Training Section

(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
Jul 28-31 Special Event - Arapahoe County Fair - Further Details TBA
Aug 2 - Special Event - National Night Out - Statewide Community Event
Aug 3-7 - Special Event - Adams County Fair - Further Details TBA
Aug 11 - Monthly Meeting - EOC Operations - At Adams County OEM/EOC
Aug 12-14 - Special Event - Strasburg Days - Further Details TBA
Sep 8 - Monthly Meeting - ICS/OEM/EOC Updates and Training - At Arapahoe Sheriff
Sept 10 - Special Event - Bennett Days - Further Details TBA
Oct 8 - Special Event - Colorado ARES SET Exercise - Further Details TBA
Oct 13 - Monthly Meeting - Further details TBA - At Adams County OEM/EOC
Nov 10 - Monthly Meeting TBA
Dec 3 - Special Event - SKYWARN Recognition Day - Further Details TBA
Dec 8 - Monthly Meeting - TBA

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.

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