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Winter Field Day 2026
PPRAA Winter Field Day 2026
Who:
PPRAA will holding an on-site field day. PPRAA members, local amateur radio operators, friends, guests, and elected government officials are invited.
When:
| Setup: |
January 23th, not earlier than 0900 MST. Cumulative set-up time not to exceed 12 hours |
| Operations: |
January 24th, 0900 until January 25sup>th 14:59 30 Hours |
| Tear Down: |
January 25th, 15:00 till completed |
Where:
TBD
Cheyenne Mountain State Park 410 JL Ranch Heights Rd Colorado Springs, CO 80926
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, multiple days can be purchased at the same time. 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, Colorado Parks and Wildlife still offers an annual vehicle pass for $80.00.
If you would like to stay overnight – on top of the daily pass, you will need to book a campsite via the cpwshop.com website. Sites are limited so we encourage you to book your site as soon as possible. The two operating stations will be set up in RV’s in the Raptor Glen Loop, one station in site 009, the other station in site 010. Please keep in mind that Check In Time for camping sites is 1PM and Check Out Time is 12pm each day.
There is no parking at the sites, but there are 2 parking lots within walking distance. RV restrooms are not for public use, Campground Restrooms are available at the parking lots.
Talk In: 146.460 simplex. We will also monitor repeater 147.345+
Map:

Stations and current station captains:
Class: 2M (2 Stations – Mobile Category)
Antennas:
| 30 Ft Tower with a 3 element TriBander |
| 80/75 Meter |
| 40 M |
| 3 or 5 element 6 meter Beam |
| G5RV |
| TS-50 |
HF (Digital) (RATT/PK31) |
| IC-706 |
HF (Voice) |
| TBD |
HF (GOTA Station) (AF0S) |
| TBD |
2 Meter (Talk In) |
| FT-726R |
6 Meter (Optional) |
| IC-2820 |
D-Star (Demo) |
| IC-91/92 |
D-Star Handhelds (Demo) |
Computer Program:
N1MM (Get it here.)
Food Schedule:
| Saturday Lunch |
1230-1330 |
Hamburgers, Brats, chips, & soda |
| Saturday Dinner |
1800-1900 |
Brisket and PotLuck |
| Sunday Breakfast |
0800-1000 |
Eggs/omelets, bacon, & juice |
Notes:
- There will not be a charge for meals, but donations will be welcome at the site to help cover the cost of food.
- For the potluck dinner Saturday night, we will provide meat and drinks. You should bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share.
- We are also needing 3 to 4 volunteers for each of the three meals to help with KP (serving, cleaning up).
Note: Winter Field Day Rules can be found here.
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Monthly Ham BreakfastWe will be meeting at:
Black Bear Diner, 975-A N. Academy Blvd
Saturday, 6 December 2025
Join us between 8:00-9:30 AM All are warmly invited to come on down and join us!
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