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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Colorado QSO Party Returns September 12
Colorado hams are invited to get on the air for the 2026 Colorado QSO Party on Saturday, September 12. The statewide operating event runs from 8:00 a.m. to 9:59 p.m. MDT (1400 UTC Saturday through 0359 UTC Sunday). Operators can work one station or chase all 64 Colorado counties using CW, phone,…
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Colorado ARES schedules October APRS training
Colorado ARES has announced a two-hour APRS training session for Saturday, October 17, at 9:00 a.m. The program will cover how the Automatic Packet Reporting System works, the equipment and software needed to participate, and its use for tracking spotters, sweeps, and other event assets. The session will also feature PinPoint, Frank…
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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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HAARP Announces August PARS 2026 Transmission Windows
The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) has posted transmission windows for its PARS 2026 research campaign, giving shortwave listeners and amateur operators a chance to monitor activity from the Gakona, Alaska facility. The official notice lists operations on August 12 from 0000–0515 UTC; August 13 from 0115–0630 UTC and 2200–2400 UTC;…
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IP400 Mesh-Radio Project Enters Beta of Its Third Phase
The Alberta Digital Radio Communications Society says its IP400 project has entered beta testing for phase three, a new stage in its work on amateur-oriented mesh networking over the 400 MHz band. Its August 7 status update says phase three introduces the Advanced Mesh Network Controller (AMNC), designed to connect with off-the-shelf…