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Monthly Ham Breakfast (4 April) cancelled during ordered 30 day restaurant closures (17 March – 17 April)

LARCFest (4 April) has been postponed

PPRAA General Membership meeting (8 April) has been cancelled

The VE Session on 11 April has been cancelled

Visalia DX Convention (24-26 April) has been cancelled

Dayton Hamvention has been cancelled

PPRAA Megafest has been cancelled

Major Events

LARC Fest
– Postponed! ~~Saturday, April 4, 2020 (0800-1400)~~
– Boulder County Fairgrounds
– Longmont, Colorado
– More info here.

World Amateur Radio Day
– Saturday, April 18, 2020
– 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.

Museum Ships Weekend Event
– Saturday June 6, and Sunday June 7, 2020
– On Air
– More info here.

Field Day
– Saturday/Sunday June 27-28, 2020
– Club Station, Ellicott, CO
– More info under Field Day tab above

PPRAA Megafest
– Cancelled, may consider a later date ~~Saturday July 11, 2020~~
– Lewis-Palmer High School, Monument, CO
– More info under Megafest tab above

2020 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention Hamcon Colorado 2020
– Friday, 7 August 2020: DX University
– Saturday August 8 thru Sunday August 9, 2020
– Location: Parker, CO
– Registration now open
– More info here.

The Swapfest
– Sunday February 16, 2020 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– More info here.

Winter 2020 Hamfest
– Saturday January 18, 2020 (0800-1300)
– Larimer County Fairgrounds
– Loveland, Colorado
– More info here.

PPRAA Holiday Party
– Wednesday December 11 (normal monthly meeting night)
– 1900-2130
– Traditional Turkey Dinner
– Black Forest Community Center
– 12530 Black Forest Road
– Optional: Bring a Christmas theme dessert to share.
– Optional: BYOB
– $8 per member, family member, guest

RSVP by 1 December to or pay in advance on-line:
Dinner $8.00

TechFest – 2019
– Saturday November 2, 2019
– More info here.

JOTA-JOTI – Jamboree-on-the-Air/Internet
– 18-20 October 2019
– More info here.

WWV Centennial Special Event Station
– 28 September – 2 October 2019
– On Air and Fort Collins, CO
– Operators needed
– More info here.

BARCfest
– Sunday, 6 October 2019
– Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO
– More info here.

Colorado QSO Party
– Saturday August 31, 2019

Happy 150! The Hiram Percy Maxim Birthday Celebration!
– Begins 0000 UTC August 31 and runs until 2359 UTC September 8, 2019
– More info here.

PPRAA Annual Picnic
– Saturday, 24 August 2019
– 1000-1500 MDT
– Food served around 1230
– Pot Luck (Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert)
– Club provides burgers, brats, drinks
– Location: Pavilion 2 Black Forest Regional Park

Denver Radio Club Hamfest
– 18 August 2019
– Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden, CO
– More info here.

2019 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
– Friday August 8 thru Sunday August 10, 2019
– Weber State University Union Building
– West Campus Drive, Ogden, UT 84201
– More info here.

Date and Location Change!

Due to weather the Club Meeting for 10 April 2019 will be held on 17 April at: (not the normal iHop location)
Golden Corral 1970 Waynoka Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80915
(Powers Blvd and Palmer Park Blvd)
This is currently a one-time location change.

CMRG Annual Meeting
– 27 October 2018, meet and great 0930; meeting 1000-1130
– El Paso County Emergency Communications Center
– Colorado Springs, CO
– More info here.

Central States VHF Society Conference
– Thursday – Sunday July 26-29, 2018
– Wichita, Kansas
– More info here.

PPRAA Annual Picnic
– Saturday, 25 August 2017
– 1000-1500 MDT
– Food served around 1230
– Pot Luck (Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert)
– Club provides burgers, brats, drinks
– Club Station, Ellicott, CO (Ellicott Fire Station)
– See Field Day page for map and direction

Two-Day License Class
– Saturday February 24 & March 3, 2015
– Black Forest Fire Station
– More info here.

Alamogordo Hamfest
– Saturday September 3, 2016
– Otero County Fairgrounds, Alamogordo, NM
– More info here.

PPRAA Annual Picnic
– Sunday, 20 August 2017
– 1000-1500 MDT
– Food served around 1230
– Pot Luck (Bring a salad, side dish, or dessert)
– Club provides brisket, burgers, brats, drinks
– Pavilion #3, Fountain Creek Regional Park
– 2010 Duckwood Raod, Fountain, CO 80817

Montrose ARC Tailgate
– Saturday June 3, 2017 0900
– Confluence Park, Delta, CO
– More info here.

General License Class
– Wednesday evenings, 6 May through 10 June (6:30 PM to 9 PM) 2015
– Fountain Library, 230 S. Main St, Fountain, CO 80817
– Class is limited to 20 students.
– Required to buy the recommended book and attend each class.
– Past classes have a 98% pass rate on the license test.
– Exam will be given on 30 June and cost $15.
– Call Frank Rogers (719) 495-2198 for additional details.

ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
– Saturday May 27 thru Sunday May 28, 2017
– Buffalo Bill Village Resort, Cody, Wyoming
– Info here.

ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
– Friday July 31 thru Sunday August 2, 2015
– Ruby’s Inn, Bryce Canyon City
– More info here.

Socorro Hamfest
– Saturday October 15, 2016
– Socorro, New Mexico
– More info here.

WØTLM Amateur Radio Tech Field Day Event
– Saturday June 24, 8am – 5pm, open to the public
– Hands-on ham radio demos, educational forums, emergency communications info, Q&A with radio experts, and more
– Food service on-site 11 – 1.
– Black Forest Fire Station, 11445 Teachout Road
– Sponsored by WØTLM Radio Association
– More info here.

PPRAA 75 years Special Event Station
PPRAA Veterans’ Day Special Event Station
PPRAA Pearl Harbor Day Special Event Station
– QSL to:
PPRAA
PO Box 16521
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-6521
– No need to send a SASE, we will send cards to all confirmed contacts.

2019 Megafest
– A big thanks to all attendees and vendors who turned out to support us this year and make it a great event. Boy Scout Troop 8 sold coffee & donuts, burgers & brats, chips, and sodas. The weather was great and the rains held off until the event had ended. Everyone seemed to have a great time.
Congratulations to this years raffle winners:

Grand Prize: Complete Ham Radio HF Station (with RT Systems programming kit) – Levi Young, KE0TLO
Second Prize: Icom IC-2730A VHF/UHF Dual Band Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Gerald Nixon, N0AD
Third Prize: Yaesu FT65R VHF/UHF 2 Meter/70cm Dual Band FM Handheld (with RT Systems programming kit) – Jackie Donnell, W0JED
Fourth Prize: MFJ-929 200W Auto Tuner – Gerald Nixon, N0AD
Fifth Prize: MFJ-269C Analyzer – Jason Foster, KB5TPT
Sixth Prize: LaCrosse C83100 Weather Station – Benjamin Jolly, KE0NRZ
Seventh Prize: Heil Pro Set Media Pro Headset – Jim Escue, KB0UDV
Eighth Prize: 2019 ARRL Handbook – David Riese, WB0SDW
Ninth Prize: Yaesu VX6R Ultra-Rugged Handheld (Donated by CMRG) – James Burnett, WB0GMR
Tenth Prize: DX Engineering $100 Gift Certificate – Earl R Watkins, II, AE2RW

(7/27/19)

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

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Visalia DX Convention (24-26 April) has been cancelled

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