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 […]
From CW to GOTA: A Weekend of Emergency Comms Training at Field Day 2026 Read More »
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
Beyond the Checkpoint: How Amateur Radio Makes the Rampart Range Poker Run Possible Read More »
First Deployment, Tough Terrain, Zero Incidents: ARESDEC at The HUNDO 2026 Written by Michael Smith, KF0PAY June 13, 2026, started the way you hope a mountain race day starts: clear skies over Bailey, CO, highs climbing into the mid-70s, sun on the ridgelines above Buffalo Creek Recreation Area. By evening, a cold front had pushed
On Saturday, May 2, 2026, members of ARES Region 1, District 5 met at Parker United Methodist Church in Parker, CO to learn how to setup and tear down the tent associated with the new Mobile Command Tent (MCT) trailer. It is a new asset acquired from the American Red Cross. The tent will be
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Colorado ARES R1D5 (ARESDEC) conducted a hands-on Winlink exercise at the Parker United Methodist Church on Saturday, April 11th. Members came together and set up a Winlink station and received help from fellow members if they ran into problems. Members were able to successfully send Winlink messages on both HF and VHF/UHF. Setting up a
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(Douglas County, CO) Douglas County has adopted standardized emergency notification terminology consistent with a broader Front Range regional effort to improve disaster communications and reduce public confusion during high-stress events. Douglas County will use the following terms: “These definitions are designed to eliminate ambiguity. Clear language leads to faster action, and faster action saves lives,”
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