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 […]
2026 Winlink Hands-On Workshop – A Success! Read More »
(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,”
DCSO and OEM Adopt New Evacuation Terminology Read More »
ARES Region 1, District 5 (R1D5) welcomes three NEW members to the team, Alan KE0YSO, Brett KF0VPJ, and Mark N7CD! Congratulations for completing the Spring New Member Training Workshop (NMT). NMT took place on Saturday, March 14th at the Parker United Methodist Church in Parker, CO. Attendees learned many things about ARES, ARES R1D5 and
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On Saturday, February 21, 2026, ARESDEC members gathered together at the Parker United Methodist Church in Parker, Colorado to enjoy some donuts, comradery and help each other get radios updated for the 2026 season. We also enjoyed a demo of the new Starlink Internet system that the team acquired as an additional asset for use
Starlink Demo & Radio Code Plug Workshop – Success! Read More »
On Saturday morning, 11/15/2025, an intrepid group of six volunteers from our repeater committee made the trek to the Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch: Mark Alsop (KT0AM), Walt Burns (AB0VZ), Bill Wooton (KF0CWS), Brad Tombaugh (W0BDT), Chuck Baumgarten (KF0KTG) and Joe Moll (K0DNS). We operate a repeater that covers central Elbert County and is used by
WA0DE-41 LoRa Digipeter in Elbert County Read More »
We are so proud to have been able to participate in the 2025 Heroes Gala honoring our first responders, Armed Forces members, and other nonprofit organizations supporting these brave heroes. Several ARESDEC members attended and showed our Mobile Command Center and an amateur radio “Go Box” to demonstrate some of our capabilities responding to emergency
