2024 Training/Exercise & Event Calendar

(Training & Exercises & Events are subject to change during the year)

(All monthly meetings / trainings will be Person to Person & Virtual - unless noted differently)

• Jan 6 - Special Event - KIDS Day - ARRL - TBA
• Jan 11 - Monthly Meeting - Administrative Update From EC, Training Calendar for 2024, Taskbooks; Map reading and orienteering
• Jan 20 - NCARC Fest - See NCARC Web Site
• Jan 27/28 - Special Event - ARRL Winter Field Day - TBA
• Feb 8 - Monthly Meeting - Business - Antennas - Winlink - Simplex Exercise - Review ACARES 217A
• Feb 17 - CPR/AED Training - Douglas/Elbert ARES - 0800 to 1700 - Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information
• Feb 18 - The Swapfest @ Adams County Fairgrounds - See https://www.rmham.org/the-swapfest-2024 for details
• Feb 24 - Exercise - Simplex Exercise with Region 1 & 3 - Further details at 1000hours
• Feb 24 - Joint Training - Rampart SAR - Lost Person & Shelter Tng at 0900hours
• Mar 2 - Radio Frequency Test - ACARES ICS-217a Radio Test at 1030hours
• Mar 14 - Monthly Meeting - Business Meeting and Training agenda - Build antenna (CANCELLED due to WEATHER)
• Apr 4 - Special Event - Solar Eclipse 
• Apr 6 - LARCFEST - In Longmont at the Boulder County Fairgrounds -  0900-1300hrs

April is SKYWARN Training Month!

• Apr 11 - Monthly Meeting - SKYWARN Training @ Cherry Creek Schools ISF Bldg - 1800-2000hrs. Sign up at https://www.weather.gov/bou/spotters
• Apr 20 - Training - SKYWARN Training @ Adams County OEM (Host Rampart SAR) - 1000-1200hrs. Sign up at https://www.weather.gov/bou/spotters
• Apr 20 - Special Event - Red Cross Radio Demonstration @ 1000hrs.
• Apr 22 - Training - SKYWARN Training @ Bennett Community Center, Bennett CO - 1800-2000hrs. Sign up at https://www.weather.gov/bou/spotters
• May 7 - Special Event - Assist Arvada CERT with Radio Test at 1430 hrs
• May 8 - Special Event - Denver OEM Siren Test at 1100hrs
• May 9 - Monthly Meeting - Business Meeting and Training on Hot Spots
• May 11 - Training/Exercise - Antenna Building & Fox Hunt 0900-1500hrs at the ESC 
• May 11 - Special Event - Armed Forces Cross Band Test - See ARRL for Details
• May 18-19 Special Training - HSEEP FEMA Course - State EOC - Details on Co.Train
• Jun 13 - Monthly Meeting - Business Meeting and Special Presentation on the Artemis Space Project
• Jun 15 - Special Event - ARRL KIDS Day - TBA
• Jun 15 - Special Event - Fire Muster in Littleton - 0630-1330hours
• Jun 22- ARRL Field Day - At Northfield Center - 1030-1900hours
• Jul 11 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for Arapahoe County Fair & Adams OEM ref EOC Operations
• Jul 13 - CANCELLED -Technician License Class - Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if interested
  
• Jul 20 - CANCELLED -Technician License Class and exam - Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if interested
  
