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
Central States VHF Society 2024 Conference
– July 25-28, 2024
– The registration link is: 56th Annual CSVHFS Society Conference-Annual Conference
– Room Reservation link is: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/G9668829
— Note that we have a special conference room rate when you use the link.
– Convention web site at: https://2024.csvhfs.org/
PPRAA Megafest
– Saturday, 27 July 2024 0800 to 1300
– See Megafest tab above
Colorado 14er Event
– 2-5 August 2024
– Amateur Radio operators from around Colorado will be climbing Colorado 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.
– More info here.
W0TLM VE Test Session
– Saturday 3 August 2024 1030
– Monument Library, 1706 Lake Woodmoor Dr. Monument, CO 80132
– All license exams will be offered.
– Preregistration is required
– More info and pre-register here.
General Membership meeting (14 August) 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.
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!
Denver Radio Club Ham Fest
– Sunday August 25, 2024 (0900-1300)
– Adams County Fairgrounds
– Brighton, Colorado
– 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
Homage to Josephine BAKER the voice of the Paris Olympics Games 2024!
– May 4-Jul 21, 0000Z-0000Z
– TM24JB
– Fort Blackmore, FRANCE. F1SXC. 7.124 14.154 18.124 28.424. QSL. David, F1SXC/Radio-club de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, F6KRK, 1 bis avenue des Frênes, MONTIGNY le BTX 78180, FRANCE. Homage to Josephine BAKER the artist, militant, and member of the French resistance.
– Info here.
Celebrating St Croix Island Landing 1604
– Jul 14-Jul 22, 1300Z-2100Z
– W1S
– Calais, ME. St Croix Valley Amateur Radio Club. 7.200 14.270 21.300 28.600. QSL. Roger Holst – W1S, 70 Cooper Road, Baileyville, ME 04694. QSL’s will be available via LOTW
– Info here.
W3A Commemoration of Live TV From the Moon that Allowed the World to See Mankind’s First Steps on the Lunar Surface
– Jul 19-Jul 21, 1300Z-2200Z
– W3A
– Hunt Valley, MD. Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM) . 14.269 14.069 7.269 7.069. Certificate & QSL. ARCNEM, 338 Clubhouse Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031. Amateur Radio Club of the National Electronics Museum (ARCNEM) will operate W3A commemorating live TV from the moon that allowed the world to see mankind’s first steps on the lunar surface. One of the remaining Westinghouse cameras is on display at the National Electronics Museum. Operation on 80M (3.869, 3.569) and digital modes possible during event. Frequencies +/- according to QRM. QSL and Certificate available via SASE;
– Info here.
Nuclear Ship Savannah Launch Anniversary
– Jul 20, 1300Z-2100Z
– K3S
– Baltimore, MD. Nuclear Ship Savannah ARC. 7.1 14.1 21.1 28.1. QSL. K3LU, 980 PATUXENT ROAD, Odenton, MD 21113. Single transmitter SSB and CW aboard N/S Savannah. Please check spotting networks for frequencies.
– Info here.
RAGBRAI 51
– Jul 20-Jul 27, 0000Z-2359Z
– W0R
– Durham, NC. AF4ZE. 14.074 21.074. QSL. John Swartz AF4ZE, 6203 Chesden Drive, Durham, NC 27713. W0R Whiskey Zero RAGBRAI. Biking across Iowa for RAGBRAI 51. Will operate bike-mobile, QRP as time permits, likely in the evenings July 20-27, 2024. FT8, CW, SSB. QSL af4ze@arrl.net, LoTW, and QRZ.com.
– Info here.
Railroad Rendezvous
– Jul 20, 1300Z-2100Z
– W4DOC
– Kennesaw, GA. Atlanta Radio Club. 7.250 14.200. QSL. Atlanta Radio Club – Railroad, 227 Sandy Springs Place Suite D-306, Atlanta, GA 30328. Railroad Rendezvous offers the rare opportunity to step aboard the General locomotive, made famous during the Civil War’s Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, and tour the cab of the historic steam locomotive, fee applicable. A variety of activities celebrating the railroad and other industrial enterprises will be taking place throughout the day. Send SASE for QSL card.
– Info here.
EAA AirVenture 2024, World’s Largest Airshow
– Jul 22-Jul 28, 1300Z-2030Z
– W9ZL
– Appleton, WI. Fox Cities Amateur Radio Club. 14.270 7.250 50.150. Certificate. W9ZL Special Event Station, PO Box 2346, Appleton, WI 54912.
– Info here.
