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Burlington Moved to 145.25

September 9, 2023

Doug Sharp, K2AD and Mark Skelton, N7CTM went to Burlington today and changed the frequency of the repeater to 145.25  to alleviate the conflicts  with the system in Colorado Springs.  This should fix the issues we were seeing!


Akron Repeater Replaced

August 5, 2023

We’ve rolled out the new “Colorado Connection V3” repeater at Akron and replaced the old blown up GE Mastr III with one of our many new Motorola MTR-2000 high power repeaters.  The plan is to begin rolling these out to our most unreliable locations as soon as possible.  Stay tuned for updates as they come.


What is the Colorado Connection?

March 28, 2020

The Colorado Connection is a statewide Amateur Radio system that was conceived and built to help all radio amateurs in Colorado to better communicate. We use commercial quality repeaters and antennas to ensure that the system is always there. Some of our sites are above 13000′ and are in a very brutal environment. These need […]


West Slope Repeaters Connected Digitally

December 29, 2019

With the help of Rocky Mountain Ham Radio, the network headed West through Colorado was completed and interconnected to Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction.  As of December 29, 2019, the link was completely finished and is now continuous from Denver through Grand Junction! This changes the quality of the audio and the reliability of the […]