Cold and wet sums up the weather on Sunday, June 4th, in the Rampart Range. Both motorcycle riders and ARES R1D5 members commented that this was the wettest event in recent memory. Despite less-than-optimal weather, ARES R1D5 members prevailed and found ways to stay warm, dry, and provide communication services, including GPS tracking via radio
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When is an amateur radio operator not an amateur radio operator? Sounds like the setup to a joke, but in this case it most certainly is not. Volunteers from ARES of Douglas and Elbert county provided communication support for the Elizabeth Stampede using public safety radio instead of amateur radio. In Colorado, the Digital Trunked
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Weather was great, radio propagation not so much. That notwithstanding ARESDEC volunteers made it work. This was the 3rd year that ARESDEC has volunteered to provide communications, SAG (Support & Gear – keep everyone safe, provide tools and bike support, and help shepherd the ride), and Sweep (staying at the back of the bicycle ride
Shelter surveys provide an opportunity to establish & verify documentation and test gear & propagation under favorable conditions. This year R1D5 plans to reexamine many known shelter sites as well as visit for the first time several new shelter sites. R1D5 creates and maintains a document called a Key Location Form for each shelter. A
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On Thursday, November 24th, Colorado ARES R1D5 (aka ARESDEC) provided safety communications for the Highlands Ranch Turkey Day 5K race. Seventeen (17) ARESDEC members got up early on Thanksgiving Day to volunteer their communication services in temperatures that were flirting around the freezing mark. Over 1400 participants ran, walked or otherwise transported themselves over the
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Colorado ARES R1D5 provided safety communications for the Spring and Fall 2022 Poker Runs. The event takes place twice a year (Spring and Fall) in the Rampart Range. ARES R1D5 has worked closely with the Rampart Range Motorized Management Committee (RRMMC) for many years, providing communications for the event that takes place in the Pike