Orleans County NY 4H Fair
– Jul 22-Jul 27, 0000Z-2359Z
– W4H
– Albion, NY. Orleans County Amateur Radio Club. 7.180 14.074. QSL. Orleans Couty Amateur Radio Club, 14064 W County House Road, Albion, NY 14411.
– Info here.
Tallahassee, Florida Bicentennial
– Jul 22-Jul 29, 1400Z-0200Z
– K4TLH
– Tallahassee, FL. Tallahassee Amateur Radio Society. 14.260 7.260 28.380. Certificate. Ava, by email only , wa6poz@arrl.net. In March 1824, Tallahassee was established to become the Florida Territorial Capital later the state capital. Contact can be on any legal bands including the WAC bands. Modes can be SSB, CW, FT8, FM or RTTY. Repeater contacts are not valid. Request for certificates accepted by only email, sent to WA6POZ.NET. Emails must contain log information, i.e., date time (UTC) frequency and signal report
– Info here.
Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024
– Jul 26-Aug 9, 0000Z-2359Z
– TM2024JOP
– Lillers, FRANCE. Union des RadioClubs. 7.000 14.000. Certificate & QSL. Union des RadioClubs, 3 rue Saint Lugle, Lillers 62190, FRANCE. All bands will be activated.
– Info here.
50th Anniversary of Discovery House
– Jul 27, 1200Z-2200Z
– NJ2KC
– Hammonton, NJ. New Jersey Knights of Columbus Amateur Radio Club . 14.250 28.450; other HF frequencies possible. Certificate & QSL. Thomas M. Perrotti, N2JIE, 785 Vineland Avenue, Bridgeton, NJ 08302. (Discovery House https://dmi-nj.org).
– Info here.
50th Annual Bix 7 Road Race
– Jul 27, 1500Z-2000Z
– W0BXR
– Davenport, IA. Davenport Radio Amateur Club. 14.326. QSL. Davenport Radio Amateur Club, W0BXR, P.O. Box 1523, Davenport, IA 52809.
– Info here.
World Ranger Day
– Jul 27-Jul 31, 0000Z-2359Z
– W4R
– Dallas, GA. Silver Comet Amateur Society. 14.074 (FT8) 14.240 (SSB) 7.074 (FT8) 7.240 (SSB). Certificate & QSL. David Walk – K4BBH, 46 Ashwood Court, Rockmart, GA 30153.
– Info here.
Battle of Brown’s Mill
– Jul 27-Jul 30, 1500Z-2100Z
– K4NRC
– Newnan, GA. BGMRC. 14.074 14.080 21.074 7.074. QSL. Carlton Bellamy, 175 Westminster Village Blvd, Sharpsburg, GA 30277.
– Info here.
World Ranger Day
– Jul 27-Jul 31, 0000Z-2359Z
– W4R
– Dallas, GA. Silver Comet Amateur Society. 14.074 (FT8) 14.240 (SSB) 7.074 (FT8) 7.240 (SSB). Certificate & QSL. David Walk – K4BBH, 46 Ashwood Court, Rockmart, GA 30153.
– Info here.
Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club 50th Anniversary
– Jul 28, 1700Z-2200Z
– W8DGN
– Bellbrook, OH. Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club. 14.2740 21.3740. QSL. Bellbrook Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 73, Bellbrook, OH 45305.
– Info here.
Buffalo Soldiers – Commemorating the official formation date of July 28, 1866.
– Jul 28-Jul 29, 1400Z-0100Z
– WW5HF
– Marion, TX. The HiFivers Amateur Radio Club. 14.295 USB 14.074 USB 28.500 USB 28.074. QSL. WW5HF – HIFIVERS AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, 15480 BEXAR BOWLING RD, Marion, TX 78124. Self Addressed Stamped Envelope Required.
– Info here.
2024 National Order of the Arrow Conference (NOAC)
– Jul 29-Aug 2, 1900Z-2300Z
– K2BSA/0
– Boulder, CO. Boy Scouts of America. 7.200 14.290 18.140. QSL. Frederick Donkin, 6092 Contadora Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84128. The station will be operating from the campus of CU Boulder primarily from 19:00 to 23:00 UTC daily. QSL via LoTW.
– Info here.
127 Yard Sale/Newhope Community Church Mission to Uganda
– Jul 31-Aug 3, 1300Z-1200Z
– W8W
– Bryan, OH. Williams County Ohio Amateur Radio Association. 146.820Mhz pl 107.2 3.900MHz LSB 7.230MHz LSB 14.250MHz USB. QSL. Williams County Amateur Radio Association, 3440 County Road 9, Bryan, OH 43506.
