Adams-Arapahoe County ARES ALERT STATUS: Normal (Alert 0) Monthly Meeting -- Next membership meeting planned for Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 19:00 hours.-- DETAILS IN EMAIL AND ONLINE --

2025 Training/Exercise & Event Calendar

March 19th, 2025

(Training, Exercises, and Events are subject to change during the year)

(All monthly meetings / trainings will be Person to Person & Virtual - unless noted differently)

  • Jan 6 - Special Event - KIDS Day - ARRL - TBA
  • Jan 9 - Monthly Meeting - Business meeting - 2025 training update - Admin update
  • Jan 18 - NCARC Hamfest - Loveland - Go to NCARC website for details
  • Jan 25/26 - Special Event - ARRL Winter Field Day - TBA
  • Feb 13 - Monthly Meeting - Business meeting - DMR Training by RT Systems - Radio Programming - TBA
  • Feb 16 - The SwapFest - Adams County Fairgrounds 0900-1300hrs - Go to RMHAM website for details
  • Mar 13 - Monthly Meeting - Winlink Training 
  • Mar - Simplex Exercise - To be rescheduled
  • Mar 19 - Cyberg Exercise - Colorado DHSEM/Multi Agency - Centre Point - 0800-1230hours. (RSVP)

March and April are SKYWARN Training Months - ALL CLASSES CANCELLED

  • Mar 20 - SKYWARN Training CANCELLED - Sponsored by ARESDEC
  • Apr 10 - Monthly Meeting - NTS Training - TBA
  • Apr 18 - World Amateur Radio Day - TBA
  • Apr 19 - SKYWARN Virtual Training CANCELLED
  • Apr 28 - Mental First Aid Tng - Bennett - 0800-1600hours (RSVP)
  • May 3 - Health/Safety Fair - Bennett - (Tentative)
  • May 8 - Monthly Meeting -  NET Control Training for NET/Scribe, Weather NET, Special Event NET - TBA
  • May 12 - Special Event - Tour of NWS - 0900-1100hrs - RSVP with Training
  • Jun 12 - Monthly Meeting -HF review, Antenna building, Pod Comms, Ham shack – installing radios in vehicles - TBA
  • Jun 13 - Summer Kick-Off Event - Bennett from 1600-2100hrs - At Trupp Park
  • Jun 14 - Fire Muster - Arapahoe Community College/Parade of Fire Trucks - 0700-1300hrs
  • Jun 19 - State Exercise - Colorado DHSEM/Multi Agency - TBA (RSVP)
  • Jun 28/29 - 2025 Field Day - Adams/Arapahoe ARES with Denver ARES - Northfield Center - TBA
  • Jul 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for the Fair - Tabletop Exercise - TBA
  • Jul 24-27 - Arapahoe County Fair - Arapahoe County Fairgrounds - TBA
  • Jul 25-Aug 3 - Douglas County Fair - Douglas County Fairgrounds - TBA
  • Jul 26 - Aug 3 - Elbert County Fair - Elbert County Fairgrounds - TBA
  • Jul 30-Aug 3 - Adams County Fair - Adams County Fairgrounds - TBA
  • Aug 5 - National Night Out - Bennett - TBA
  • Aug 9-10 - Strasburg Days - Strasburg - TBA
  • Aug 14 - Monthly Meeting  - Fair AAR; ICS/EOC review and update – ICS Forms, ACARES forms, Lifeline program, VEOCI program 
  • Sept 6 - Bennett Days - TBA
  • Sept 11 - Monthly Meeting - Go Kits & Show and Tell member kits - TBA
  • Oct ?? - SET Exercise - Details will be provided - TBA
  • Oct 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for the SET Exercise - TBA
  • Oct 16 - Great Shake Out - TBA
  • Oct 23-26 - HamCon Colorado - Grand Junction - Go to RMHAM Web site for details - TBA
  • Nov 13 - Monthly Meeting - TBA
  • Nov 18-19 - Exercise with Arapahoe OEM - TBA
  • Dec 6 - Skywarn Recognition Day - TBA 
  • Dec 11 - Monthly Meeting - End of the Year Recognition & Celebration Dinner

 

How to Use COTRAIN, the Colorado state training web site:

  1. Browse to http://train.org/colorado/welcome
  2. If you do not have a COTRAIN account, click on the Create an Account button; if you have an account, log in and skip to step 5
  3. When the COTRAIN Create Account page appears, fill in the fields as directed and click Create Account
  4. Log in using your new user name and password
  5. To check what courses COTRAIN has on file for you, click YOUR LEARNING and then click on the Your Transcript tab
  6. To see what courses are available for you to take, click on COURSE CATALOG

 

All training meeting will be held in person except where noted.

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