[nrv-hams] AT Golden Packet and 13 Colonies events

J.C. Hassall jhassall at gmail.com
Wed Jun 11 10:56:18 EDT 2025


Folks,

*Appalachian Trail (AT) Golden Packet Event:*  Please pass to your
membership:  If  interested in a road trip to the Roanoke area on Jul 19th,
The Appalachian Trail (AT) Golden Packet radio team is looking for a Ham to
scale Apple Orchard Mountain (elevation 4224 ft) and set up a Kenwood radio
which supports UIFLOOD.  There is a road and parking available near the
planned set up area.  See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Orchard_Mountain

The event involves select Hams located along the AT from Springer Mountain
in George to Mt Katahdin in Maine.  Their goal is to pass a defined,
“Golden” message*—a packet --  the length of the AT.  The ATGP  team has a
specially configured Kenwood D710G radio for you to  borrow (if needed),
tho you’ll need to supply a battery and omnidirectional antenna, and commit
to being available and onsite on 7/19 - arrive at 10:00 AM, on the air by
11:00 AM.  The event wraps up around 14:00.

*While the event has been successful in the past, it’s failed the past 5
years in a row.  Adding Apple Orchard Mountain as a relay station will
hopefully break the trend!  Please consider helping and be part of a team
successfully passing the Golden Packet!  If interested contact: Jeff
Hochberg, W4JEW, 470-484-8010 , jeff at w4jew.com

Finally, pass along to your membership the 13 Colonies Special Event is
coming up starting on 1 July.  http://13colonies.us/



*13 Colonies Special Event:*  Make the 13 Colonies event a fun competition
– a radio sport – and see how many in your club can get a clean sweep of
all the K2* stations.  More details at: http://13colonies.us/

-- 
jim  W4BEA


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