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10m & 2m Net -
Thursday, 9 April 2026
- (28.390MHz SSB at 1900 MDT)
- (147.345+MHz, 107.2ctcss at 2000 MDT)
(Today!)Board -
Monday, 11 May 2026
General Membership -
Wednesday, 8 April 2026
Weekly Elmer Breakfast -
Every Thursday. Village Inn, 535 Garden of the Gods Rd.
Meet between 0730-0800

See the Meetings page for times and locations.
Your IP is 216.73.216.4

Solar Forecast

PPRAA Home

USS Pueblo Memorial for Museum Ships Weekend

– Contacts with USS Pueblo Memorial N0K QSL to:
PPRAA (USS Pueblo)
PO Box 16521
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521
– SASE are appreciated but not required, we will send cards to all confirmed contacts.

Major Events

General Membership meeting (08 April) will be both in-person and virtual
– Will be at: Golden Corral, 1970 Waynoka Rd, Colorado Springs
– The business meeting starts at 7 PM, but get your dinner and beverage of choice and check in any time after 6 PM for a social hour.
– Club members check your email for info or email to receive the Zoom information.

World Amateur Radio Day
– Saturday, April 18, 2026
– Radio amateurs worldwide take to the airwaves in celebration of World Amateur Radio Day. It was on this day in 1925 that the International Amateur Radio Union was formed in Paris
– More info here

Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test
– 9 May 2026
– Hosted by Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS)
– On the air
– More info here

Dayton Hamvention
– 15-17 May 2026
– Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia, OH
– More info here

Museum Ships Weekend Event
– Friday June 5, 1800hrs to Sunday June 7, 2026, 1800hrs
– On Air
– PPRAA is looking into activating the USS Pueblo Memorial again this year
– More info here.

PPRAA MegaFest
– Saturday July 25, 2026 (0800-1300)
– See MegaFest tab (above) for more information

PPRAA Picnic and Car Show
– Saturday, August 22, 2026.
– Fox Run Regional Park – Pavilion #3
– 1000-1600, food served at 1230.
– Club will provide burgers, brats, chips, drinks.
– Bring a side dish or dessert to share.
– Come early to operate portable from the park.
– Bring your vehicle and show off your mobile installation. Win Prizes!
– Park Map

Summer SwapFest
– Sunday August 23, 2026 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– More info here.

Colorado QSO Party
– Saturday 12 September 2026
– Get on the air! The one day of the year when everyone else will want to contact someone in Colorado. Be that station everyone else is seeking.
– New date and rules for 2026.
– More info here.

Duke City Hamfest and Convention
– Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September, 18th, 19th and 20th, 2026
– Albuquerque, New Mexico
– More info here.

BARC Fest
– Sunday October 4, 2026 (0900-1300)
– Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building
– 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO
– More info here.

CMRG Annual Meeting
– October 2026(TBD)
– More info here.

285 Tech Connect Radio Club TechFest
– November 2026 (TBD)
– More info here.

PPRAA Cubical Quad Antenna Workshop
– Saturday, March 28, 2026 (1000-1300)
– Penrose Library (Penrose Aspen Room) 20 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
– A practical, build-it-yourself class where you’ll learn how to construct a Cubical Quad antenna
– PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!
– Fee: $20. This fee will cover all materials and attendees will be provided all materials to build the antenna.
– More details and sign up here.

LARCFest 2026
– Saturday, April 4, 2026 (0900-1300)
– Boulder County Fairgrounds
– Longmont, Colorado
– More info here.

February On-The-Air Activity: FreeDV!
– Try this new digital voice mode with friends around the Pikes Peak region on 10 meters. What do you think of the voice quality of its new RADE codec?
– Date/Time: 20 February 2026, 1900 (7:00 PM)
– Location: Starts with a Zoom meeting, with the link to be shared by email. Specific frequencies will be shared in the Zoom call, but we will target the lower frequencies in the phone band.
– Prerequisites: 10-meter radio and antenna, computer connected to radio, FT8 working in WSJT-X software, JS8Call also functional.
– Use the working settings from your WSJT-X and JS8Call software to configure the FreeDV software.
– Software: Read the introduction and documentation on FreeDV.org and download the software from their “Download” page.
– Catch you on 10 meters… in high-quality digital voice!

The Swapfest
– Sunday February 15, 2026 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– More info here.

Proposed Bylaws Change.

