Face-to-Face Meetings

We are in for a treat!  Anne Walton-Cooper, 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"). Anne will teach us how to properly complete an ICS-213RR form […]

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 […]

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. […]

ARESDEC members, Welcome to 2026!  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 2026. 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 […]

NVIS propagation, or Near Vertical Incidence Skywave, is a type of radio communication that allows signals to travel medium distances (up to 650 km) by sending radio waves nearly straight up into the ionosphere, where they are reflected back down to Earth. This method is particularly useful in areas where traditional line-of-sight communication is obstructed, […]

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 […]