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Mad Gravel 2026
Written by AD0UZ On Sunday, September 6th, several members from ARESDEC, and one likely new member, helped provide communications and situational awareness for the Mad Gravel bike race officials. There were around 500 riders in three different races, with course lengths of 33, 55 and 84 miles, respectively. We provided a directed net for the…
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From CW to GOTA: A Weekend of Emergency Comms Training at Field Day 2026
Introduction Over the weekend of June 26–28, 2026, the shores of Rueter-Hess Reservoir near Parker, Colorado, buzzed with a different kind of energy — the crackle of HF signals, the tap of Morse code, and the steady hum of a community coming together to practice the skills that matter most when it counts. This was…
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Beyond the Checkpoint: How Amateur Radio Makes the Rampart Range Poker Run Possible
Written by Michael Smith, KF0PAY Introduction On the morning of June 21, 2026, the Flat Rocks campground west of Sedalia, Colorado looked the way a well-run event should look in the hour before it opens: purposeful and calm. RRMMC volunteers were setting up registration. Douglas County Search and Rescue was positioned and coordinating. And at…