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Saturday, June 22, 2013

ARRL Field Day 2013 - Public is Welcome!




ARRL Field Day - Public Welcome!


ARRL Field Day 2013 - Back to Littleton

ARRL Field Day 2013 - See the previous posts. 

So if I go according to plan - I will then travel back to Littleton, or...  I may just end up at one of the other locations.   It's nice to have so many locations to choose from for Field Day. 

So I better get going.   

Have a great Field Day on this Saturday (and Sunday) June 22, 2013. 

 - 73 DE W0SUN

Littleton Radio Amateurs
United States
Littleton, CO
GOTA: no
Talk-in: 145.145 MHz CRA Repeater (107.2 Hz Tone; -.600 MHz Offset)
Contact: Scott Brown - K0XTR
(303) 594-2194



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ARRL Field Day 2013 - Next stop if there is time.

My Next Stop for ARRL Field Day 2013 if there is time...
Aurora Repeater Association 


Aurora Repeater Assc. Cherry Creek ARC, Arapahoe ARES
5416 S Riviera Way (Corner of S. Picadilly St)
Centennial, CO
GOTA: YES
Contact: Wayne Heinen
303-565-0327



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ARRL Field Day 2013 - Next Stop - Cherry Creek Reservoir -


My Next Stop for ARRL Field Day 2013 - Cherry Creek Reservoir near Denver, CO


N0CQC
Colorado QRP Club
4201 South Parker Road, Arapahoe Campground
Aurora, CO
GOTA: no
Contact: Scott Garcia
303-680-4799




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ARRL Field Day 2013 - Next Field Day Stop from Sedalia to Littleton, CO

My Next Field Day Stop  -  From Sedalia to Littleton, CO

This may be my main location. 

K0AE
Littleton Radio Amateurs
United States
Littleton, CO
GOTA: no
Talk-in: 145.145 MHz CRA Repeater (107.2 Hz Tone; -.600 MHz Offset)
Contact: Scott Brown - K0XTR
(303) 594-2194
scott@esbrown.net



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Today is ARRL Field Day, Saturday June 22, 2013

Today is ARRL Field Day. Saturday June 22, 2013.
I'm planning on visiting some various sites. I don't know how many yet.

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First Location or site for Field Day


WA0DE
ARES of Douglas and Elbert Counties
39.43265, -104.96803
CO
GOTA: YES
Talk-in: 447.150 / - / 107.2
Contact: Eric Freund
720-351-7096


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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

NIST radio station WWV - UTC Time

WWV is the call sign of the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) HF ("shortwave") radio station in Fort Collins, Colorado. 

The radio signals of WWV, WWVB and WWVH, along with the atomic clocks that their time signals derive from, are maintained by NIST's Time and Frequency Division, which is based in nearby Boulder, Colorado.[

You can hear WWV on Short-Wave Frequencies: 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20 MHz.

WWV antenna coordinates (WGS84)
2.5 MHz 40°40′55.0″N 105°02′33.6″W
5 MHz 40°40′41.9″N 105°02′27.2″W
10 MHz 40°40′47.7″N 105°02′27.4″W
15 MHz 40°40′44.8″N 105°02′26.9″W
20 MHz 40°40′52.8″N 105°02′30.9″W

Want to check the time from your phone: 303-499-7111. This is the direct number to WWV.


Below is a clip of a short-wave recording of station WWV. 


More about WWV:

http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwv.cfm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWV_(radio_station)