Original poster indicated that his primary area of focus is coverage in the Colorado mountains. I do not have specific first-hand knowledge of the coverage area for amateur VHF/UHF in Colorado, but this repeater map could be a good reference, though it is dated 2006. It's authors indicate that a 2009 version is for sale in print.
A preliminary skimming indicates coverage in several mountain cities. I'm no radio engineer, but I would imagine that the Estes Park repeater would probably do him pretty good in Rocky Mountain National Park -- at least in the highlands...
In addition to the above, there's a decent coverage map for Colorado Connectionhere, but some of the repeaters (especially Durango) are missing from the map. Colorado Connection is one of the larger repeater systems in the state, consisting of almost twenty linked repeaters.
I'd still recommend a SPOT or similar system though; you never know where trouble might strike.
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Original poster indicated that his primary area of focus is coverage in the Colorado mountains. I do not have specific first-hand knowledge of the coverage area for amateur VHF/UHF in Colorado, but this repeater map could be a good reference, though it is dated 2006. It's authors indicate that a 2009 version is for sale in print.
A preliminary skimming indicates coverage in several mountain cities. I'm no radio engineer, but I would imagine that the Estes Park repeater would probably do him pretty good in Rocky Mountain National Park -- at least in the highlands...
In addition to the above, there's a decent coverage map for Colorado Connection here, but some of the repeaters (especially Durango) are missing from the map. Colorado Connection is one of the larger repeater systems in the state, consisting of almost twenty linked repeaters.
I'd still recommend a SPOT or similar system though; you never know where trouble might strike.