Near Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) 101 & 201 – Colorado ARES Section Wide Training – 18 APR 2026 NVIS is an important mode for Colorado ARES, which can provide reliable communications in a three to five-hundred-mile radius without the use of repeaters. NVIS is not...
Winlink 101 is a ZOOM presentation and is designed for those who have never used Winlink before, or haven’t used Winlink in a long time, or have had issues using Winlink in the past. Although all Colorado ARES members are welcome, this training is not...
Colorado Section Bulletins aired on the Colorado ARES 80 meter SSB net on Sunday mornings at 08:00 and on the Sunday evening statewide VHF/UHF net on the Connection and WE0FUN FunMachine systems of repeaters at 20:00 are now available as pdf’s on our website. Link...
ARRL Colorado Section Manager announced today that Perry Lundquist, W6AUN will be assuming the duties of Section Emergency Coordinator effective immediately. This follows the resignation of James Cizek KI0KN, which he submitted last week.
Preparation by each ARES group begins now. November 1st 2025 is the Field Activation date for the 2025 Colorado ARES SET but, groups should begin their ground work TODAY! The SET Scenario Know-Ing Served Scenario, also referred to as KISS, is a comprehensive exercise designed...
This year, the Colorado Section’s SET will be held on Saturday, October 26th, beginning at 13:00 hours. Colorado Section ARES districts have been preparing for this event for several months with mini SETs and tabletop exercises. Let this year’s ARRL Simulated Emergency Test be a...
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has proclaimed June 19th through June 25th Amateur Radio Week in Colorado. View the Proclamation!
Skywarn Liaison George Weber KB0BSA reminded everyone that this Saturday 12/3 is Skywarn Recognition Day and encourages everyone to participate by contacting WX0DEN, the Boulder National Weather Service station. He also will be doing a DMR test, starting at 5:00 pm on Friday December 2nd. ...
James Cizek KI0KN, Section Emergency Coordinator would like your opinion concerning the Colorado Statewide ARES net currently held on Sunday nights at 2000 hours on the Colorado Connection and selected UHF repeaters. Any comments are invited on the time slot content and the format of...
Colorado ARES benefits from our relationship with Rocky Mountain Ham Radio through their development and maintenance of the RM Ham linked DMR system. CO ARES and RM Ham have maintained a Memorandum of Understanding for CO ARES’ use of the RMH linked system of DMR...