– Info here.
KDKA Shortwave Broadcasting Centennial
– Aug 1-Aug 4, 1200Z-1800Z
– KD3KA
– Wexford, PA. Allegheny Valley Radio Association. 7.040 7.240 14.040 14.240. QSL. Allegheny Valley Radio Association, P.O. Box 550, Wexford, PA 15090. Commemorating the start of Westinghouse shortwave operations at the Hill Station, Forest Hills, PA in August 1924, under the call sign 8XK. 8AM to 2PM EDT each day. See qrz.com/db/KD3KA for details.
– Info here.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival
– Aug 1-Aug 5, 0400Z-0400Z
– W8AL
– Canton, OH. Canton Amateur Radio Club. 7.200 14.285 21.320. Certificate. Canton ARC, PO BOX 8673, Canton, OH 44711-8673. On air times, bands, and modes subject to operator’s availability. Watch for spots & digital modes.
– Info here.
W8LKY Carnation Festival Special Event
– Aug 1-Aug 11, 0000Z-2359Z
– W8LKY
– lliance, OH. Alliance Amateur Radio Club. 7.050 7.220 14.050 14.250. Certificate. Alliance Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 3344, Alliance, OH 44601. We will be activating W8LKY to commemorate Alliance OH at the birthplace of our state flower; the Scarlet Carnation. We will activate on as many bands & modes as we can. More information will be on our QRZ page, and at w8lky.org. w8lky.radio@gmail.com
– Info here.
Indiana State Fair
– Aug 2-Aug 18, 2200Z-2359Z
– W9ISF
– Indianapolis, IN. Indiana State Fair ARC. 14.240 18.15 7.240 28.400. QSL. Ken Bandy, 7405 E. County Road 900 N, Brownsburg, IN 46112.
– Info here.
Popcorn Festival, Van Buren, IN
– Aug 3, 1400Z-1900Z
– W9EBN
– Van Buren, IN. Grant County Amateur Radio Club. 7.250 14.250 DStar Ref #24 DMR TG 3100 / DMR TG 31656. Certificate & QSL. L B Nickerson – K9NQW, P O Box 1786, Marion, IN 46952.
– Info here.
Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention
– Aug 4-Aug 8, 0000Z-2359Z
– K0C
– Bridgeton, NJ. New Jersey Knights of Columbus Amateur Radio Club . 7.185 14.250 18.140 21.350. Certificate & QSL. Thomas M. Perrotti, N2JIE, 785 Vineland Ave, Bridgeton, NJ 08302-4822. KØC will be in operation from various locations throughout the state of New Jersey, the United States of America, Europe and in Quebec, Canada, the site of the Knights of Columbus 142nd Supreme Convention.
– Info here.
2023 Megafest
– A big thanks to all attendees and vendors who turned out to support us this year and make it a great event at a new location. Thanks to PARC for co-sponsoring the event.
Congratulations to this years raffle winners:
- Grand Prize: Yaesu FT-710 HF Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Randy Diddel, K5RHD
- Second Prize: Icom IC-52A VHF/UHF Dual Band D-Star Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) (Donated by CMRG) – Eric Jones, K9EAJ
- Third Prize: Xiegu G90 HF Transceiver – Jay Burnham, KB0MPF
- Fourth Prize: Anytone AT-D578UV-PRO Dual Band Mobile Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – , Harry Tuttle, KE0YIC
- Fifth Prize: Yaesu FT-5DR Handheld Transceiver (with RT Systems programming kit) – Craig Carnahan, N7LB
- Sixth Prize: Anytone AT-D878UVII-Plus DMR Handheld (with RT Systems programming kit) – Jonathan Cotten, AG5HV
- Seventh Prize: Samlex SEC-1235M Power Supply – Malachi Foster, KD0LEG
- Eighth Prize: LDG AT-PRO-II Automatic Antenna Tuner – Dennis Major, N0ABC
- Ninth Prize: SDRPlay RSP1A SDR Receiver – Daniel Thomson, KB7DRT
- Tenth Prize: ZUM Radio Mini UHF Hotspot – Alexander C Hardy, KB9WYX
- Eleventh Prize: MFJ-849 Digital Wattmeter – William Miller, KC0FHN
- Twelfth Prize: Delta 4B Coax Switch- Michael F Nagel, Sr, W5KME
(7/22/23)
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.
Postponed to 2025: 2020 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention – Hamcon Colorado 2020
– 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.
– The DRT thank you letter to PPRAA can be read here.
(11/21/05)