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Above Average Terrain
Personal blog · k0nr.com/wordpressother
Above Average Terrain is a personal blog at k0nr.com. Since 2020, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-10-02, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters point to this ham radio blog for its range of VHF/UHF activities, and link posts on 1.2 GHz line-of-sight contacts and summit-based operating.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Amateur Radio · VHF/UHF · Summits On The Air · Colorado Mountains · Adventure
What Hacker News says?
To follow up, I'd also suggest browsing around this fellow's website to get an idea of the range of activities pursued by a ham interested in VHF/UHF. https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/
Comment linking /wordpress/
on “The Uncertain Future of Ham Radio”You could also do one on the... Island obsessed world of Ham Radio - https://iota-world.org/ Park obsessed world of Ham Radio - https://pota.us/#/ National Park obsessed world of Ham Radio - https://www.arrl.org/NPOTA Walmart Parking Lot obsessed world of Ham Radio - https://wmplota.org/ Satellite obsessed world of Ham Radio - https://www.amsat.org/ Remote country/entity/territory/island obsessed world of Ham Radio…
Comment linking /wordpress/2018/05/things-on-the-air/
on “The Summit-Obsessed World of Ham Radio”This is so rad! Here's a photo of me making a 1.2Ghz FM contact 244km away from the summit of a 14er to the summit of another 14er here in Colorado. That particular band is very line-of-sight, with not much propagation or reflections like even 2m SSB or the HF bands. This is a very fun tool that I can't wait to explore more! https://www.k0nr.com/wordpress/2021/08/using-1-2-ghz-in-the-...
Comment linking /wordpress/2021/08/using-1-2-ghz-in-the-colorado-14er-event/
on “Show HN: Algorithmically Finding the Longest Line of Sight on Earth”