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
Duke City Hamfest and Convention
– Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, September, 20th, 21st and 22nd, 2024
– Albuquerque, New Mexico
– More info here.
Deep Space Exploration Society (DSES) Open House
– Saturday October 5, 2024
– 10am-5pm at the Plishner Radio Telescope Site, located at 9301 County Rd 20 (Delores Lane), 5 miles south of Haswell, CO.
– More info here.
BARCfest
– Sunday, 6 October 2024
– 0900-1300
– Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO
– More info here.
General Membership meeting (9 October) will be both in-person and virtual
– Location: 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.
JOTA-JOTI – Jamboree-on-the-Air/Internet
– 18-20 October 2024
– More info here.
PPRAA Club Christmas Party
– Wednesday December 11, 2024 (1800 / 6PM)
– Edelweiss Restaurant 34 E Ramona Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80905
– This will be in lieu of our normal December Membership Meeting, All club business will be considered at the January 8, 2025 Club Membership Meeting.
– Additional details and RSVP information will be provided at the August 14, 2024 General Meeting, and then added to this site.
On Air Events
100th Anniversary of the Ontario Provincial Air Service
– Sep 1-Sep 30, 0000Z-2359Z
– CG3CBHC
– Sault Ste Marie, ON. Algoma Amateur Radio Club. 14.074 7.074. Certificate. Dave Rowlinson, 315 Old Garden River Rd., Sault Ste Marie, ON P6B 5A7, CANADA. Event will run the month of September, but the most activity will be September 21 and 22 during Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (bushplane.com) – Bushplane Days Commemorative Certificates will be sent to all contacts during the event.
– Info here.
Re-enactment of the First Trans-Global Two-Way Radio Communication
– Sep 5-Dec 26, 0000Z-2359Z
– ZM100DX
– Many locations, NEW ZEALAND. Radio Society of Great Britain and New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (Otago Branch). All bands and all modes depending on operator avilability. QSL. See website, for, information, NEW ZEALAND.
– Info here.
80 Year Anniversary of Market-Garden from Airstrip B-82 Grave
– Sep 13-Sep 21, 0000Z-2359Z
– PH80MG
– Keent, NETHERLANDS. PH80MG Market Garden. all bands, all modes, as available. QSL. See, website, for information, NETHERLANDS.
– Info here.
The Ohio State University Farm Science Review
– Sep 17-Sep 19, 1200Z-2000Z
– K8A
– London, OH. Madison County Amateur Radio Club. 7.275 14.320 28.320. QSL. MCARC, 4665 Lilly Chapel Opossum Rd, London, OH 43140. This station will operate during the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio. This year is the 62nd Farm Science Review hosted by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences. It has displays and activities on agriculture, conservation, and natural resources with over 600 exhibits. We have invited clubs in neighboring counties to participate in this event. QSL cards will be printed after the event and mailed to anyone making contact and sending a SASE. Please check spotting networks for exact frequencies. Additional information may be found on the website
– Info here.
Duke City Hamfest
– Sep 18-Sep 23, 0001Z-2359Z
– N5D
– lbuquerque, NM. Duke City Hamfest Inc. 145.330- 100 Hz pl 444.000+ 100 Hz pl. Certificate. Jeff Burmeister W5OMU, 7344 Tree Line Avenue NW, Albuquerque, NM 87114. Linked repeaters call-in Location: Duke City Hamfest University of New Mexico Continuing Education Center 1634 University Blvd. Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102
– Info here.
National POW MIA Recognition Day
– Sep 18-Sep 22, 0000Z-2359Z
– K4MIA
– Loxahatchee, FL. PBSEC. 7.195 14.265 18.150 28.400. QSL. Michael Bald, 6758 Hall Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL 33470. Observances of National POW MIA Recognition Day are held across this country on the third Friday in September each year. This year it will be on September 20. The day was established to honor our prisoners of war and those who are still missing in action. This will be the 16th year the special event station has been activated. Again, this year K4MIA/ will be operating from multiple military ships. There will be 15 sister stations K4MIA/1 through K4MIA/8 in operation. Days listed above are primary operational days. Modes used will be, SSB, CW, FM, digital modes, SSTV, Satellite and possible EME again. See QRZ (K4MIA) for a lot more information and a copy of this year’s QSL card. Because of the volume of requests, you MUST SEND SASE to get a returned QSL. Please take time to remember our POW’s, MIA’s, KIA’s as well as their families.
