Get Ready for Fruita AdventureFest!
We all survived Desert Rats, so now it’s almost time for the Fruita AdventureFest Mountain Bike and Running Festival on May 11th and 12th! If you haven’t signed up to…
Mesa County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (MCARES)
... for public safety communications when disaster strikes.
We all survived Desert Rats, so now it’s almost time for the Fruita AdventureFest Mountain Bike and Running Festival on May 11th and 12th! If you haven’t signed up to…
In the past, the ARRL ARES Simulated Emergency Test (SET) has been held on the first Saturday in October. This year, at the request of many members, the event will…
Colorado ARES and the ARRL Colorado Section hold state-wide nets on a variety of repeaters and frequencies, including the WEØFUN Fun Machine repeater system, the 525 Alpha and the Colorado…
Last year, we provided emergency comms for the Western Slope Retriever Hunt Club’s hunt test up on the Grand Mesa. This year, they’ve invited us again, and we’re inviting ARES…
it’s going to be a busy summer! We just added another race to our schedule. Our good friends at Gemini Adventures took on the Wild Horse Gravel Race for mountain…
Mesa County ARES (MCARES) registered as a non-profit corporation with the State of Colorado in 2023, and after following the long process with the IRS, we have been approved as…
Every ARES member and emergency communication specialist should be familiar with the repeaters, digipeaters and data frequencies in their area of operations. Over the past couple of years, diligent efforts…
ARES units from Mesa County and other Colorado districts will again be providing important race communications for several mountain bike and running events in 2024. For several years, we have…
The 2023 Simulated Emergency Test (SET) called “Operation Fire Dragon” is in the books! We had a great time, learned some lessons and finished it up with Bar-B-Q brisket (courtesy…
We have moved our regular Wednesday night ARES/EmComm net to the WestCO repeater system to give us wider coverage to allow more members to check in. By moving to WestCO,…