• Jul 25 - 28 - Arapahoe County Fair 
• Jul 31- Aug 4 - Adams County Fair 
• Aug 8 - Monthly Meeting - Business Meeting and County Fair AAR
• Aug 9-11 Special Event - Strasburg Days / Parade on Aug 10
• Aug 16 - Special Event - Bennett Community Night - 1600-1900hours
• Aug 24 - Exercise - Radio Simplex relay of message - 0900-1200hours 
• Sept 7 - Exercise - Radio HF Exercise on 40 meters 7.235 - 1400-1500hours
• Sept 7 - Special Event - Bennett Day / Parade - TBA
• Sept 12 - Monthly Meeting - Business Meeting & Red Cross Shelter Training
• Sept 21 - Exercise - Sheltering with Adams OEM in Bennett - 0900-1300hours - TBA
• Sept 28 - Tabletop Exercise - Statewide tabletop exercise - 1300-1500hours - TBA
• Sept 29 - Special Event - Preparedness Community meeting - May Farms in Byers - 1400-1700hours
• Oct 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for SET Exercise
• Oct 17 - Special Event - GREAT Shake Out Earthquake Exercise - At 1017hours - TBA
• Oct 21 - Operation Big Boy - Big Boy #4014 Train - Details TBA
• Oct 26 - Exercise - SET Exercise - 1300-1700hours - TBA
• Nov 14 - Monthly Meeting - Business Meeting, SET Review, and winter weather update
• Dec 7 - Special Event - SKYWARN Recognition Day
• Dec 12 - Monthly Meeting - End of the Year Recognition & Celebration Dinner

2023 Training/Exercise & Event Calendar - Updated on Nov 17th 2023 

(Trainings & Exercises & Events are subject to change during the year)

(All monthly meetings / trainings will be Person to Person & Virtual - unless noted differently)

• Jan 12 - Monthly Meeting - Radio Programming/Regional & District I-217 - Net Scribing - Kick off 2023
• Jan 21 - Radio Programming Day - At Cherry Creek ESC Building 0900-1300hrs
• Jan 21 - Hamfest - NCARC Winter Hamfest 2023 - See Web for details
• Jan 28 & 29 - Winter Field Day - Exercise - Saturday Jan 28th at 1100-1230hrs
• Feb 9 - Monthly Meeting - Go Kits - Medical Kits - Vehicle Kits - Using APRS 
• Feb 14-16 Special Event - Colorado Emergency Management Assoc. (CEMA) Conference in Loveland
• Feb 19 - The Swapfest at Adams County Fairgrounds 09:00-13:00hrs
• Mar 9 - Monthly Meeting - 911 PSAP & EOC/ICS Update - Arapahoe County Sheriff Office
• Mar 14 - Training - NETLOGGER 1930-2030hrs - Virtual
• Mar 18 - Techfest - New Mexico - Virtual 0800-1700hrs

APRIL IS SKYWARN TRAINING MONTH!

