Colorado ARES R1D5 (ARESDEC) conducted a hands-on Winlink exercise at the Parker United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 11th. Members came together and set up a Winlink station and received help from fellow members if they ran into problems. Members were able to successfully send Winlink messages on both HF and VHF/UHF. Setting up a […]
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ARES Region 1, District 5 (R1D5) welcomes three NEW members to the team, Alan KE0YSO, Brett KF0VPJ, and Mark N7CD! Congratulations for completing the Spring New Member Training Workshop (NMT). NMT took place on Saturday, March 14th at the Parker United Methodist Church in Parker, CO. Attendees learned many things about ARES, ARES R1D5 and
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On Saturday, February 21, 2026, ARESDEC members gathered together at the Parker United Methodist Church in Parker, Colorado to enjoy some donuts, comradery and help each other get radios updated for the 2026 season. We also enjoyed a demo of the new Starlink Internet system that the team acquired as an additional asset for use
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ARES Region 1, District 5 (R1D5) congratulates Gabriel (KF0LYR) and Michael (KF0PAY) for completing New Member Training (NMT). NMT took place on Saturday, March 15th at the Parker United Methodist Church. New members learned about the organization’s history, structure, and mission as well as current requirements and professional standards. New members received a flash drive
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On Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 0900, ARESDEC members gathered together to attend a DMR firmware and code plug update workshop. The workshop was organized by ARESDEC Training Officer Wade Forbush (K0WJF) and took place at the Parker United Methodist Church in Parker. Those in attendance were taught by our own in-house speaker Jerry
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On Saturday, October 26, 2024 members of ARESDEC participated in the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Simulated Emergency Test (SET) to practice operations that mimic an actual emergency event. For three hours, a total of 13 members operated an on-air exercise using a scenario where a cyberattack had caused widespread power outages throughout the state,
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