Face-to-Face Meetings

Events

Events Search and Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

  • February Face-to-Face: FCC RF Exposure Rules – Staying Safe & Compliant

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    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 […]

  • March Face-to-Face, Weather Ops (ARES) Training & DTRS Radio Demo

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    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. […]

  • Face-to-Face: Vehicle Power Systems

    Face-to-Face
    NB - New Beginning Community Church 10550 S Progress Way #100, Parker, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    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 […]

  • July Face-to-Face – DC/EC OEM Visit with ARES R1D5

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    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 […]

  • Face-to-Face: Knots for ARES and Ham Radio: An Update

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    Join us for the first Face-to-Face meeting in the New Year at 19:00. Topic: Knots for ARES and Ham Radio: An Update Be there for a knotty evening (see what we did there?) as our own Perry, W6AUN tests our knowledge of knots to see which knots we remember from our last Face-to-Face.  Perry will […]

  • Face-to-Face: MC of Planned Events

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

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

  • Face-to-Face: ARESDEC Storm Operations Training

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    Presentation on our Wx Spotting protocols used within the ARES R1D5 group.Here, at our March F2F, Jim N4JJR will lead us through some very important topics to ARES R1D5, including: How to be a mobile storm spotter How ARES activates and manages our members in the field How to prepare / Wx Spotting GO-KIT How […]

  • Face-to-Face: ICS Planning Process for Planned and Emergent Incidents with a Table Top Exercise

    Face-to-Face
    NB - New Beginning Community Church 10550 S Progress Way #100, Parker, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    Announcing April Face-to-Face Meeting Topic:  ICS Planning Process for Planned and Emergent Incidents with a Table Top Exercise Presenter:  Jim N4JJR Our April F2F meeting will focus on the planning process for planned and emergent incidents. Have you ever received an IAP (Incident Action Plan)? Other that the mish-mash of words and pictures in an […]

  • Face-to-Face: Field Day Planning & Go-Kit Presentations

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    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 and logistics type activities.  Our ARES leadership under the direction of W6AUN will lead that discussion. We’ll also be treated to several “Go-Kit” presentations from […]

  • Building ICS-213RR Messages and VEOCI Demo

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    We are in for a treat!  Jennifer Ward, Douglas County OEM Emergency Coordinator, will join us for the evening filled with fun and learning.   Do you know what an ICS-213RR form is used for?  What does the 'RR' mean?  (Hint:  It means "Resource Request"). Jennifer will teach us how to properly complete an ICS-213RR form […]

  • Face-to-Face Meeting: Everything Coax for Amateur Radio

    Face-to-Face
    NB - New Beginning Community Church 10550 S Progress Way #100, Parker, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    Do you know what kinds of coax cable to use for your application?  What's the difference between RG58A/U, RG58U, RG-8X, RG-8U, LMR240, LMR400 coax?  What is the attenuation DB/100ft for the different types of coax cable?   These are all great questions that every amateur radio operator has at one point or another in time. Ron […]

  • Face-to-Face: Winter Operations

    Face-to-Face
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    Our October Face-to-Face meeting focuses on the important components of Winter Operations and preparing ourselves for potential activations during the winter. Several seasoned members of the ARES R1D5 team will present content about Winter Missions/Activation, Readiness (including vehicle prep), Winter Travel Advisories, Cold Weather Hazards (Frostbite/Hypothermia), Shelter Operations (including Red Cross and Communications)...and finally Demobilization. […]