Welcome all new ARES members and those wanting to be part of our Team! With a heart to serve others, you are joining a team of professionals who love the hobby of amateur radio and have a desire to serve others. ARESDEC is a very well respected organization within Douglas and Elbert Counties. It is […]
Greg Heavener and his team from the NWS are scheduled to provide our ARES District’s annual SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training. The agenda consists of: Basics of thunderstorm development Fundamentals of storm structure Identifying potential severe weather features How to contact NWS and submit a weather report to NWS Basic severe weather safety. Even if you […]
For more information about NWS SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training see https://aresdec.org/event/national-weather-service-nws-skywarn-training/
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 […]
As a new thing for this year we are scheduling two "semi-annual" meetings for DC AuxComm certified members. Our first DC AuxComm meeting is scheduled on 3/25/24 in the Douglas County EOC. The purpose of this meeting is to become better acquainted with the EOC, to discuss EOC procedures, and to talk about the various […]
Face-to-Face (F2F) Meeting – Presentation on our Wx Spotting protocols used within the ARES R1D5 group.Here, at our March F2F, we will have two presentations: 1) Quick demo of our served partner agency, Elbert County OEM DTRS radios - short demo of the radio and how they work, what channels we are to use, etc. […]
Do you know what DMR is all about? Do you know how it works? Do you know how to code a DMR enabled code plug for your HT or mobile radio? If you answered 'NO', we have a workshop for you! Brad / W0BDT will lead us through an Introduction to DMR programming workshop to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are again planning to enhance our skills by providing APRS/LoRa tracking, Aid Station communications, and likely some Rover and SAG (support & gear) for a family of three races in Elbert County: Hemi Hustle: 30 miles Hemi Five-O: 50 miles Hemi: 100 miles Mad Gravel and The Hemi are part of the Junior Cycling […]