This change was presented at the January general meeting and will be voted on at the February meeting. This changes clarifies the meaning of “present” in “Voting” under “Membership meetings” (Article IV). View the proposed change here

Winter Field Day 2026
– January 24-25, 2026
– Setup Friday afternoon
– PPRAA location:
– See Winter Field Day Tab
– More info here.

Winter 2026 Hamfest
– Saturday January 17, 2026 (0800-1300)
– Thomas M. McKee 4H Building at The Ranch
– Loveland, Colorado
– More info here.

PPRAA Club Holiday Party
– Wednesday December 10, 2025 (1800 / 6PM to 2000 / 8PM)
– Hillside Community Center, 925 S Institute St, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
– This will be in lieu of our normal December Membership Meeting
– All club business will be considered at the January 14, 2026 Club Membership Meeting.
– All reservations must be paid in full by midnight on November 15, 2025.
– Please note that no payments will be accepted at the door this year due to the involvement of a caterer.
– This event is exclusively for current PPRAA members and their guests
– Registration and payments can be made at the Nov. 10, 2025 Board Meeting or the Nov. 12, 2025 membership meeting.
– Set up will be from 5-6 pm and cleanup from 8-9. If you are able to help with either, or have any questions, please email
– Sign ups are closed.

UHF Antenna Build
– Saturday, 18 October 2025 1200-1400
– Library 21c.

PPRAA Black Friday Simplex Event
– Join us Friday November 28, 2025 from 7pm – 10pm for our 2nd Annual Black Friday Simplex Event.
– What better way to test your new Black Friday radio than to jump on the air and find out who you can hear and talk to. This is an informal event for Amateur Radio Operators in the Pikes Peak Region to have some fun finding out what their simplex capabilities are. We will begin on the 2M National Calling Frequency 146.520MHz and see what happens.
– Depending on how it goes and the interest / capabilities of those participating, we will move to 70cm 446.000, then try some 2M SSB, and perhaps some 2M FT8 & JS8 Call.
– We will be using the CMRG 147.345MHz Repeater (positive offset, CTCSS tone 107.2Hz) for coordination, so listen in to find out who all is participating.
– Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone, and we’ll look forward to hearing you on Black Friday Night.

Cheyenne Mountain Repeater Group (CMRG) – Annual Meeting
– Saturday, 15 November 2025
– 1000, Zoom meeting
– Email for meeting link and passcode.

ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention – Hamcon Colorado 2025
– October 23-26, 2025 in Grand Junction, CO.
– More info here.

PPRAA Foxhunt
– Saturday, September 20, 2025
– Walking and Driving Options
– More info here.

Field Day
– Saturday, 28 June 2025 1200 to Sunday, 29 June 2025 1200
– See Field Day tab above

Museum Ships Weekend Event
– Friday June 6, 1800hrs to Sunday June 8, 2024, 1800hrs
– On Air
– More info here.

PPRAA and the Jenny and Albert Gersick Foundation will activate USS Pueblo Memorial for Museum Ships Weekend

For information on Museum Ships Weekend event see here. There are now over 80 ships participating in the event.

We will be operating from the USS Pueblo Memorial at the Pueblo Convention Center. We will be in the Bernstein Room and possibly outside. The plan is to have at least three stations on the air and are looking for station operators / loggers. We will be mainly operating from Saturday 7 June from 0700 to early evening. There may also opportunity to operate Friday evening and Sunday. Talk-In will be on the Baculite Mesa repeater: 146.790- CTCSS 88.5 W0PHC

We have arranged for a discount block of rooms at the Courtyard Marriott Pueblo Downtown (connected to the Convention Center). The rate will be $109/night+tax (does not include breakfast). Must book by 16 May. Call 719-542-3200 ext 2 or use the link: Book your group rate for USS Pueblo Museum Ship Weekend Activation.

PPRAA 10m Event
– Friday, March 21, 2025 (2000hrs/8pm)
– On Air – 28.350Mhz (USB)
– This is a Technician friendly event. Technicians have SSB privileges from 28.300 to 28.500Mhz
– Get started collecting 10-10 numbers to become a member of Ten-Ten International
– You are not required to be a member of PPRAA or Ten-ten International to participate.

