This is a simulated emergency exercise. The scenario described below is fictional. Imagine a Colorado without power or internet. A coordinated cyber-attack has taken down the state’s electrical grid and internet infrastructure, and blackouts stretch from the Eastern Plains to the Western Slope. The phones,...
The Automatic Packet Report System (APRS) is an amateur radio capability used extensively by ARES and other groups to display the location of spotters, sweeps and other important event assets. APRS tracking was first developed in the 1980’s with several enhancements since. Did you know...
It’s Official: Governor Polis Declares Amateur Radio Week in Colorado — and We Earned Every Word This week, something rare happened: Colorado’s state government looked at what amateur radio operators do — the late-night nets, the wildfire deployments, the SKYWARN watches, the SAR support, the...
What is ATV? In the ham radio world ATV means Amateur Television, which is a capability we can use to improve situational awareness for first responders and emergency managers. Join us Saturday, July 18th for our next section wide ARES training – Amateur Television (ATV) for Improved...
Colorado + Wyoming ARES | May 9, 2026 OperationCrosstalk New for 2026, Operation Crosstalk is a three-hour long all NVIS exercise that encourages ARES members to get on the air and make as many NVIS contacts as possible using a defined set of exercise HF...
Near Vertical Incident Skywave (NVIS) 101 & 201 – Colorado ARES Section Wide Training – 18 APR 2026 NVIS is an important communications technique for Colorado ARES and can provide reliable communications up to a 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...