ARES Celebrates Its 90th Birthday!
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service was created in 1935 to give members of the newly-created American Radio Relay League an organization to use their skills and dedication to provide public…
WCRHC Hunt Test 2025
Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2025 Retriever Hunt Club’s Hunt Test on Grand Mesa on May 19th and 20th. It’s always a pleasure to spend a couple of…
ARRL Field Day 2025 -June 28th & 29th
The ARRL Field Day began in 1933 as a way for amateur radio operators to practice emergency communications and demonstrate their skills. It has since grown into a popular annual…
Another Busy Race Season!
Mesa County ARES members have been busy in the months of April and May, providing emergency communication support for several mountain bike and running events in the Grand Valley. In…
2025 Race Season is about to begin!
Western Colorado has become world-renowned as a destination for mountain bike and trail running events. For years, Mesa County ARES and the local amateur radio community have worked with organizations…
Save the Date! HamCon Colorado 2025 – October 23-26th, 2025
For the first time in 9 years, HamCon Colorado will host the Rocky Mountain Division conference on October 23rd – 26th at the Doubletree Hotel in Grand Junction. This is…
New Digital-Mode UHF Repeater in the Grand Valley
As our digital capabilities increase, we’re finding it necessary to do more testing and tuning on the various digital modes we use. Now, through the efforts of Bill KØDZ and…
New GMRS Repeater on Black Ridge
As amateur radio operators, when we hear “emcomm” we normally think of ham capabilities. But emergency communications operate on many platforms, one of which is the General Mobile Radio Service,…
Skywarn™ Recognition Day
The annual Skywarn™ Recognition Day (SRD) operating event is coming up on December 7th from 0000z to 2400z (which makes it December 6th at 1700 MST through December 7th at…
Get set for the SET!
The annual Simulated Emergency Test (SET) is almost here! All of the ARES Regions and Districts in Colorado have chosen October 26th to conduct the annual test of our emergency…