JS8Call Net
– Friday, February 21, 2025
– 2000hrs (8pm)
– Default JS8Call 10-meter frequency (28.078Mhz)
– Add @PPRAA to your call sign group
– Attend the February General Meeting for a HowTo on JS8Call

PPRAA Technician Class
– Earn your technician’s license to communicate and open a new world of communications
– Starts 15 October 2024
– Tuesday’s and Thursday’s 6:30 pm (1830) to 9:00 pm (2100)
– Class runs approximately 6 weeks (depending on weather)
– 6225 McCandlish Rd Falcon, CO 80831
– Contact Kathy AE0UX 719-338-2640 or Rick KE0GVU 719-351-8218 or email
– You will learn a new way to interconnect with others through the airwaves.
– Class size is limited

285 Tech Connect Radio Club TechFest
– Saturday November 2, 0900-1500
– Bridge Church, 3101 S. Kipling St, Lakewood CO
– Admission fee: $15 payable at the door (cash/checks accepted)
– More info here.

CMRG Annual Meeting
– 26 October 2024, zoom meeting 1000-1200
– More info here.

Duke City Hamfest and Convention
– Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September, 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2024
– Albuquerque, New Mexico
– More info here.

p>Friday 31 May – Join us to kick things off with a private movie Screening of Pueblo: A Year of Crises in America – 6:00PM Pueblo Convention Center Bernstein Room. Join us for the event kickoff with a Friday Night Mixer to meet other amateur operators interested in this event. We will then be screening this newly released USS Pueblo documentary to help folks better understand the history of the USS Pueblo what our veterans endured during their captivity in North Korea. (Check out the movie trailer and Learn About this newly released Film by Director – Bill Lowe) If you would like to attend the movie please RSVP at the following link (this helps us provide a count for seating and refreshments):
RSVP

See USS Pueblo for more information on the USS Pueblo history and incident. There may be other activities along the Pueblo Riverwalk when not operating.

Operating shifts will be in one hour blocks. You may sign up for multiple blocks and for consecutive blocks. Due to Convention Center hours our specific operating windows are TBD. Email to and we will email you a link to the sign up schedule. All operators will receive a certificate of participation.

Additional supporting organizations include:
– Pueblo Home of Heroes Association
– The Jenny and Albert Gersick Foundation

If your club would like to contribute to funding this event to help cover expenses (facility rental, QSL card printing and mailing, etc.) please email us.

– QSL to:
PPRAA (USS Pueblo)
PO Box 16521
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521
– SASE are appreciated but not required, we will send cards to all confirmed contacts.

Watch this space for updates

POTA Spring Support Your Parks Weekend
– 20-21 April 2024 0900-1600
– Club AF0S park activation
– Location: Cheyenne Mountain State Park (near the Falcon Amphitheater at the very top of the park)
– IMPORTANT – In all Colorado State Parks, a daily pass is required on each vehicle (not each person) entering the park. A single day pass is $10.00 and can only be purchased at the park. Beginning in 2023, the State of Colorado introduced an option to purchase an annual vehicle pass for $29 when renewing your vehicles license plates. If you have missed the window on including the pass with your vehicle registration, and would like to avoid the daily fee every time you visit a park, Colorado Parks and Wildlife still offers an annual vehicle pass for $80.00.
– Please view the map under more info link.
– More info here!

AB2SG Foxhunt
– Saturday, March 30, 2024
– More info here.

Soldering Workshop
– Saturday February 24, 2024 @ 10:00am
– Rick & Kathy Wildman’s Shop
– 6225 McCandlish Road, Falcon CO 80831 (use Peyton for city if using a gps)
– Limit 10

PPRAA Ham Radio Go Kit Show and Competition
– Saturday, October 28, 2022
– 1200-1500 (12:00 PM – 3:00 PM)
– Library 21c, “Venue” room, 1175 Chapel Hills Dr, Colorado Springs CO 80920
– Prizes for:

  • Smallest/lightest go-kit with greatest capability
  • Least expensive go-kit with greatest capability (please bring a component list with prices listed to compete)
  • Fun prize: greatest power draw from your batteries
  • Fun prize: heaviest go-kit you can carry at a run

– More info here.

PPRAA Winter Workshop
– December 29, 2022
– 1700-1930 hrs
– Library 21C CreateSpace
– Build a tape measure yagi
– materials provided for a fee
– limited seats, sign up info coming soon

PPRAA Fox Hunt
– Sunday, 15 Jan 2023
– Mobile Fox Hunt, Colorado Springs
– 3 foxes will be hidden
– 09:00 net will begin with hunt starting shortly after (147.345 CMRG repeater)
– 13:00 we’ll close up the net and all meet at one of the fox locations to award the prizes – Location will be given over the net
– Please check into the net to register before you start hunting so we can keep track of your time
– Call into the net when you have found a fox. Tell net control you have found fox A, B, or C.

