CoARES Net Frequencies
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…
MCARES gains Non-Profit Corporation status
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…
Local Repeaters, Digipeters and Data Frequencies
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…
Get Ready for Race Season!
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…
A Successful 2023 SET!
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…
ARES/EmComm Net has moved to WestCO Repeater System
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,…
Colorado ARES August DMR Test
One of the goals of all the Regions and Districts in Colorado ARES is the capability to quickly and efficiently establish statewide voice communications. Since our partners at Rocky Mountain…
ARRL Field Day
ARRL Field Day is coming up on June 24th and 25th! Field Day started out years ago as an exercise to take our ham radio equipment into the outdoors to…
Save the Date – WCARC Hamfest and Swapmeet
It seems like it’s far away, but the WCARC Hamfest and Swapmeet is coming up on August 12th at our usual meeting location (First Christian Church). While this is sponsored…
Mesa County ARES Supporting Mountain Bike, Running Races
Mesa County ARES has again been asked to provide race communications for the upcoming Desert Rats and Fruita AdventureFest events near Grand Junction. We have worked with Gemini Adventures to…