Are you ready? Ready for what you ask? Are you ready for the October Colorado Simulated Emergency Test (SET)?  Well, to be "ready", we all should be familiar with how to use Winlink to send basic messages over the airwaves.  Some members have a good working knowledge of Winlink, and some us need a refresher.   […]
Sponsor: ARESDEC VEC team via W5YI-VEC Â 2025 Saturday Test Dates: Jan 25 Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 26 May 24 Jun 21 Jul 26 Aug 23 Sep 20 Oct 18 Nov 22 Dec 20 Time: 9:00-11:00 AM Location: Pradera Fire Station (aka Franktown Fire Protection District Station 184), 6120 Bridle Path Ln, Parker, CO 80134 […]
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 […]
ELBERT COUNTY SUPPORT REQUESTED FOR SCOUT JAMBOREE (27-29 SEPT) We’ve received a request from our Elbert County Partner Agency to support the event IMT/ICP for the 2024 Jamboree of ~3,500 Scouts at Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch. We understand this huge multi-Council camping event is held at Peaceful Valley about every four years. The EOP (Emergency […]
There will be an All-Hands meeting at 18:30 at the DC EOC for all AuxComm members. More information to come, but please plan on being in attendance. For questions contact our ARES R1D5 DC OEM Liaison.
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.
ARRL’s annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) for Colorado is usually scheduled for the 4th Saturday in October each year. This nationwide exercise is the chance to test personal emergency-operating skills and the readiness of communications equipment and accessories in a simulated emergency-like deployment. The ARRL’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service ® (ARES®), the National Traffic System […]
Sponsor: ARESDEC VEC team via W5YI-VEC Â 2025 Saturday Test Dates: Jan 25 Feb 22 Mar 22 Apr 26 May 24 Jun 21 Jul 26 Aug 23 Sep 20 Oct 18 Nov 22 Dec 20 Time: 9:00-11:00 AM Location: Pradera Fire Station (aka Franktown Fire Protection District Station 184), 6120 Bridle Path Ln, Parker, CO 80134 […]
Weekly Nets Weekly ARESDEC nets are held every Thursday at 20:00 local time, except for the fourth Thursday of each month which is reserved for our monthly Face-to-Face meeting. The default Net frequency is the 448.425 MHz repeater (negative offset, 107.2 Hz tone), but may sometimes be moved to other frequencies in order to test our […]
ARES R1D5 AuxComm members and the DC IMT Comm Unit will team up with the DC EOC for the OEM annual exercise. More details to come. For questions, please contact our ARES R1D5 DC OEM liaison.
ARES® R1D5 is scheduled to conduct a survey of a publicly accessible facility designated by either the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management (DC OEM) or the Elbert County Office of Emergency Management (EC OEM) as a priority emergency shelter. This survey will allow preparation and update of an ARES® Key Location Form that details […]
Monthly ARES R1D5 Staff Meeting held in person and via Microsoft Teams. Link to Microsoft Teams will be provided before each Staff meeting. In-Person location will remain the same each month unless advised otherwise.
