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…
Please join us for our monthly ARES/EmComm meeting Saturday, March 23rd. The meeting will start at 0900 at First Christian Church, 1326 North 1st Street in Grand Junction (across from…
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…
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 Weather Service has gotten off to a slow start for SkyWarn Recognition Day this year, but it’s planned to start at 0000 UTC on December 2nd. So far, we…
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,…