• ARES VHF Net 2000

    ARES VHF Net 2000

    Statewide ARES voice Nets are held each Sunday. At 2000 hours the VHF Net meets on the Colorado Connection system of repeaters. In the Denver area the Connection is found on 145.310 MHz. and an 88.5 Hz tone is required. Come join us!

  • ARRL Colorado Section Monthly Net

    ARRL Colorado Section Monthly Net
    Training

    Monthly ARRL Section Net Everyone is invited to check in and join the discussion! This net is dedicated to all things related to amateur radio in Colorado, including updates from the ARRL. It’s the perfect place to announce ham fests, club activities, request assistance from fellow hams, and share anything of interest to the Colorado […]

  • ARES SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training Workshop

    Skywarn Weather Spotter Training
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Training

    Jim Rooney N4JJR from the ARES R1D5 district will lead us in this workshop.  The evening will be packed with information that will help protect you and your family during inclement weather.  This is open to ARESDEC members. At the workshop, you will learn: Basics of thunderstorm development Fundamentals of storm structure Identifying potential severe […]

  • ARESDEC Weekly Net Cancelled

    ARESDEC Weekly Net – 3rd Thursday
    Weekly NET Cancelled

    Weekly net for 4/16 cancelled due to ARES Skywarn Training.  See calendar for event details. ====================== 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, […]

  • Near Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) 101 & 201 – Colorado ARES Section Wide Training

    Zoom
    Training

    NVIS is an important mode for Colorado ARES, which can provide reliable communications in a three to five hundred mile radius without the use of repeaters.  NVIS is not an antenna, but it is a propagation mode where antennas can be configured to optimize NVIS properties. Does that sound confusing? If so, you need to […]

  • ARES VHF Net 2000

    ARES VHF Net 2000

    Statewide ARES voice Nets are held each Sunday. At 2000 hours the VHF Net meets on the Colorado Connection system of repeaters. In the Denver area the Connection is found on 145.310 MHz. and an 88.5 Hz tone is required. Come join us!

  • 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 / […]

  • Amateur Radio License Testing

    Amateur Radio License Testing
    FD - Pradera Fire Station 6120 Bridle Path Ln, Parker, CO, United States
    VE Testing

    Sponsor: ARESDEC VEC team via W5YI-VEC  2026 Saturday Test Dates: Jan 24 Feb 28 Mar 28 Apr 25 May 23 Jun 20 Jul 18 Aug 29 Sep 26 Oct 24 Nov 21 Dec 19 Time: 9:00-11:00 AM Location: Pradera Fire Station (aka Franktown Fire Protection District Station 184), 6120 Bridle Path Ln, Parker, CO 80134 […]

    $14.00
  • Build Something Cool! An Electronics Project

    Build Something Cool Project
    HRSS - Highlands Ranch DCSO Substation 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO, United States
    Event

    Hear Ye! Hear Ye!  Attention ARESDEC members Walt AB0VZ will be leading an educational electronics project for ARESDEC members and guests! Hint: It will be a variation on the venerable crystal radio, but different.….And there will be math…. :-) Bring your soldering iron and small tools for a fun kit build! Space is LIMITED.  Advanced sign-up […]

    $20.00