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…
New FEMA EMI Student Portal
FEMA has been updating their Emergency Management (EMI) web portal recently, and one of the useful additions is a page that allows individuals to look up their Independent Study courses…
SkyWarn Spotter Activations
Please continue to be aware of possible SkyWarn Spotter activations through July 2nd (or until the NWS radar is back in service). As of today (23 June) there is an…
Colorado AuxComm Updates – June 2022
Those of you who are members of Colorado AuxComm may have already received this from Emit Hurdelbrink, the AuxComm Assistant State Coordinator, but I’m including his e-mail below regarding AuxComm…
Wednesday Night Net
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…
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.…