[PPRAANet] Colorado 14er Event - August 7th

[Bob K0NR - email list]

Amateur Radio Fun in the Colorado Mountains

*Sunday, August 7, 2011*

www.14er.org

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 7th 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.

Radio operators with 14er climbing experience who plan to climb a 14er should
register their name and intended peak at the ham14er Yahoo! group.To subscribe
to the event mailing list, visit the yahoo groups site at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/. Also, be sure to check out the event
information at http://www.14er.org

*Frequencies used during the event
*Activity can occur on any amateur band including HF and VHF. The 2M FM band
plan uses a "primary frequency and move up" approach. _The calling 2M FM
frequency is 147.42 MHz._ At the beginning of the event, operators should try
calling on 147.42 MHz. As activity increases on that frequency, operators should
move up the frequency using the standard channel spacing used in Colorado (15
kHz). /Don’t just hang out on 147.42 MHz…move up! /The next standard simplex
frequency up from 147.42 MHz is 147.435 MHz, followed by 147.45, 147.465,
147.480, 147.495, 147.51, 147.525, 147.54, 147.555, 147.57 MHz. Don’t just hang
out on 147.42 MHz…move up and share the band.

Frequency (MHz)      Comments

147.42               Primary 2M FM Frequency, then up in 15 kHz steps

223.5                Primary 222 MHz FM frequency

446.000              Primary 70 cm FM frequency

446.025              Alternate 70 cm FM frequency

52.525               Primary 6M FM frequency

1294.5               Primary 1.2 GHz FM frequency

144.200              2M SSB calling frequency

50.125               6M SSB calling frequency

14.060               20M CW Frequency

21.060               15M CW Frequency

28.060               10M CW Frequency

14.260               20M SSB Frequency

18.1575              17M SSB Frequency

21.330               15M SSB Frequency

28.350               10M SSB Frequency

Other Bands/Modes  Standard calling frequencies and/or band plans apply.

Warning:_Climbing mountains is inherently a dangerous activity.
Do not attempt this without proper training, equipment and preparation.

Sponsored by /The Colorado 14er Event Task Force/