Mesa County Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
... for public safety communications when disaster strikes.
The Colorado Section and local ARES units will participate in the 2023 S.E.T. (Simulated Emergency Test). Through this test, amateur radio capabilities will be tested with interoperability parameters and the…
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 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…
For years, we’ve conducted the RACES net every Wednesday at 1930 on the GMRA linked repeater system. RACES has always been active in Colorado, but the net has evolved as…
Howdy Everyone: We have decided to put together a Winlink practice group, McCAW – Mesa County Colorado ARES Winlink. Even though it is Mesa County, anyone-anywhere is welcome to participate. …
Colorado ARES Members, The Army MARS program is conducting monthly 60 Meters Operations to interoperate with the amateur community throughout the rest of 2021. The “nets” will be conducted the…
An interesting article on Amateur Radio Operators role during earthquakes. Not only in emergency communications but in Seismic Information gathering with the help of ARES and Winlink. This is a…
The National Weather Service office in Grand Junction offers free Spotter Training Classes throughout the year and around the western slope. If your interested in learning how to spot severe…