– Info here.
National POW/MIA Recognition Day
– Sep 20, 1800Z-2100Z
– N3TAL
– Lanham, MD. American Legion Post 275 A.R.T. 7.275 Mhz (+/-) LSB. QSL. American Legion Post 275 Amateur Radio Team, 8201 Martin Luther King Jr Hwy, Lanham, MD 20706. N3TAL275@gmail.com
– Info here.
Cumberland Amateur Radio Club 60th
– Sep 21, 0000Z-2359Z
– K3IEC
– Mechanicsburg, PA. Cumberland Amateur Radio Club. 7.250 14.300 21.300 28.400. QSL. Frank Mellott, 1010 Good Hope Rd, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050.
– Info here.
Liberty Ship Rememberance
– Sep 21-Sep 22, 1400Z-1400Z
– K8JWB
– Baltimore, MD. SS JOHN W BROWN Radio Club. 7.250 14.250 21.250. QSL. Scott Corsano, 108 Old Landing Ct, Fredericksburg, VA 22405. The SS JOHN W BROWN Radio Club (K8JWB) will be operating in remembrance of the day the ship was delivered to the World War II war effort (19 Sep 1942) and Liberty Fleet Day (27 Sep). More than 2,400 Liberty Ships were built over a 4-year span during World War II to supply the war effort in Europe. Questions: scott.corsano@gmail.com
– Info here.
Villa Rica Gold Rush Special Event
– Sep 21, 1230Z-1930Z
– W4G
– Villa Rica, GA. West Georgia Amateur Radio Society. 15, 20, 40, 80 meters; CW SSB digital. Certificate. Will be available, for download from, our website.
– Info here.
W7Y Come and Get Wyoming
– Sep 21-Sep 30, 0000Z-2359Z
– W7Y
– Cheyenne, WY. ShyWy Amatuer Radio Club. All Bands All Modes. Certificate & QSL. Shy-Wy ARC, P.O. Box 22483, Cheyenne, WY 82003. See website for more information. All logs will be uploaded to LOTW and QRZ at the conclusion of the event.
– Info here.
22nd Annual Padre Pio Festival
– Sep 22, 0000Z-2359Z
– NJ2KC
– Vineland, NJ. New Jersey Knights of Columbus Amateur Radio Club . 14.250 7.250 18.140 21.350. Certificate & QSL. Thomas M. Perrotti, N2JIE, 785 Vineland Ave, Bridgeton, NJ 08302-4822.
– Info here.
Triple Tree Fly-In
– Sep 26-Sep 28, 1200Z-2359Z
– W4F
– Spartanburg, SC. Spartanburg Amateur radio club. 7.210 14.200. QSL. SPARC, Fly-in, 400 Glenwood Dr, Spartanburg, SC 29303. station to operate during operation of the fly-in.
– Info 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)
2025 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention – Hamcon Colorado 2025
– More info here.
Winter Workshop 2022
– On Thursday, Dec. 29, PPRAA conducted a hands-on workshop to build tape measure yagi antennas.
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!
– 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).
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.
Colorado QSO Party
31 August 2024 – 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.
Denver Radio Club Ham Fest
– Sunday August 25, 2024 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– More info here.
PPRAA Picnic and Car Show
– Saturday, August 17, 2024.
– Fountain Creek 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!
PPRAA Proposed Updated Bylaws (Rev11): PPRAA Bylaws. Please review for upcoming membership vote. Current Bylaws are under the About PPRAA tab.
Field Day
– Saturday, 22 June 2024 1200 to Sunday, 23 June 2024 1200
– See Field Day tab above
Dayton Hamvention
– 17-19 May 2024
– Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia, OH
– More info here
Museum Ships Weekend Event
– Friday May 31, 1800hrs to Sunday June 2, 2024, 1800hrs
– On Air
– More info here.
PPRAA Proposed Updated Bylaws: PPRAA Bylaws. Please review for upcoming membership vote. Current Bylaws are under the About PPRAA tab.
Pueblo ARC, Pueblo West ARC, and PPRAA will activate USS Pueblo Memorial for Museum Ships Weekend
For information on Museum Ships Weekend event see here. There are now over 100 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 in the parking lot. The plan is to have at least three stations on the air and are looking for station operators / loggers. We will be operating from 1800MDT Friday 31 May until 1759MDT Sunday 2 June (0000Z 01 Jun 2024 – 2359Z 02 Jun 2024). 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 $107/night+tax (does not include breakfast). Must book by 21 May. Call 719-542-3200 ext 2 or use the link: Book your group rate for USS Pueblo Museum Ship Weekend Activation.