– Prizes:
— Grand prize: fastest to find all 3 foxes
— Second place winner
— “workshop winner” the fastest to find foxes with the tape measure yagi you built in the last PPRAA workshop
— Newest licensed to find the most / fastest
— Youngest to find the most / fastest

– Frequencies:
— Net: GMRG repeater 147.345, + offset, CTCSS 107.2
— Fox A: 147.420
— Fox B: 147.480
— Fox C: 147.540

Fox Hunt Area: click on map for zoom-able version
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Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure
– July 14-19, 2022
– On the Air from Curacao
– Sponsored by PPRAA
– More info here.

Rocky Mountain Ham University
– Course: Applications of Software Defined Radio – 14 May 2022 0830
– More info here

On-Air Events

Republic of Texas SES
– Feb 23-Apr 21, 0000Z-2359Z
– WA5DTK
– Montgomery, TX. TX History Operators Club. 7.030 7.230 14.040 `4.260. QSL.
– Info Barry Brewer, 10519 Bilsing Ct, Montgomery, TX 77356.

The Titanic Memorial
– Apr 10-Apr 15, 0000Z-2359Z
– EG1912T
– Vigo, SPAIN. Union Radiafeccionados de Vigo-Val Miñor. 14025 10105 7025 5355. QSL. Carlos Reboreda, Avenida das Caldas 53, 5-E, Ourense 32001, SPAIN.
– Info here.

Atlas Missle Silo, Oplin, TX
– Apr 11-Apr 12, 1500Z-0100Z
– KC5OLO
– Abilene, TX. Key City Amateur Radio Club. 28.400 21.300 14.250. QSL. KCARC Key City Amateur Radio Club, PO. 2722, Abilene, TX 79604.
– Info here.

Shark’s Tooth Festival
– Apr 11-Apr 12, 1400Z-2200Z
– W4AC
– Nokomis, FL. Tamiami Amateur Radio Club. 14.260 14.034 28.460 28.034. QSL. Tamiami ARC, PO Box 976, Nokomis, FL 34274.
– Info here.

USS Midway (CV-41) Museum Ship Special Event: Operation “FREQUENT WIND” 4-29-1975
– Apr 11, 1700Z-2359Z
– NI6IW
– San Diego, CA. USS MIDWAY CV-41 COMEDTRA NI6IW. 7.250 14.320 14.070 (PSK31) DSTAR via PAPA System RPTRS. QSL. SASE (see www.qrz.com/db/ni6iw) to USS Midway (CV-41) COMEDTRA NI6IW, 910 N Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101.
– Operation FREQUENT WIND was initiated to assist in evacuation of US Personnel and South Vietnamese from Saigon during the violent takeover of the US Embassy.

USS Wisconsin will be on the air celebrating her 82nd Birthday
– Apr 11, 1500Z-2130Z
– N4WIS
– Norfolk, VA. USS Wisconsin Radio Club. 14.264 7.064 21.064 28.364. QSL. Nauticus c/o Battleship Wisconsin Radio Club (N4WIS), One Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA 23510.
– Info here.

Sun & Fun Aerospace Exposition
– Apr 14-Apr 19, 0817Z-0817Z
– W4S
– Lakeland, FL. Lakeland Amateur Radio Club. 14.40 7.40 18.93 28.40. QSL. Lakeland Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 90853, Lakeland, FL 33804.
– Info here.

Franklin County VA Moonshine Heritage Month
– Apr 15-Apr 30, 0000Z-2359Z
– W4M
– Boones Mill, VA. AA4SS. 7 14. QSL.
– Info Timothy Boyd, 150 Forest Hill Ln, Rocky Mount, VA 24151.

Louisiana Purchase Special Event
– Apr 16-Apr 21, 0600Z-0600Z
– N5L
– Gonzales, LA. Ascension Amateur Radio. 14.300. Certificate. K5ARC, PO Box 1617, Gonzales, LA 70707.
– Info here.