• Apr 1 - LARCFEST - In Longmont 0900-1300hrs
• Apr 10 - SKYWARN Training at Brighton Library 327 E Bridge St 1630-1830hrs Open to Public Click here for details
• Apr 13 - Monthly Meeting - SKYWARN Training at Cherry Creek Schools ISF Building, Centennial  17:30-20:30hrs Open to Public Click here for details
• Apr 17 - SKYWARN Training at Bennett Rec. Center in Bennett 1730-2030hrs Open to Public Click here for details
• Apr 18 - Training - Winlink 1930-2030hrs - Virtual
• Apr 22 - SKYWARN Training at Adams Sheriff Substation 4201 E 72 Ave, Commerce City 10:00-12:00hrs Open to Public Click here for details
• Apr 25 - SKYWARN Training - Limon 130 C Ave (Lincoln County SO Substation) - 18:30-20:30hrs Open to Public Click here for details
• May 9/11 - ICS-300 Classroom Training (CANCELLED) - Arapahoe County Sheriff's OEM - Check COTRAIN (http://train.org/colorado/welcome) to Register
• May 9 - SKYWARN Training - Denver ARES at Red Cross building, 444 Sherman ST, Denver - 18:30-20:30hrs Open to Public Click here for details
• May 10 - Denver OEM Siren Test - 1100 hrs - Denver & Adams/Arapahoe ARES to assist 
• May 11 - Monthly Meeting - Summer Weather Protocol - NET/Scribing, Events Updates - ESC Bldg
• May 13 - Special Event - Armed Forces Day Crossband Test - See ARRL Web Site for details
• May 20 - Mini Pre-SET Exercise - with Big Sandy Group in Limon - 1300-1700hrs
• May 23 - Training - DMR & Weather NET reporting 1930-2030 - Virtual
• Jun 3 - Special Event - Open House at Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - 0800-1200hours
• Jun 8 - Monthly Meeting - Aurora OEM Overview & How to make Portable antenna 
• Jun 17 - Fire Munster Mile High Hook & Ladder Event - ACARES/DARES - Littleton at 08:00-13:00hrs
• Jun 24 - ARRL Field Day - 2851 South Waco Way (Park) - 1000-2000hrs
• Jul 8 - Control the Bleed & CPR training - Cherry Creek Schools ISF Bldg room 102 at 1230-1530hrs
• Jul 13 - Monthly Meeting  - Review County Fair IAP & Prepare for Fair
• Jul 15 - County Fair Tabletop Exercise - Cherry Creek Schools ESC Bldg room 147 at 10:00-14:00hrs
• Jul 22 - Special Training - ATV Equipment - Cherry Creek Schools ISF Bldg Room 102 at 0900-1300hrs
• Jul 27 - 30 - Arapahoe County Fair - More details to be announced
• Aug 1 - National Night Out - Tentative
• Aug 5 - DMR Radio Test for SET - More details to come - 1000-1400hrs.
• Aug 2 - 6 - Adams County Fair - Tentative
• Aug 8-10 ICS -300 Classroom Training - Arapahoe County Sheriff's OEM 
• Aug 10 - Community Night Out - in Bennett - 1600-1900hrs
• Aug 17 - Monthly Meeting - Meeting at State EOC - Tour of EOC - AAR of Fair -18:30-21:00hrs
• Aug 19 - Special Training - ATV Equipment - Cherry Creek School ESC Building 13:00-16:00hrs
• Aug 11 - 13 - Strasburg Days/Parade
• Aug 11- 20 - Western Welcome Week Events/Parade 
• Aug 27 - The Swapfest at Adams County Fairgrounds - Further details TBA
• Sep 8 & 9 - Bennett Days/Parade
• Sep 14 - Monthly Meeting - TBA - At the Adams County EOC
• Sep 16 - SET Tabletop Exercise - Virtual Exercise Statewide - 09:00-13:00hrs
• Sep 30 - Adams County Community Safety Fair - Adams County Fairgrounds - 10:00-14:00hrs
• Oct 4 - Special Event - FEMA/FCC Emergency Alert Test at 12:20hrs
• Oct 7 - Colorado SET Day - Statewide Exercise - 09:00-13:00hrs
• Oct 12 - (CANCELLED) - Monthly Meeting - SET Hot wash - HIPAA refresher
• Oct 14 - Special Event - Solar Eclipse QSO Parties
• Oct 19 - Great Shakeout Day - Winlink Exercise - USGS Template - Click here for more information
• Oct 20-22 - Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) https://www.jotajoti.info/jota
• Nov 9 - Monthly Meeting - Winter Weather/I70 Shelter Protocol - SET AAR 
• Nov 16 - Exercise - Weather Exercise at Adams EOC
• Dec 2 - SKYWARN Recognition Day - Exercise - Tentative
• Dec 14 - Monthly Meeting - End of Year Review & Recognition Event

2022 Training & Exercise & Events Calendar / Updated Nov 13th 2022

(Trainings & Exercises & Events are subject to change during the year)

(All trainings will be Person to Person & Virtual - unless noted differently)

• Jan 13 - Monthly Meeting - Review New I-217a Frequencies, Tactical Call-Signs, & APRS
• Jan 15 - POSTPONED Special Meeting - Radio Programming & APRS Programming at the CCSD ESC Building 
• Jan 29 - Exercise- ACARES Radio and Winlink Exercise (1300-1500hrs.) - Part of Winter Heat 2022 Exercise.
• Feb 10 - Monthly Meeting - ACARES Winlink operations & ACARES Alert System - Virtual Training Only
• Feb 21-24 - Special Exercise - Weather Forms & SHARES Spotrep-2 Winlink Messages to CEMA Conference  
• Mar 10 - Monthly Meeting - Alternative Power Sources & Drone Operations. 

