We are so proud to have been able to participate in 2026 Douglas County Heroes Gala held at the Centennial Airport on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The event is sponsored by the Douglas County Community Foundation and the event honors our first responders, Armed Forces members, and other nonprofit organizations who support Douglas County and
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Sunday, September 13, 2026 was a beautiful morning on the Rampart Range in the Pike National Forest located in Douglas County, Colorado. Weather was a bit warm, but sunny and almost perfect. Highs about 88 degrees Fahrenheit, light breeze, no rain! There were 390 eager bikers of all ages and experience registered for the RRMMC
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Written by AD0UZ On Sunday, September 6th, several members from ARESDEC, and one likely new member, helped provide communications and situational awareness for the Mad Gravel bike race officials. There were around 500 riders in three different races, with course lengths of 33, 55 and 84 miles, respectively. We provided a directed net for the
On Saturday morning, 11/15/2025, an intrepid group of six volunteers from our repeater committee made the trek to the Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch: Mark Alsop (KT0AM), Walt Burns (AB0VZ), Bill Wooton (KF0CWS), Brad Tombaugh (W0BDT), Chuck Baumgarten (KF0KTG) and Joe Moll (K0DNS). We operate a repeater that covers central Elbert County and is used by
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We are so proud to have been able to participate in the 2025 Heroes Gala honoring our first responders, Armed Forces members, and other nonprofit organizations supporting these brave heroes. Several ARESDEC members attended and showed our Mobile Command Center and an amateur radio “Go Box” to demonstrate some of our capabilities responding to emergency
It was a beautiful, Sunday, September 7, 2025, with over 280 bikers entering the Fall Poker Run, an event held twice a year on the Rampart Range in the Pike National Forest. The weather was delightful, about 77 degrees for a high, sunny with partly skies and gentle winds whispering through the pine and Aspen
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