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Meetings


10m & 2m Net -
Thursday, 7 December 2023
- (28.390MHz SSB at 1900 MST)
- (147.345+MHz, 107.2ctcss at 2000 MST)
Board -
Monday, 11 December 2023
General Membership -
Wednesday, 13 December 2023

See the Meetings page for times and locations.

Solar Forecast

Winter Field Day 2024

PPRAA Winter Field Day 2024

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 26th, not earlier than 1200 MST
Operations: January 27th, Noon until January 28th Noon
Tear Down: January 28th, Noon

Where:

Cheyenne Mountain State Park
410 JL Ranch Heights Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80926

Talk In: 146.480 simplex. We will also monitor repeater 147.345+

Map:


Stations and current station captains:

Class: 2M (2 Stations – Mobile Category)

HF1: Ken
HF2: LD

Antennas:

TBD
 
30 Ft Tower with a 3 element TriBander
80/75 Meter
40 M
3 or 5 element 6 meter Beam
G5RV

Radios:

TBD
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.