April is SKYWARN training month

• Apr 9 - Special Training - SKYWARN Training for ARES/Amateur Radio Operators - Virtual Training (1000-1200hrs)
• Apr 10 - Special Training & Exercise - East Region District ARES DMR virtual training by RMHAM at 1300/Exercise at 1400 
• Apr 14 - Monthly Meeting -SKYWARN Training - Open to Public - Cherry Creek School District ISF Building (1800-2000hrs)
• Apr 18 - Special Event - World Amateur Radio Day - Radio & Winlink - All day event
• Apr 20 - Special Meeting - SKYWARN Training - Open to Public - East I-70 Corridor at Bennett Community Center (1800-2000hrs) 
• Apr 23 - Special Meeting - SKYWARN Training - Open to Public - Adams County SO Sub Station  Commerce City (1000-1200hrs)
• Apr 24 - Special Exercise - Testing Radio Reverse with ACSO Radio during NET
• Apr 30 - Exercise - Severe Weather Activation - Radios; APRS; WINLINK; Deployment - Multi ARES Districts - (1000-1300hrs)

• May 12 - Monthly Meeting - Homebrew Sound Cards; April 30 Exercise AAR Review
• Jun 9 - Monthly Meeting - Weather NET SOP
• Jun 18 - Special Event - Mile High Hook & Ladder at Arapahoe Community College
• Jun 25/26 - Special Event -ARRL Field Day - "READY-SET-GO" 
• Jul 14 - Monthly Meeting - Preparation for the Fair - Incident Action Plan & Communication Ops - At County Fair
• Jul 16 - Special Exercise - 2022 Fair Tabletop Exercise - At Cherry Creek ESC Building - Meeting in Person
• Jul 28-31 Special Event -  Arapahoe County Fair - Refer to Operations Section on Web Site
• Aug 2 - Special Event - National Night Out - Statewide Community Event
• Aug 3-7 - Special Event -  Adams County Fair 
• Aug 11 - Monthly Meeting - EOC Operations - At Adams County OEM/EOC - Fair HOTWASH - Meeting in Person
• Aug 27 - Special Event - Limon Classic Car Show - DMR Exercise between ACARES & Big Sandy Radio Group 0900-1200hours
• Aug 28 -  Special Event - HAMFEST - Adams County Fairgrounds 0800-1300hours
• Sep 8 - Monthly Meeting - ICS/OEM/EOC Updates and Training - At Arapahoe Sheriff's Office - Meeting in Person
• Oct 1 - Special Event - Colorado ARES SET Exercise - 1000-1400hrs
• Oct 13 - Monthly Meeting - Emergency Operations Center Drill - At Adams County OEM/EOC - Meeting in Person
• Oct 23 - Special Event - Great Colorado ShakeOut - Part of Sunday NET
• Nov 10 - Monthly Meeting - AAR Review of 2022 SET & ACARES Survey
• Dec 3 - Special Event - SKYWARN Recognition Day - Further Details TBA 
• Dec 8 - Monthly Meeting - Review of 2022 Events and Recognition of members

2021 Training & Exercise Calendar - Updated December 21st

(Trainings & Exercises are subject to change during the year)

