We are going down tomorrow to try Kit Carson. Approach tomorrow and climb on Monday. If i make the summit I will call on 147.42 and then 146.52. Joe kx0y...
I posted this same message this morning (I thought) ?? We backed off of Kit Carson after skiing to 10,000 ft and running out of enough snow to pull the sleds...
All: Not exactly a 14er event, but sort of related is my maximum performance (distance) hot air balloon flight I'll be making this weekend. I'll launch out of...
We are leaving tomorrow morning to try for San Luis Pk. Climbing day will be Monday with summit window about noon plus or minus. I will put out a call on...
We are off to try San Luis again tomorrow. Last time we were blown off by high winds. We are trying from the west via Spring Creek this time. Summit day would...
Hi everyone, Don't forget to use the "database" feature of the Yahoo group to indicate your climbing plans. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ham14er/database...
The San Luis trip was a success. After driving down from Leadville we managed to skied all the way in on Friday exceeding my expectations. I climded the peak...
I was looking for some ideas for antennas. I'll be hiking so something that would be portable. I was thinking about an Arrow Yagi, that mounts to a tripod. Any...
A yagi on a tripod is a really great choice if you decide to bag one of the outlying 14ers like Long's Peak in the north or Culibra or Blanca in the south. If...
... I've got an extra Dish Network dish that you could homebrew a W1GHZ feedhorn onto for 10 GHz. Down East Microwave makes some nice transverters that work...
I've been at centrally located spots and found that omnidirectional antennas, like a telescoping antenna on a handheld or mounted on a metal pack frame, work...
... Altitude is everything at VHF and above. Well, until you get into the high microwaves and then water in the air becomes a problem. After that, the...
Yeah, sorry I wasn't more specific. VHF/UHF ;-) I like the idea of packing a Dish on my back! I guess I was mainly wondering what would be a good antenna to...
Casey - Try WA5VJB's cheap Yagis: < http://www.wa5vjb.com/yagi-pdf/cheapyagi.pdf > They are easy to build and essentially require no tuning. I have built ...
Thanks for the info. I haven't built one before, but there's plenty of time to give it a try! Cheers, Casey ... built ... on ... look ... scale ... you...
Casey If you need a compact directional antenna that breaks down and carries easily, you might consider the 2m/7cm log-periodic by Elk Antennas. (I have no...
I was reading about ways to improve an HT transmit and receive. In my antenna research. Anyway. I came across info about adding a wire to your HT called a...
I've prepared one for use with my Icom AC-4 aviation HT that I use in my hot air balloon while dropping skydivers. (about 120 MHz, just below the ham 2m band)...
... It's basically a 1/4 wave piece of wire attached below the rubber duck to the shield of the connector. The idea here is to help you have a better RF...
... p.s. I just thought of something else... At high altitude, the tiger tail is probably lowering the angle of radiation of the antenna (or doing some...
... Good info, I am definitely planning to do some experimenting! I think I'll need a Sherpa to haul all my gear up the peak. Just kidding, I was looking for...
I was thinking of going to White Mountain in California however after reading some of the past messages it seems there has been no contact with Colorado peaks,...
... after ... White moutain is a easy walk in on a long four wheel drive road. There is not a lot of elevation gain from the trail head. I drove up late at...
... I have been to Whitney twice a long time ago but always by the usual trail. The first time for a VHF contest in the 1970s I think. I have no experience...
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