Welcome to the Colorado ARES® District 24 web site
This web site is dedicated to the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES®) for Douglas and Elbert Counties in Colorado also know as Colorado ARES District 24. We are a group of well trained volunteers that assist in providing communications in emergency situations to agencies like the Sheriff's office, Fire department, Hospitals and others. Please use the navigation buttons on the left to navigate our website. Thanks for visiting.
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Colorado EmComm Conference Speaker Schedule Announced |
By FLINT GATRELL, Webmaster aresd24.org - Friday, February 5, 2010.
HIGHLANDS RANCH - On Wednesday, Perry Lundquist announced the schedule for the ARES District
24-sponsored Colorado EmComm Conference at Avaya Communications in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Formerly known as the Digital Communications Workshop, the Colorado EmComm Conference 2010
will be held on Saturday, February 20th, at Avaya Communications, in the first floor auditorium,
8740 Lucent Boulevard, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.
This conference promises to be a day of fun and interesting presentations
with something for all experience levels, says Perry Lundquist (W6AUN),
Emergency Coordinator for the Colorado Section Amateur Radio Emergency Service, District 24.
"Join us for an interesting and information-packed day," Lundquist invited.
Admission is free, and all amateurs, enthusiasts and non-amateurs are welcome to attend.
RSVPs are appreciated, by emailing Lundquist at
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Wi-Fi access will be provided. ∆
Schedule:
| 08:00 - 08:15 |
Conference Welcome |
| 08:15 - 09:15 |
MARS - The Military Auxiliary Radio System |
| 09:25 - 10:25 |
Power Sources and Supplies for Amateur Radio |
| 10:35 - 11:35 |
NVIS - Near Vertical Incident Skywave Antenna Systems |
| 11:35 - 12:30 |
Lunch - An inexpensive lunch will be made available onsite |
| 12:30 - 13:30 |
Introduction to WinMor |
| 13:40 - 14:40 |
Monitoring Colorado's Digital Trunked Radio System |
| 14:50 - 15:50 |
Winlink 2000 Update - What's New and What Works? |
| 15:50 - 16:00 |
Wrap-up |
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The D24 calendar
Please keep your eye on this website for possible changes. Click on the 'Google Calendar' icon inside the calendar to see a larger version. Click on the events on the calendar to see details.
Regular activities
If you'd like to join us, you
may do so online by clicking here, or join us during our weekly VHF net (see 'Upcoming events' section).
There is a Colorado ARES® District 24 meeting on the air every Thursday evening at 8:00 PM
local time, except during face-to-face meetings or major national holidays. The nets are being held on the 147.225 MHz repeater (107.2Hz tone). The fourth Thursday of every month (see 'The D24 Calendar' section) is usually reserved for a face-to-face meeting. All Amateurs are welcome
to join us during the VHF net or face-to-face events. You do not have to be a member or hold an amateur radio license to participate in the nets or face-to-face meetings. You can ask another licensed ham to be the control operator so you can participate in the net without a license. ARES District 24 teaches ham radio classes from time to time and administers exams every two months so you can get your license and/or upgrade to a higher class of license. All visitors are welcome.
The backup frequency in case of primary repeater unavailability is
447.150MHz (107.2Hz tone, -5MHz offset) and 145.145MHz (107.2Hz tone) in case of secondary repeater unavailability. These repeaters are owned by the Colorado Repeater Association (CRA), which graciously allows us use of their
repeaters. To find out more about the CRA, click here.
If you frequently use the CRA repeaters, please consider becoming a member to support the great work they do.
If you have contributions, feedback or corrections for our web site, please send an email to
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