ARES Region 1, District 5 (R1D5) congratulates Chris (AE0SE), Jarrett (WX0JLM), and Jim (N0DAX) for completing new member training. NMT (New Member Training) took place on Saturday March 16th at the Parker United Methodist Church. New members learned about the organization’s history, structure, and mission as well as current requirements and professional standards. New members […]
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On Wednesday March 13th R1D5 ARES was activated by the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management (DC OEM) ahead of the anticipated snowstorm that was forecasted to bring significant snow to the Front Range. NWS forecasts predicted as much as two feet of snow in South Douglas County, from Castle Rock to Monument Hill. Douglas
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Snow and Winlink. Is this an ARES version of Winter Field Day? Several ARES R1D5 members braved the weather to exhibit their Winlink setups or get help using Packet, VARA FM, and VARA HF. The workshop included two presentations – 1) Winlink using an Anytone 578/868/878, and 2) compressing and sending photos by email. Gary,
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Membership is $10 a year (payable in Jan), and you can easily join or renew via PayPal using the button below: Congratulations to Bill KF0CWS and Wade K0WJF who are the two newest members of the ARESDEC NPO board.
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The 2023 Turkey Day 5K website post could almost be a mirror of the 2022 post. However, the 2023 event was distinctive in two ways: #1 – Chris, K0BOM, the organization’s cadet member who is not quite 18 years old but has been an active and growing member for the past four years was selected
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ARRL’s Simulated Emergency Test (SET) was October 7 – 8, 2023. This nationwide exercise is the chance to test personal emergency-operating skills and the readiness of communications equipment and accessories in a simulated emergency-like deployment. The ARRL’s Amateur Radio Emergency Service ® (ARES®), the National Traffic System (NTS), the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES),
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