TechConnect Radio Club's August meeting will be a field trip to 
the club's remote station.  Mark - W0QL, is also hosting a site visit to 
his remote station he described at the January 2022 meeting.  Both 
stations are near Strasburg, CO, approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes to 
the east from our regular meeting location at Bridge Church at Bear 
Creek. If interested, Rookies <https://rookiesofstrasburg.com/> in 
Strasburg for lunch (a funky local diner with a varied menu located at 
1323 Monroe St, Strasburg CO 80136). Its a little off the main street in 
Strasburg (south of 15th Ave on Monroe St (toward I-70).  The Denver 
Radio Club repeater (W0TX -449.350 MHz with a 100 Hz PL tone) has good 
coverage to the Strasburg area for coordination en route and at the 
remote station.

Plan for a fun day, but come prepared for Colorado weather and open 
field walking (sturdy shoes, long pants). WATCH FOR TRIPPING HAZARDS 
(WIRES, FENCING USED AS RADIALS, GUY WIRE STAKES, CONCRETE BLOCKS). Some 
of the hazards are marked with tennis balls or pvc pipes, but use 
caution walking around.  There are a lot of weeds that hide the hazards. 
The sites have limited facilities so take care of business before you 
come on site and bring plenty of water.

W0QL Remote Station <https://w0qlremotebase.wordpress.com/> -
10 miles south of Strasburg on CR Rd 157 (also known as Strasburg Rd.) 
in Arapahoe County.   The site does not have an address but the house 
next door is 57901 E. CR 42, Strasburg, CO 80249.  The directions from 
northern Denver would be to go east on I-70 to exit 310, Strasburg.  
Turn right at the end of the exit ramp and immediately turn east at the 
5-way intersection. This puts you on CR 157 (Strasburg Rd).  Go south 10 
miles, then turn east on CR 42 (Knutdson Rd).  The station is 1/4 mile 
east.  Alternate directions from the southern part of Denver would be to 
come out Quincy Ave east 24 miles past E-470 to CR 157.  Turn south for 
3 miles, then turn east on CR 42.  The station is 1/4 mile east. The 
coordinates are 39.59421086018517, -104.31544328184539 
<https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B035'39.2%22N+104%C2%B018'55.6%22W/@39.569277,-104.3784887,34905m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xc473ca4a90b36a62!8m2!3d39.5942109!4d-104.3154433>. 
Parking is on the access road running north beside the station.  Street 
parking on CR 42 is okay but local traffic drives too fast and it could 
be dangerous.  Once you've parked come on up to the storage shed.

NA0TC Remote Station <http://na0tc.org/doku.php?id=remoteclubstation> - 
Co-located at the Star Haven Observatory 
<http://na0tc.org/doku.php?id=starhaven_observatory>
Take I-70 to Strasburg (exit 310), go North to 15th, take 15th East to 
Yellow Jacket Road, South to 1155 Yellow Jacket Rd, 2nd driveway on the 
West side of street. Be sure to stay to the left where Hwy 36 splits off 
from 15th and heads Southeast. Split is at the old cement factory.

Please contact Tony KØMCW at UltraUmbra.com if you have questions.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Field Trip

Tony Montoya (KØMCW)

285 TechConnect Radio Club Program Coordinator

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