• Jan 14 - POD Preparation/HIPAA/Media/Situational Awareness by ARES Staff
• Jan 24 - Winlink review filling out and sending ICS309 by KIØEP
• Jan 30 - Communication Exercise - NCR Winter Field Day - Regional ARES Groups - (0930-1200hrs)
• Feb 11 - 911/PSAP, & Public Safety Dispatching by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office 911 Trainer Cory Rieck
• Feb 25 - DTRS Radio System overview - Special Training by KBØUBZ/NØOEM
• Mar 11 - HazMat Awareness by Randy Perlis CDPHE/Weather Preparedness by KBØUBZ/KDØUFO/NØOEM
• Mar 14 - Winter Storm Blizzard - Operation Snow Dump 2021 - (0800-1800hrs)
• Apr 08 - SKYWARN Training by NWS (Open to the Public & All ARES Members - starts at 1830hrs)
• Apr 11 - NET Exercise - Operation Triple Break - (0930-1000hrs)
• Apr 24 - Weather Exercise - Operation Cherry Bomb - Regional ARES Groups - (0800-1500hrs)
• May 06 - Winlink/EMCOMM by KIØEP/DMR by KE0DC/Weather Reporting Protocol by KB0UBZ
• May 08 - World Red Cross Day EMCOMM Exercise (Nationwide Exercise)
• May 13 - SKYWARN Training by NWS (Open to the Public & All ARES members - starts at 1830hrs)
• May 16 - NET Exercise - Operation Now What - (0930-1000hrs)
• Jun 10 - Search & Rescue by WØJEN & K0KHA / MARS by WØUAW / ARES Operation/Response Manual by KCØVAQ
• Jun 17 - Cancelled - Night Exercise - Operation Do You Know (1900-2030hrs)
• Jun 26-27 - ARRL Field Day - Regional ARES Groups 
• Jul 08 - County Fair IAP by KBØUBZ - (In Person Meeting at ACSO Substation at 19:30hrs)
• Jul 10 - Table Top Exercise - Operation Merry Go Round  (0930-1230hrs at ESC Room 147)
• July 22-25 - Arapahoe County Fair - Regional ARES Members  (See Public Affairs webpage for further details )
• Aug 12 - AAR of County Fair by KBØUBZ / Sept & Oct Exercise Updates / County Infrastructure TTX by N0OEM 
• Aug 23 - NET Exercise - Alert System Drill at 0945 hrs
• Sep 05 - East I70 Corridor Exercise/Event - Operation Big Boy 4014 (1200-1900hrs)
• Sep 09 - AAR Big Boy Exercise / East I70 Corridor Plan by N0OEM / Drones by KD0UFO
• Sep 11 - Text Alert Readiness Drill at 0945 hrs
• Oct 02 - Colorado SET Exercise - (0900-1300hrs)
• Oct 14 - Colorado SET Exercise AAR by N0OEM & ARES Staff - East I70 Corridor Plan update by N0OEM
• Nov 7 - NET Exercise - Alert System Drill & Readiness for deployment at 0945hrs.
• Nov 10 - OEM Update by OEM Nate Fogg / ACSO Dispatch Update by Corey/Tiffany - Tour OEM & Dispatch 
• Nov 13 -EMCOMM Exercise "Operation Cyber Wind" - WinLink Exercise
• Nov 14 - Denver ARES 10 Meter Exercise (1300-1400hrs)
• Dec 04 - SKYWARN Recognition Day Exercise - Winter Weather Exercise (1000-1200hrs.)
• Dec 09 - Overview on WebSDR, KiwiSDR, WSJT and JS8Call by KE0DC (Virtual Training)
• Dec 15 - Adams County OEM EOC Exercise - Adams County EOC (0800-1100hrs)

          2020 Training & Exercise Calendar                                                         

• January 9:         Winter Net Training. by John, ADØPD
• February 13:     Winter Go Bags. by Ben, KBØUBZ and Yaesu Fusion system, by Mark, KA0TPG
• March 12:         ICS Forms. by Randy, N0OEM (Meeting Cancelled - COVID)
• April 9:             Ham Software. by Mark, KD5DKQ
• May 14:            AuxComm. by Emit Hurdelbrink, WØUAW
• June 11:           Arapahoe County OEM Nate Fogg - COVID 19 (Summer Wx Exercise June 20)
• July 9:              Damage Assessment - by Randy, N0OEM  (Damage Assessment Exercise July 19)
• August 13:      Shelter Communications by ACARES Staff (Shelter Exercise August 29)
• September 10: National Traffic System (NTS) & Medical/Hospital Communications - by KBØUBZ 
• September 16: ICS refresher & updates - Make up from cancelled March training - by ACARES Staff  
• October 3:       (Colorado ARES Statewide SET from 8am-12pm)
• October 8:       Fusion Communications - by KEØDC & WØSUN
  
• November 12:  DMR & WinLink Communications - by KEODC & KIOEP
• November 14   (Red Cross EMCOMM Exercise - Nationwide)
• December 5:    (SkyWarn Recognition Day 2020 - Nationwide)
• December 10:  ACSO Command Post & 2020 Review of Exercises & Training - by ACARES Staff