[aprssig] APRS in the National Parks

[Stephen H. Smith]

Not exactly a NATIONAL PARK but it has similar stature.    I was driving 
around Garden Of The Gods Park near Colorado Springs, CO  today (Sunday 
31 April).   Some but spotty coverage observed using a D700 at full 
power into a Comet SB14 6-2-450 tribander antenna. 

East of the park, I-25 seems to have continuous coverage from at least 
Colorado Springs, CO through the Denver/Boulder metro area to Cheyenne, 
WY.  It's those super-WIDES in the Front Range of the Rockies 
overlooking the flatlands of eastern Colorado and the I-25 corridor.  

The approach to Rocky Mtn National Park should be totally covered, but I 
don't know what happens when you actually get into the park and behind 
the Front Range.






Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com
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