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
World Amateur Radio Day
– Thursday, April 18, 2024
– 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
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.
LARCFest 2024
– Saturday, April 6, 2024 (0800-1300)
– Boulder County Fairgrounds
– Longmont, Colorado
– More info here.
The Swapfest
– Sunday February 18, 2024 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– 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
Winter Field Day 2024
– January 27-28, 2024
– Setup Friday afternoon
– Operating: Saturday noon to Sunday noon
– PPRAA location: Cheyenne Mountain State Park
– See Winter Field Day Tab
– More info here.
Winter 2024 Hamfest
– Saturday January 20, 2024 (0800-1300)
– Thomas M. McKee 4H Building at The Ranch
– Loveland, Colorado
– More info here.
Cheyenne Mountain Repeater Group (CMRG) – Annual Meeting
– Saturday, 28 October 2023
– 1100, Zoom meeting
– Email or for meeting link and passcode.
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
CMRG Annual Meeting
– 29 October 2022, zoom meeting 1000-1200
– More info here.
Boy Scouts Jamboree on the Air!
– 15 October 2022
– Palmer Park, parking lot 1 and adjacent field
– 0900-1600 (9 am – 4 pm)
– PPRAA is providing an HF/VHF station
– Mentor scouts as they make contacts
– When scouts are not using our local station, reach out to other scouts at other locations
– Mentor other members of the public in getting on the air
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention
– 7-9 October 2022
– Archer Event Center, Cheyenne, WY
– More info here
Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure
– July 14-19, 2022
– On the Air from Curacao
– Sponsored by PPRAA
– More info here.
Family Science Day
– Saturday, 11 June 2022 1000-1500
– Western Museum of Mining and Industry (Near North Gate and Bass Pro)
– PPRAA table and display
– More info here.
Rocky Mountain Ham University
– Course: Applications of Software Defined Radio – 14 May 2022 0830
– More info here
Armed Forces Day (AFD) Crossband Test
– 14 May 2022
– Hosted by Army Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS)
– On the air
– More info here
PPRAA Fox Hunt
– Sunday, 15 May 2022 0900-1300
– Red Rock Canyon Open Space, Colorado Springs
– 3550 W High St, Colorado Springs CO 80904
– Two transmitters — Two levels of hiking difficulty — Prizes awarded for each:
– “The Scenic Stroll” and “The Rocky Ridges”
– Check in at the north parking lot any time between 9 am – 12 pm
– Prizes awarded at 1 pm
– Prizes include a new Yaesu HT, Arrow handheld yagi antennas, and more!
– Email for more details
– Download Flyer here.
PPRAA Work Party
– Sunday, 24 April 2022
– Work party to move building materials from KE0QCC’s home to Ellicott Club Station
New Mexico TechFest
– Saturday March 5, 2022 (0800-1600)
– Virtual Event – Online
– More info here
PPRAA World Amateur Radio Day Fox Hunt
– In celebration of World Amateur Radio Day, the PPRAA is hosting another fox
hunt! On April 18th, starting at 10:00am and running until approximately
1:00pm (though we might wrap up early!)
– There will be a social net on the Cheyenne Mountain Repeater Group repeater
(147.345+ 107.2hz) starting at about 9:45am.
– Lessons learned from the last fox hunt that W0XLD hosted: ATTENUATORS ARE
YOUR FRIEND! Also, switchable attenuators are preferred as they’re much
quicker to manage than the stackable inline style.
– If you don’t currently have a 2 meter yagi, you have plenty of time to
build one! Here are directions to a tape measure antenna that is reported
to work quite well! Tape Measure Antenna
– If you have any questions, please contact Jason Taylor K0WTF
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
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
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.
Central States VHF Society Conference
– Thursday – Sunday July 26-29, 2018
– Wichita, Kansas
– More info here.
Two-Day License Class
– Saturday February 24 & March 3, 2015
– Black Forest Fire Station
– More info here.
Montrose ARC Tailgate
– Saturday June 3, 2017 0900
– Confluence Park, Delta, CO
– More info here.
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.
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.
DRT Says “Thank You!” to PPRAA
– The DRT thank you letter to PPRAA can be read here.
(11/21/05)
