Presenters include Gene Spinelli, Ward Silver, Tim Duffy, Rob Steenburgh Bob Heil, Amanda Alden, Karin Thomson, among others.
See detailed information on the NCARC website.
Category: Past Events
RMRL Holiday Dinner 12/11/2019 – Updated 1/11/2020
UPDATE:
We had a great time! We always enjoy seeing familiar faces that we talk to regularly and meeting new people. The festivities included everyone selecting little presents that “Santa Joe” brought. A couple of lucky people were winners of the 900MHz radios that were donated by Society of Broadcast Engineer’s Jack Roland and brought in person by Skyler. The grand prize winner was our own Net Control Operator, Bruce, who won an AnyTone radio, donated by a generous person who wishes to remain anonymous.
The evening was capped off by our guest speakers, Trish, K9FOG, and Brian, K9ATK, each talking about their respective experiences and nets on the RMRL. Trish started the YL Family Net (great for ALL members of the family) and Brian is a co-host of the Pet Net (along with Becky, KD0AOE.)
A special guest, Thunder, attended in an ambassadorial capacity.
If you missed it this year, we hope you can join us next year!
Photo right: Treasurer Joe and wife Mimi
Photo right: James and Skyler
Thanks to Bruce, KB0PHD, for the photographs.
Original Post:
The annual RMRL holiday dinner will be held Wednesday, December 11, 2019 from 6:00 PM to about 8:30-9:00 PM. The location is the Golden Corral buffet restaurant, 3677 S. Santa Fe Drive in Sheridan (west side of Santa Fe immediately south of Hampden).
People can start eating around 6, we will take care of club business about 7, then Santa Joe will make sure everyone receives a gift! That will be followed by a presentation.
The evening will end with a drawing for a special grand prize gift. Must be a member in good standing (dues paid) and present to win! The special gift is courtesy of a generous donor. (Thank you!)
When you arrive at the restaurant, pay for your party individually and tell the cashier you are with the RMRL group. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Prices (exclusive of tax. Drinks are $2.79 extra for adults/seniors if you want them. The kid prices include a drink):
Adults: $14.99
Seniors 60+: $13.99
Kids 4 to 8: $5.99
Kids 9 to 12: $6.99
The Swapfest 02/16/2020
The Swapfest is an annual event co-sponsored by the Aurora Repeater Association, The Cherry Creek Young Amateur Radio Club, and Rocky Mountain Ham Radio.
Location: Adams County Fairgrounds, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton, CO
Date: Sunday, February 16, 2020
Time: Doors open to the public at 9:00am. Event ends at 1:00pm.
Admission: $5.00.
Talk-in frequency: 147.15 (+) 100Hz PL
VE Testing at 10:00a.m. See their PDF flyer for more information.
Winter 2020 Hamfest – 01/18/2020
The Winter Hamfest is an annual event sponsored by the Northern Colorado Amateur Radio Club.
Location: The Ranch, Larimer County Fairgrounds, Thomas McKee 4H Building. Loveland, CO. To reach The Ranch, exit I-25 at Crossroads Blvd., Exit 259. Travel East 1 mile to Fairgrounds Avenue (County Road 5) and go North to the entrance.
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2020
Time: Doors open to the public at 8:00am. Event ends at 1:00pm.
Admission: $6.00.
Talk-in frequency: 448.025 (-) 100Hz PL
VE Testing at 9:30a.m. See their PDF flyer for more information.
Boulder Amateur Radio Club BARCfest 10/06/2019
The BARCfest is an annual event: “Amateur Radio and Electronics Garage Sale. Lots of great treasures, especially at the BARC Juniors bargain corner!”
Location: Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibit Building, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, CO (north of Hover Rd. & Nelson Rd. intersection)
Date: Sunday, October 6, 2019
Time: Doors open to the public at 8:00am. Event ends at 1:00pm.
Admission: $5.00
Talk-in frequency: 146.700 Repeater (Standard Negative Offset, No Tone)
VE Testing at 10:00a.m. See their PDF flyer for more information.
Denver Radio Club Hamfest 2019 08/18/2019
The Denver Radio Club Hamfest is an annual event featuring vendors, technical forums, and testing.
Location: Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 West 6th Avenue, Golden, CO
Date: Sunday, August 18, 2019
Time: Doors open to the public at 8:30am. Event ends at 1:00pm.
Admission: $6.00
Talk-in frequency: 145.49- 100Hz PL and 448.625- 100 Hz. PL
VE Testing at 10:00a.m. See their website for more information.
ARRL Rocky Mountain Division HamCon August 2019
The ARRL 2019 Rocky Mountain Division Convention (HamCon) will be at the Shepherd Union Building – Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, August 8-10, 2019.
Location: The Hampton Inn in Ogden, 2401 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah 84401 is the official hotel of the 2019 ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention. Special rates have been negotiated, see site for details.
Dates: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 8-10, 2019.
Time: See the ARRL 2019 Rocky Mountain Division Convention website for complete information.
Admission: To Be Determined. Technical Sessions. Exhibits. See the web site for more information.
Note: This is not a hamfest or swapmeet. No used equipment sales on-site.
Pikes Peak Radio Club Megafest 2019 07/27/2019
The Pikes Peak Radio Amateur Association Hamfest is an annual event featuring vendors, testing, and prize drawings.
Location: Lewis-Palmer High School, 1300 Higby Road, Monument, CO
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2019
Time: Doors open to the public at 8:00am. Event ends at 1:00pm.
Admission: $5.00
Talk-in frequency: 146.970- 100Hz PL OR 146.460 simplex
VE Testing at 10:00a.m.
See their pdf flyer for more information.
Prizes and Drawings
RMRL supports the ARRL Kids Day – June 15, 2019
Twice a year the ARRL offers an event designed to promote Amateur Radio to our youth.
Kids Day is designed to give on-the-air experience to young people and hopefully foster interest in getting a license of their own. It is also intended to give older hams a chance to share their station and love for Amateur Radio with their children, grandchildren, local boy- or girl-scout troop, or other youth group.
We will be connecting our IRLP node on the 145.340 repeater to the IRLP Friends Ham Radio Network that day so that kids in the Denver metro area (and beyond, see the coverage map) can talk to kids in other parts of the United States, and potentially the world. The event starts at noon, local time, and runs until 6:00pm. If there is no traffic, the connection times out, so be active and get on the air!
The ARRL provides a downloadable, printable certificate that you can print and fill out for your kid participant. They would also appreciate it if you would drop them a note via the form provided to let them know about your experiences. ARRL Kids Day web page.
Volunteer Opportunities for Public Service Events June 2019
The Park County Radio Club (PCRC) has two public service events coming up in June and is looking for hams to help staff the events.
The first event is the Northfork 50/50 trail race on Saturday June 1st.
The second event is the Bailey Hundo mountain bike race on Saturday June 15th.
The events will involve staffing the start/finish area and 6 aid stations along the course. All communications will take place on the PCRC Bailey 2-meter repeater on 146.895 and will consist of relaying runner/biker times as they pass each aid station and provide any information regarding injuries or other emergencies along the course. These are all-day events. Both of the events take place near Bailey in the Buffalo Creek area.
Detailed information and sign up can be found on the PCRC website at www.ab0pc.org. You can contact Mike (AB0RR) at for more information.