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The WWV Frequency Celebration
– 2-4 March 2023
– 2 March (1700-1900) – Museum of Discovery Evening Lecture
— Seating is limited. Register here.
– 3 March (0900-1100 and 1500-1700) – Tours of the NIST Boulder Lab as well as WWV and WWVB
— Registration Required. Register here.
– 4 March (1000 – 1500) – Tune In: the WWV Frequency Celebration
– More info here.

The Swapfest
– Sunday February 19, 2023 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– More info here.

Winter Field Day 2023
– January 28-29, 2023
– Setup Friday afternoon
– Operating: Saturday noon to Sunday noon
– PPRAA location: Northrop Grumman Parking Lot, 3535 Northrop Grumman Pt.
– 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

Winter 2023 Hamfest
– Saturday January 21, 2023 (0800-1300)
– Thomas M. McKee 4H Building at The Ranch
– Loveland, Colorado
– More info here.

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

BARCfest
– Sunday, 2 October 2022
– Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont, CO
– More info here.

Alamogordo Hamfest
– Saturday September 3, 2022
– Otero County Fairgrounds, Alamogordo, NM
– Free admission
– More info here.

Denver Radio Club Ham Fest
– Sunday August 28, 2022 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– More info here.

Dave Kalter Memorial Youth DX Adventure
– July 14-19, 2022
– On the Air from Curacao
– Sponsored by PPRAA
– More info here.

PPRAA MegaFest
– Saturday, 16 July 2022 0800-1300
– See MegaFest tab above

Field Day
– Saturday, 25 June 2022 1200 to Sunday, 26 June 2022 1200
– See Field Day tab above

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.

Museum Ships Weekend Event
– Friday June 3, 1800hrs to Sunday June 5, 2022, 1800hrs
– On Air
– More info here.

Dayton Hamvention
– 20-22 May 2022
– Greene County Fairgrounds, Xenia, OH
– 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

ARRL 2021 Field Day
– June 26-27, 2021
– V7ARC event: Natural Park, 3805 S Midsummer Ln, Colorado Springs 80917
– 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

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

Field Day
– Saturday/Sunday June 27-28, 2020
– Work from home as Class D or E stations. Very limited operations from Club Station in Ellicott, CO
– More info under Field Day tab above

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

JOTA-JOTI – Jamboree-on-the-Air/Internet
– 18-20 October 2019
– 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

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.

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.

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)

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2018 Megafest
Congratulations to last years raffle winners:

• Grand Prize: Icom IC-7300 HF/50MHz Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Rob Roller, N7LV (7461)
• Second Prize: Icom ID-4100A VHF/UHF Dual Band D-STAR Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Sam Witte, KE0QMJ (500)
• Third Prize: Alinco DJ-500T Dual Band Handheld (with RT Systems programming kit) – David Kline, K0IID (5765)
• Fourth Prize: MFJ-226 Graphical Antenna Analyzer – Ryan Eastlake, KE0MIH (5262)
• Fifth Prize: Yaesu FT70DR C4FM FDMA FM Dual Band 5W HT (with RT Systems programming kit) – Brian Wilborn, N0QQQ (764)
• Sixth Prize: Yaesu FT60R 144/430 MHz 5W FM HT (with RT Systems programming kit) – Mike Anderson, WV7T (297)
• Seventh Prize: MFJ-993BRT Remote Antenna Tuner 1.8-30MHz 300W – Brian Wilborn, N0QQQ (5536)
• Eighth Prize: Hy-gain AV-6160 HF Vertical 160-6m 1500W 43ft Antenna – Christopher Schroeder, WX0CAS (3717)
• Ninth Prize: DX Enginering $100 Card – Don Decker, KA0GWS (5964)
• Tenth Prize: 2018 ARRL Handbook – Skip Juhasz, WB2UFV (2530)

(07/07/18)