Face-to-Face Meetings

Join us for the ARESDEC December Face-to-Face meeting on Thursday, 12/7 at 19:00 at the Douglas County Sheriff's substation in Highlands Ranch. Remember December's Face-to-Face meeting is earlier in the month than normal. Knots for ARES and Amateur Radio Be there for a knotty evening (see what we did there?) as our own Perry, W6AUN […]

ARESDEC members, Welcome to 2024!  One thing the new year brings is new activities for the ARESDEC non-profit organization (NPO). It's time to renew your NPO annual membership for 2024. The $10 NPO donation can be easily made by going to our aresdec.org website. We have two NPO board member seats that came to term […]

Have you thought about volunteering to be the Mission Coordinator for an ARESDEC event? Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a Mission Coordinator? In ARES, we use Mission Coordinators for both activations and planned events. What does it take to be a Mission Coordinator? Are the demands on a Mission Coordinator different […]

Our February Face-to-Face meeting will deal with a very important topic that is of interest to every licensed Ham Radio Operator! We are going to talk about how to stay safe and compliant with FCC Radio Frequency Exposure rules.  How to keep your station safe and in compliance with FCC exposure and record keeping rules […]

Face-to-Face (F2F) Meeting – Presentation on our Wx Spotting protocols used within the ARES R1D5 group.Here, at our March F2F, we will have two presentations: 1) Quick demo of our served partner agency, Elbert County OEM DTRS radios - short demo of the radio and how they work, what channels we are to use, etc. […]

At our April 2024 Face to Face meeting, we will be privileged to have Mike Pappas, W9CN lead a presentation on vehicle power systems.  Everything you wanted to know about Vehicle Power systems but were afraid to ask: Alternators and batteries Voltage Boosters Best practices for wiring radios to vehicle electrical systems. If you've been […]

Summer is almost here and that means that the annual ARRL Field Day is just around the corner.  At our May Face-to-Face meeting, we will cover some Field Day planning activities. We'll also be treated to several "mini" presentations on popular topics including: APRS - what it is and how does it work?  Presented by […]

Now that Field Day is over and was a huge success, we'll give a brief report on the activities and fun we had. We will also be honored to have some of our served agencies with us.  Douglas County Office of Emergency Management and Elbert County Office of Emergency Management leadership will be present, sharing […]

An in-depth look at PinPoint APRS by the application's author, Frank Watervoort, AB0WV. History, configuring it, capabilities, future developments, etc. Bring your questions!" What is PinPoint? PinPoint is free software that allows you to visually track and communicate with people using Amateur Radio (”Ham Radio”) equipment. During an emergency, it can be used as a […]