http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/ Colorado 14er Event - amateur radio Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:51:54 GMT Bob K0NR (email list) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1339 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1339 http://www.coloradodaily.com/news/2009/jul/05/matt-moniz-boulder-climbing-14-fourteeners-days/ BOULDER, Colo. ? Matt Moniz, the 11-year-old Boulderite who Sun, 05 Jul 2009 12:50:04 GMT steve_wg0at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1338 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1338 Chris, Actually it's me the 'boys' are trying to condition with lots of hiking. For anrtennas: VHF/UHF I'll probably just use the Arrow antenna I borrowed to Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:22:01 GMT kd0ege http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1337 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1337 "Rooster and Peanut are busy conditioning themselves and getting ready for another great event." How exactly does a goat do conditioning? On a treadmill? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:16:24 GMT steve_wg0at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1336 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1336 Rooster and Peanut are busy conditioning themselves and getting ready for another great event. We're planning to shoot another video so please take lots of Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:55:14 GMT Bob K0NR (email list) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1335 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1335 I came across this video about choosing radios for the Summits on the Air program (SOTA). It might be interesting to the ham14er group. Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:39:56 GMT Hon Chu http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1334 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1334 I did only two hours at Pike Peak, that's all. I did 2m, 220, 432. It was so windy, cold and had a clear sky. I had to come down at 1:30 pm because of my Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:37:37 GMT Nate Duehr http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1333 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1333 Just to continue Bob's thought... look to the EAST if you're in Denver for W0KVA... we'll hear you...! Also if the weather permits, we're going to launch the Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:20:45 GMT Bob K0NR (email list) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1332 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1332 The June VHF Contest is today, a great time to try out the VHF bands. Most activity is on SSB, but FM works as well. Use of 146.52 MHz is NOT allowed, so I'd Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:28:12 GMT brian boschma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1331 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1331 Hi Guy, THe highest peak in Nevada is about 13.6K and I have operated twice from the summit. Big climb in surreal treeless landscape with snow capped Sierra's Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:43:23 GMT Guy Hamblen http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1330 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1330 Interesting info gleaned from Wikipedia: Alaska has 21 peaks > 14k from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteener California has 13 peaks > 14k Canada has 14 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:55:47 GMT Bob K0NR (email list) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1329 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1329 I have to admit that I didn't know there were that many 14ers in CA. Might have to make this a nationwide event. Bob Witte K0NR bob@... Technical Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:29:55 GMT AF6AX http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1328 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1328 Cool. I just signed up for Mount Langley, CA. Ya know, Mt Whitney is line-of-sight from Langley, and can be done as a day hike if you start early enough (hint, Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:11:58 GMT Steve_wGØAT http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1327 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1327 It looks as if that add almost 15 more 14ers WOW! I didn't know CA had that many 14ers http://www.summitpost.org/list/170899/california-14ers.html Steve Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:05:16 GMT brianb http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1326 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1326 Thanks Bob for putting in your database. Colorado can probably purchase Calif. if willing to pick up the debt. You could add 4/5 more peaks. Brian Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:02:53 GMT Bob K0NR (email list) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1325 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/message/1325 I just added a new file for the 2009 Event into the "database" section of the Yahoo group. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/database I don't suppose