Weather – ARESDEC

November Winter Weather Activation

Activations, Activity, Operations, Press, Shelter, Weather / By W0BDT

ARES R1D5’s Response to the Winter Snowstorm of Nov 7–9 When the first hints of the snowstorm began to roll into Elbert County, the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) District R1D5 was already preparing. The storm’s intensity was predicted to leave parts of the county isolated, and the Elbert County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) […]

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SKYWARN Weather Spotting Storm Season 2023

Weather spotting is the act of observing weather for the purpose of monitoring storms in the local area and reporting real-time conditions to a larger group or organization. ARES R1D5 participates in weather spotting activities and reports observations to SkyView Weather. Colorado ARES (COARES) has a working relationship with Skywarn and the Nation Weather Service

Weekly Nets

Weekly ARESDEC nets are held every Thursday at 20:00 local time, except for the fourth Thursday of each month which is reserved for our monthly Face-to-Face meeting. The default Net frequency is the 448.425 MHz repeater (negative offset, 107.2 Hz tone), but may sometimes be moved to other frequencies in order to test our capabilities.

Guests are welcome! Please listen to NCS instructions prior to checking in to the net.

NCS Schedule:

November 14 – K0WJF, Wade

November 21 – WB5PJB, Gary

December 5 – AG7U, Jerry

December 12 – K0WJF, Wade

December 19 – WB5PJB, Gary

December 26 – No net

If you would like to volunteer to be NCS on a Thursday evening Net, then please fill out the short form here.

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Statewide Colorado ARES Nets:

Every Sunday @ 0800: HF SSB Net

(3810 kHz, LSB)

Every Sunday @ 2000: VHF FM Net

(145.310 MHz repeater, 88.5 Hz tone, -600 kHz)

All times are local Mountain time.