Amateur radio news from around Colorado and the broader ham world — new gear, rule changes, contests, and what’s happening on the bands. Curated for the club; every item links to the original source.
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RepeaterLive: Community-Verified Directory Adds Live Repeater Status Tools
Amateur Radio Daily reports that RepeaterLive, a Québec-built repeater directory, is using community check-ins and owner verification to show when listed repeaters were last confirmed on the air. The service says its listings can include signal reports and a trust score, and it marks machines for review when they have not been…
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RMHAM restores Sunlight–Grand Mesa microwave-network link
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio reports that volunteer teams repaired and upgraded the microwave-network link between Sunlight and Grand Mesa on August 8. The work included replacing the Grand Mesa site router, converter, injector, radio at the dish, and an Ethernet cable; the organization says testing then confirmed good signal strength and data…
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Limon DMR Site Restored to Full Network Service
Rocky Mountain Ham Radio reports that its Limon DMR site is back at full operation after volunteers replaced a Cat5 run with fiber, restoring the microwave link into the network. The site also retains backup connectivity through Bijou Telephone ISP service, an encouraging bit of infrastructure news for operators who use the…