Wilbur Wright 159th Birthday Event
– Apr 16, 0900Z-1600Z
– W9W
– New Castle, IN. Henry County (Indiana) Amateur Radio Club. 14.340. QSL. Dave Peters, 3517 Hampton Ct, New Castle, IN 47362. Henry County Amateur Radio Club – W9OB will be operating a special event station using the call W9W to celebrate the 159th birthday of Wilbur Wright. We will be operating from the Wilbur Wright Birthplace Museum in Henry County Indiana. We will also be doing a POTA activation from US-4232, Wilbur Wright State Fish & Wildlife Area. Please send an SASE if you would like a commemorative QSL card. QSL requests should be sent to W3DKP. The address is good in QRZ.
– Info here.

Florida State Parks on the Air Contest
– Apr 17-Apr 20, 1200Z-2359Z
– W4AC
– Nokomis, FL. Tamiami Amateur Radio Club. 14.337. Certificate. Tamiami ARC, PO Box 976, Nokomis, FL 34274.
– Info here.

Connecticut POTA Support Your Parks
– Apr 18-Apr 19, 0000Z-2359Z
– WB1CT
– Meriden, CT. CT POTA Activators Group. 14.074. Certificate. Conrad Trautmann, 971 Daniels Farm Road, Trumbull, CT 06611. See our QRZ page for details.
– Info here.

K5LRK
– Apr 18-Apr 19, 0000Z-2359Z
– K5LRK
– The Colony, TX. Lake Area Amateur Radio Klub. 14.040 MHz, 14.175 MHz 7.040 MHz, 7.175 MHz 21.040 MHz, 21.275 MHz 146.580 MHz. Certificate. Ken Rainey, 529 Kenilworth Ave., Little Elm, TX 75068.
– Info here.

MERT-22
– Apr 18, 1200Z-1600Z
– KG4NXO
– Ocala, FL. Marion County Florida Emergency Radio Team (MERT). 443.875 reflector 30C KG4NXO 3.950 SSB, + or – 20 7.235 SSB, + or – 20 14.275 SSB, + or – 20. Certificate. KG4NXO, 7199 SW 95th Court, Ocala, FL 34481.
– Info here.

Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill
– Apr 23-Apr 27, 0500Z-0500Z
– K4H
– Camden, SC. Kershaw County Amateur Radio Club – KC4RC. 14.325 MHz 7.225 MHz 21.325 MHz 3.825 MHz. Certificate. No QSL cards, eCertificates only, request from info@kc4rc.com, Camden.
– Info here.

Handiham Program 59th Anniversary QSO Party
– Apr 24-Apr 26, 1900Z-1900Z
– W0ZSW
– Minneapolis, MN. Handiham Radio Club. 28.350 21.350 14.250 7.200. QSL. Handiham Program, 3915 Golden Valley Road, Mail Route 78446, Minneapolis, MN 55422.
– Info here.

Int’l Marconi Day Official Station
– Apr 25, 1300Z-2100Z
– K3S
– Baltimore, MD. NSSARC. 7000. QSL.
– Info Ulis Fleming, 980 Patuxent Road, Odenton, MD 21113.

Marconi DAY
– Apr 25, 1300Z-2000Z
– W2GSB
– Babylon, NY. GREAT SOUTH BAY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB. 14.245 28.500 21.325 7.275. Certificate. GSBARC MARCONI DAY , 200 East Sunrise Hwy, Lindenhurst, NY 11757.
– Info here.

Radio Society of Tucson Titan Missile Special Event
– Apr 25, 1700Z-2200Z
– W7T
– Tucson, AZ. Radio Society of Tucson. 14.337 21.337 28.337. Certificate & QSL. Radio Society of Tucson, Inc., Attention: QSL card request manager, PO Box 13603, Tucson, AZ 85732-3603. More information about this event can be found at https://www.qrz.com/db/K7RST.
– A link to the live log during the operation is here: here.

POTA in the Bahamas
– Apr 26-May 9, 0000Z-2300Z
– kc1yl
– Seminole, FL. W4PRK. 7.268 14.320 3.905 28.500. QSL.
– Info LISA neuscheler, 11282 OAKRIDGE TRAIL, 11282 OAKRIDGE TRAIL, Seminole, FL 33772.

2026 BEACON Exercise
– Apr 30-May 1, 1600Z-0000Z
– KA6OES
– Eureka, CA. Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services. 7.1920 3.9920 14.2205. Certificate. Greg Waters, 826 4th street, ATT: OES, Eureka, CA 95501.
– Info here.

