Training Section

(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 - Using NETLOGGER
Feb 14-16 Special Event - Colorado Emergency Management Assoc. (CEMA) Conference in Loveland
Feb 19 - Swapfest at Adams County Fairgrounds 0900-1300hrs
Mar 9 - Monthly Meeting - 911 PSAP & EOC/ICS Update - Arapahoe County Sheriff Office
Apr 10 - SKYWARN Training at Brighton Library 327 E Bridge St 1630-1830hrs Open to Public
Apr 13 - Monthly Meeting - SKYWARN Training at Cherry Creek ISF Building 1730-2030hrs Open to Public
Apr 17 - SKYWARN Training at Bennett Rec. Center 1730-2030hrs Open to Public
Apr 22 - SKYWARN Training at Adams Sheriff Substation 4201 E 72 Ave 1000-1200hrs Open to Public
Apr 25 - SKYWARN Training - Limon 130 C Ave - 1830-2030hrs Open to Public
May 9 - SKYWARN Training - DARES at Red Cross 444 Sherman ST - 1830-2030hrs Open to Public
May 11 - Monthly Meeting - Summer Weather Protocol - NET/Scribing - Adams County EOC

May 20 - Specailized Training - Train members on ATV equipment at Cherry Creek ISF Building 0930-1330hrs
Jun 8 - Monthly Meeting - How to make Portable antenna - Power Sources - Portable Stations
Jun 17 - Mile High Hook & Ladder Event - Tentative - Littleton
Jun 24 & 25 - ARRL Field Day - Location(s) to be Announced
Jul 13 - Monthly Meeting - Review County Fair IAP & Prepare for Fair
Jul 15 - County Fair Tabletop Exercise - Cherry Creek Schools ISF building rm102 at 0900-1300hrs
Jul 27 - 30 - Arapahoe County Fair
Aug 1 - National Night Out - Tentative
Aug 2 - 6 - Adams County Fair - Tentative
Aug 10 - Monthly Meeting - Fair Review - Other Topic TBD
Aug 11 - 13 - Strasburg Days/Parade
Aug 11- 20 - Western Welcome Week Events/Parade
Sep 8 & 9 - Bennett Days/Parade
Sep 14 - Monthly Meeting - Peer to Peer Winlink/ HF & FM Radio
Oct 7 - Colorado SET Day - Statewide Exercise - Details forth coming
Oct 12 - Monthly Meeting - SET Hot wash - Other Topic TBD
Oct 19 - Great Shakeout Day - Exercise - Tentative
Nov 9 - Monthly Meeting - Winter Weather Protocol - Shelter Operations Overview
Dec 2 - SKYWARN Recognition Day - Exercise - Tentative
Dec 14 - Monthly Meeting - End of Year Review & Recognition Event

How to Use COTRAIN, the Colorado state training web site:

Browse to http://train.org/colorado/welcome
If you do not have a COTRAIN account, click on the Create an Account button; if you have an account, log in and skip to step 5
When the COTRAIN Create Account page appears, fill in the fields as directed and click Create Account
Log in using your new user name and password
To check what courses COTRAIN has on file for you, click YOUR LEARNING and then click on the Your Transcript tab
To see what courses are available for you to take, click on COURSE CATALOG

All training meeting will be held in person except where noted.

Training & Exercise Page