2025 Training/Exercise & Event Calendar
April 14th, 2025
(Training, Exercises, and 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 9 - Monthly Meeting - Business meeting - 2025 training update - Admin update
- Jan 18 - NCARC Hamfest - Loveland - Go to NCARC website for details
- Jan 25/26 - Special Event - ARRL Winter Field Day - TBA
- Feb 13 - Monthly Meeting - Business meeting - DMR Training by RT Systems - Radio Programming - TBA
- Feb 16 - The SwapFest - Adams County Fairgrounds 0900-1300hrs - Go to RMHAM website for details
- Mar 13 - Monthly Meeting - Winlink Training
- Mar - Simplex Exercise - To be rescheduled
- Mar 19 - Cyber Exercise - Colorado DHSEM/Multi Agency - Centre Point - 0800-1230hours. (RSVP)
March and April are SKYWARN Training Months - ALL CLASSES CANCELLED
- Mar 20 - SKYWARN Training CANCELLED - Sponsored by ARESDEC
- Apr 10 - Monthly Meeting - NTS Training - Colorado Section Traffic Manager Willem Schreüder ACØKQ
- Apr 18 - World Amateur Radio Day - TBA
- Apr 19 - SKYWARN Virtual Training CANCELLED
- Apr 28 - Mental First Aid Tng - Bennett - 0800-1600hours (RSVP)
- May 8 - Monthly Meeting - NET Control Training for NET/Scribe, Weather NET, Special Event NET - TBA
- May 12 - Special Event - POSTPONED - Tour of NWS - 0900-1100hrs - RSVP with Training
- May 14 - Denver Siren Test - Mutual Aid Request from Denver ARES - TBA
- Jun 12 - Monthly Meeting -HF review, Antenna building, Pod Comms, Ham shack – installing radios in vehicles - TBA
- Jun 14 - Fire Muster - Arapahoe Community College/Parade of Fire Trucks - 0700-1300hrs
- Jun 19 - State Exercise - Colorado DHSEM/Multi Agency - TBA (RSVP)
- Jun 28/29 - 2025 Field Day - Adams/Arapahoe ARES with Denver ARES - Northfield Center - TBA
- Jul 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for the Fair - Tabletop Exercise - TBA
- Jul 24-27 - Arapahoe County Fair - Arapahoe County Fairgrounds - TBA
- Jul 25-Aug 3 - Douglas County Fair - Douglas County Fairgrounds - TBA
- Jul 26 - Aug 3 - Elbert County Fair - Elbert County Fairgrounds - TBA
- Jul 30-Aug 3 - Adams County Fair - Adams County Fairgrounds - TBA
- Aug 5 - National Night Out - Bennett - TBA
- Aug 9-10 - Strasburg Days - Strasburg - TBA
- Aug 14 - Monthly Meeting - Fair AAR; ICS/EOC review and update – ICS Forms, ACARES forms, Lifeline program, VEOCI program
- Sept 6 - Bennett Days - TBA
- Sept 11 - Monthly Meeting - Go Kits & Show and Tell member kits - TBA
- Oct ?? - SET Exercise - Details will be provided - TBA
- Oct 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for the SET Exercise - TBA
- Oct 16 - Great Shake Out - TBA
- Oct 23-26 - HamCon Colorado - Grand Junction - Go to RMHAM Web site for details - TBA
- Nov 13 - Monthly Meeting - TBA
- Nov 18-19 - Exercise with Arapahoe OEM - TBA
- Dec 6 - Skywarn Recognition Day - TBA
- Dec 11 - Monthly Meeting - End of the Year Recognition & Celebration Dinner
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 meetings will be held in person except where noted.