• Face-to-Face: How to Restore an All American 5 (AA5) Tube Radio

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

    Welcome to our February 2026 Face-to-Face Meeting! Walt AB0VZ will present to us a project that he completed in the recent past which will be very interesting for all to hear, especially those who are electronics gurus. Walt will discuss how he restored an All American 5 (AA5) Tube Radio.  He'll review the common circuit […]

  • Face-to-Face: Planning Your Next POTA Activation

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

    Planning Your Next POTA Activation Parks on the Air, or POTA, has quickly become one of the most popular amateur radio activities. What's required to do POTA? Are their rules to this activity? What equipment do you need to do POTA? What do POTA and ARES have in common? During our March Face-to-Face meeting we […]

  • 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 for Storm Spotting preparation.At this Face-to-Face meeting, 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 / […]

  • Face-to-Face: Field Day Update & PinPoint APRS Software Enhancements

    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 our ARRL Field Day is just around the corner. At our May Face-to-Face meeting, we will have 2 items on our program: 1) Field Day MC's will give an update on Field Day planning committee activities. 2) We'll also have an in-depth look at PinPoint APRS by […]

  • Face-to-Face Meeting: ARRL Field Day Report & BCARES Analog/Digital TV Demonstration

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

    We have a really great program planned for the July Face-to-Face meeting. Our Field Day MC's will share the results from our recent Field Day event held at Hess Reservoir.  It's one of the highlights of each season for the team.  We always look forward to this presentation, showing the highlights and fun that was […]

  • Face-to-Face: Importance of Situational Awareness

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

    What is Situational Awareness?  Situational awareness or situation awareness, often abbreviated as SA is the understanding of an environment, its elements, and how it changes with respect to time or other factors. It is also defined as the perception of the elements in the environment considering time and space, the understanding of their meaning, and […]

  • Face-to-Face: Your Ham Shack: Installing Coax Panel and Grounding Considerations

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

    Have you thought about building a Ham Shack at your QTH?   What goes into building one properly and using proper grounding practices? Brad W0BDT completed a project with his QTH and documented his story.  He will share with us a step-by-step guide to how he installed his coax panel and related grounding.  He will share […]

  • 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 for potential activations during the winter months to support Douglas County OEM and/or Elbert County OEM shelter activations. The presentation will be led by our OPERATIONS team who will present content about Winter Missions/Activation, Readiness (including vehicle prep), Winter Travel Advisories, […]

  • ARESDEC NPO Annual Meeting

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

    ARESDEC members, Welcome to a New Year!  One thing the new year brings are new activities for the ARESDEC. It's time to renew your NPO annual membership for another year! The $10 NPO donation can be easily made by going to our website. We have two NPO board member seats that came to term at […]

  • Face-to-Face: ARESDEC Storm Operations Training

    Face-to-Face
    Face-to-Face Meetings

    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 […]