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Winter Activation Of Bow Tie Mountain

On December 1, most SOTA summits in Colorado gain an additional 3 points due to the Seasonal (Winter) Bonus....

When I get asked why I only use VHF/UHF frequencies for my Summits On The Air (SOTA) activations, I...

When I get asked why I only use VHF/UHF frequencies for my Summits On The Air (SOTA) activations, I...

Here are three affordable accessories that can help round out your VHF/UHF handheld transceiver (HT) kit. These items can...

Commemorative VHF Net check-in Tuesday 7 October at 8 pm (PST)SARC will be hosting its usual net at 8 pm...

I came across this new antenna, the TWAYRDIO RH 660S, mentioned in this Ham Radio Crash Course video. I...

Joyce/K0JJW and I did a SOTA activation with Mike/KE0PWR on Aspen Ridge (W0C/SP-084). It turns out that Mike’s wife,...

On August 18, I activated Mount Peck (W0C/ SP-053) with Steve/K5SJC, which put me over the top of 2000...

I’ve been having fun with mountaintop VHF ham radio for decades, way before Summits On The Air (SOTA) was...

The Summits On The Air (SOTA) program offers a good set of tools for chasing and activating summits. Outside...

Many of you already know about this wonderful alert tool: HamAlert. From the HamAlert website: HamAlert is a system...

I’ve been whining about the fact that for many years the 2m FM calling frequency, 146.52 MHz, was prohibited...

At first, I was just looking around on the web for some simple Rules of Thumb that compare the...

Sometimes, I just need a reason to get on the air. Specific operating goals can help with this, whatever...

Many “emergency frequency lists” showing up on the internet are a hodgepodge of frequencies scraped from various sources and...