N1D – Number 1 Dawgs
– May 2, 0200Z-1200Z
– WB4QHB
– Nicholson, GA. Athens Radio Club. 7.218 14..350. QSL. Athens Radio Club, P.O. Box 251, Hull, GA 30646.
– Info here.

PAARC in the Park 2026 “The POTA Challenge: Beyond the Park”
– May 3, 1300Z-1900Z
– K3ZMC
– Collegeville, PA. Pottstown Area Amateur Radio Club . 7266. QSL. Walter J Skavinsky-KB3SBC, 1574 Layfield Road, Pennsburg, PA 18073-1702.
– Info here.

The INDYCAR Grand Prix – Race One
– May 3-May 9, 0000Z-2359Z
– W9IMS
– Indianapolis, IN. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway ARC. 3.840 7.245 14.245 18.140. Certificate & QSL. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Amateur Radio Club, P.O. BOX 30954, Indianapolis, IN 46230.
– See the website for ALL information! here.

2024 Megafest Raffle Winners

– A big thanks to all attendees and vendors who turned out to support us this year and welcome us back to Monument. Thanks to CMRG and RT Systems for their prize donations.
Congratulations to this years raffle winners:

  • Grand Prize: HF Go Kit (Icom IC-705/Backback/Chameleon Antenna) (with RT Systems programming kit) – Joshua Moore, WG6C
  • Second Prize: Icom IC-52A VHF/UHF Dual Band D-Star Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) (Donated by CMRG) – Hans Post, KF0LAX
  • Third Prize: Icom ID-5100A Dual Band Mobile (with RT Systems programming kit) – Jay Burnham, KB0MPF
  • Fourth Prize: LDG AT-1000ProII Antenna Tuner – Dean Buckhouse, KB0VVA
  • Fifth Prize: Yaesu FTM-300R Mobile Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Rob Roller, N7LV
  • Sixth Prize: Icom ID-50A Handheld Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Chuck Lucas, WG5X
  • Seventh Prize: Anytone AT-D878UVII-Plus DMR Handheld (with RT Systems programming kit) – Jim Gibson, KS4F
  • Eighth Prize: Powerwerx Pwrbox-10 Mini Portable Power Box – Michael Scott, KF0LWE
  • Ninth Prize: Yaeu FT-70DR Dual Band Handheld Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Kathy Wildmand, AE0UX
  • Tenth Prize: Samlex SEC-1235M Power Supply w/meter – Jonathan Cotten, AG5HV
  • Eleventh Prize: Zum Radio Mini 1.3 Mini UHF Hotspot – Phebe Swope, K1PCS
  • Twelfth Prize: Powerwerx Powerpole Case 150 Piece assorted – Jeremy Broin, KF0PVI

(7/27/24)

Winter Workshop 2022
– On Thursday, Dec. 29, PPRAA conducted a hands-on workshop to build tape measure yagi antennas.
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PPRAA 2022 Field Day
Summary Report

Double Fox Hunt
– On Saturday, Oct. 2, several PPRAA fox hunters used their radio direction-finding skills to track down two fox transmitters nestled in the foothills of northwest Colorado Springs. Kyle, KD0TRD, was the fox, and picked two locations with great views of the city. The weather was warm and sunny, and made this a great fall outdoor activity. Thanks to all participants for making this a fun event!
fox-hunters
– Congratulations to Derek, K0ATV (right), for being the first fox hunter to locate both transmitters. He picked an SDRPlay receiver as his first-place prize, and here he receives the PPRAA fox hunt trophy from the previous champion fox hunter, Derek, N0DCW (left).
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PPRAA World Amateur Radio Day Fox Hunt”
– In celebration of World Amateur Radio Day on April 18, the PPRAA hosted a fox hunt across the north side of Colorado Springs.
– The “fox,” Jason (K0WTF), was soon found transmitting from Fox Run Park. The first team to find him was Derek (N0DCW) and his friend Jerry (soon-to-be-licensed), who found the fox in 19 minutes.
– Many finishers showed off hand-built Yagi antennas, a variety of attenuators, and triangulation techniques. Participants from Colorado Connections and Rocky Mountain Ham provided a display of their radio direction finding van, complete with a doppler tracking station.
– Thanks to Jason (K0WTF) for his work as the fox and net control, and Cheyenne Mountain Repeater Group for the use of their 147.345 repeater for the socializing net.

DRT Says “Thank You!” to PPRAA
– The DRT thank you letter to PPRAA can be read here.
(11/21/05)