[NCARC] Ham leading Scout Troop

[Darren Kalmbach]

Keith,

I'm a scoutmaster with a troop in Fort Collins, and we go up there
frequently.  I know there's a couple repeaters I can hit with my HT, but I
don't recall exactly which ones.  Our troop will be up there in 2 weeks, so
I'll check out all the coverage and get back to you.

If you want to, work with the camp to get access to their ham shack.  It's
pretty well set up, and is in the 'Camp Jeffery' section of BDSR.

Feel free to send me an e-mail if you have any questions about the area or
the camp.

Darren Kalmbach / KC0ZIE


On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 1:35 PM, John at <kb0ne.ars at gmail.com> wrote:

> This is the Scout camp up between Red Feather Lakes and the Shambala
> Center.....   Otherwise known as Ben Delatour Scout camp.  I believe that
> 146.625 pl100 works fine up there.  And depending on how high one is
> 447.700 pl 100 has worked for me too.   You really need more than an HT
> with a Duck.   A groundplane on a tall pole would work wonders for
> communications.    A little power dosen't hurt but an HT with good antenna
> would probably and the proper location has worked well in the past.
>
> John at KB0NE, amateur radio station
>
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> ................
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> On Wed, Apr 16, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Keith A Richards <
> keith at keith-richards.net
> > wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > W5GMY based in Houston, Texas and leading a group of boy scouts from here
> > to Elkhorn High Adventure Camp (40.75144299999999,-105.50205499999998)
> this
> > summer and interested to see if there would be any repeaters in the area
> > that I might be able to use for emergency communication.
> >
> > Using one of the national databases it appears that your club repeater
> may
> > be the closest, but not certain if it actually is or what the range might
> > be like given the terrain (us Texans aren't accustomed to that).
> >
> > Any advice you might be able to offer would be greatly apprciated.
> >
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Keith A. Richards
> > Cell: 832-221-6337
> > keith at keith-richards.net <http://www.facebook.com/krichag07>
> > www.linkedin.com/in/krichag07
> >
> > Texas A&M University - Class of 2007
> > UH Bauer M.B.A. - Class of 2012
> >
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