Can’t find an excuse not to go out tomorrow and participate in the CO 14er Event. I am planning to hike up Gray Wolf Mtn. first. If weather and other conditions (my breath) allow it, I am continuing to Mt. Evans via Mt. Spalding (13842 ft / 4219 m), hoping to be on the air on a 14er by 11 AM MST.

Here the details:

 Summit:        WØC/PR-Ø2Ø (Gray Wolf Mtn. – CO)
 Date:          4 August 2013
 Time: Approx.: 1430 UTC – 15:00 UTC
 Location:      N-Colorado / DN70eo
 Elevation:     4138 m / 13576 ft – 10 Point(s)
 Call Sign:     KØMOS
 Frequencies:   14.3425-ssb +/- QRM
                146.52-fm / 147.420-fm (monitoring)

Moving on to:

 Summit:        WØC/FR-ØØ3 (Mt. Evans – CO)
 Date:          4 August 2013
 Time: Approx.: 1700 UTC – 18:00 UTC
 Location:      N-Colorado / DN70eo
 Elevation:     4339 m / 14236 ft – 10 Point(s)
 Call Sign:     KØMOS
 Frequencies:   147.420-fm (CO-14er Event frequencies)
                14.3425-ssb 
                (if wx, crowds and Rangers allow)

QRP (5W) only.
Equip.: FT-817 and vertical Buddipole + homebrew 4-element Yagi-Uda (debut)

Keep your ears/antennas pointed towards Colorado.

Thanks

Matt / KØMOS

!! WARNING !! There are old mountaineers, and bold mountaineers... there are no old-bold mountaineers. Hiking and mountain climbing are potentially hazardous activities particularly in Colorado with its extreme elevations. I am not accepting responsibility for any death or injury resulting from activations based on my trip reports. Proper training, experience, and personal capability assessment is required - enjoy!

Written by: k0mos on August 3, 2013.