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 […]
What is Situational Awareness? Do we need to be situationally aware in ARES? Does this topic sound boring to you? It shouldn't because Situational Awareness can save your life. Join us for September's ARESDEC face-to-face meeting where we will learn the pillars of the Combat Hunter program developed by the U.S. Marines War Laboratory in […]
Panel presentation covering expected Winter ARES missions, expert advice to maintain readiness, special considerations for Winter activations, Vehicular/travel safety, Shelter Operations and Communications. Presenters: Perry/W6AUN, Hal/KE0KFB, Walt/AB0VZ, and Mike/K7AIH.
ARESDEC members, Welcome to 2025! 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 2025. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Presentation on our Wx Spotting protocols used within the ARES R1D5 group.Here, at our March F2F, Jim Rooney, 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 […]
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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 […]
