[PPRAANet] PPRAANet Digest, Vol 343, Issue 1

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>    1. FW: Colorado 14er and Mountaintop Event (Raymond Gierlach)
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> Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2025 21:37:50 -0600
> From: "Raymond Gierlach" <rgierlach at wowway.com>
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> Subject: [PPRAANet] FW: Colorado 14er and Mountaintop Event
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> Greetings everyone!
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> To those of you who are interested in SOTA (Summits On The Air), you
> probably already know about and are planning to participate in the upcoming
> Colorado 14er and Mountaintop Event July 31 ? August 3rd.  Details and
> website links are provided in the email below.
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>
> But for the rest of you, let me provide some highlights to possible entice
> you to participate for the first or second time.  Once a year, 20, 30, or
> more SOTA operators/activators will hike, climb, drive, bicycle, ride a
> horse, or ride a train up an eligible Colorado mountain with portable radio
> equipment (think Field Day) and get on the air calling CQ and having fun.
> Several hundred more operators will be listening and monitoring websites
> and frequencies to chase them? and sometimes live, vicariously, the
> mountaintop experience of the activator.  It?s not a contest, it?s just for
> the fun of it.  This event is called the Colorado 14er and Mountaintop
> Event, and this year it will be held each of four consecutive days starting
> on Thursday, July 31st, and concluding on Sunday, August 3rd.
>
>
>
> Chasers can be located anywhere.  Perhaps you?ll be driving through
> Colorado and can scan 2m frequencies on the mobile rig in your vehicle.
> Perhaps you?ll be camping and can bring along an HT, listening for nearby
> activators.  I know of at least one activator who plans to activate Pikes
> Peak, and should be easy to chase from nearby front range communities.  Or
> maybe you?ve been procrastinating your first SOTA activation and want to
> use this event as a motivator (there are more drive-ups and easy hikes than
> you might think).  Whatever your interest? let me suggest the following?
>
>
>
> Read through the attached email below, and become familiar with the
> event.  Then, call or text me: 248-231-6921 for recommendations, answers to
> questions, or just to confirm your understanding of how to participate for
> maximum fun.  I?ll do everything I can to get you prepared and ready for a
> memorable day of SOTA.  I don?t always take calls from numbers I don?t
> recognize, so be sure to leave a voicemail if I don?t answer.  I hope to
> hear from you soon.
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> Ray / KD8EQA
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> Subject:
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> Colorado 14er and Mountaintop Event - 2025
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> Date:
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> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 21:40:18 -0600
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> From:
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> Bob Witte K0NR  <mailto:bob at k0nr.com> <bob at k0nr.com>
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> To:
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> CO 14er & Mountaintop Event List  <mailto:ham14er at ham14er.groups.io> <
> ham14er at ham14er.groups.io>, w0c-sota at groups.io
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> During the Colorado 14er & Mountaintop Event, amateur radio operators from
> around Colorado will be activating Summits On The Air (SOTA) peaks and
> communicating with other radio amateurs across the state and around the
> world. Join in on the fun during the annual event by activating a summit or
> contacting (chasing) the mountaintop stations. Be aware that many
> mountaintop activators will hit the trail early with the goal of being off
> the summits by (1800 UTC) noon due to lightning safety concerns.
>
> This event is normally held the first full weekend in August. Again this
> year, we will add two bonus days to the event. The main two days remain
> Saturday and Sunday (Aug 2 & 3), while the bonus days are Thursday July 31
> and Friday Aug 1 for those SOTA enthusiasts who need more than two days of
> mountaintop fun!
>
> This event includes Summits On the Air (SOTA) peaks, which provide over
> 1700 summits to activate. (See the W0C SOTA web page <
> https://w0c-sota.org/>  or browse the SOTA Atlas <https://sotl.as/map> .)
> The Colorado 14er Event was started in 1991, about 19 years before the SOTA
> program was set up in Colorado. As SOTA grew in popularity, this event
> expanded from just the 14,000-foot mountains (14ers) to include all of the
> SOTA summits in the state. We call it the Colorado 14er & Mountaintop Event
> because, well, that's where it all started, and the 14ers are the iconic
> summits in the state.
>
> Important: The recommended 2m FM frequencies have been changed to 146.58,
> 146.55, and 146.49 MHz, to align with the use of the North America
> Adventure Frequency for SOTA (146.58). The National Simplex Calling
> Frequency (146.52) may be used as appropriate. There will be plenty of
> action on the other ham bands, for more information see the operating
> frequencies page <https://ham14er.groups.io/g/ham14er/wiki/23190> .
>
> First-time activators should read our Beginner Guide. <
> https://ham14er.groups.io/g/ham14er/wiki/34254>
>
> Radio operators who plan to activate a summit should post their intent to
> this ham14er group by adding it to the database. <
> https://ham14er.groups.io/g/ham14er/database>  It is also a great idea to
> post an ALERT on the SOTAwatch <https://sotawatch.sota.org.uk/>  website.
>
> Warning: Climbing mountains is inherently a dangerous activity.
> Do not attempt this without proper training, equipment and preparation
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