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…
WCARC Hamfest & Swapmeet – August 10th
Our friends at Western Colorado Amateur Radio Club will be hosting their annual Hamfest and Swapmeet on August 10th from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The location is First Christian…
CoARES SET moved to October 26th
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…
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…
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…
Winlink – Bi-Weekly Practice Group – McCAW
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.…