2025 Training/Exercise & Event Calendar
July 28th, 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 @ the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office - Discuss Fire Muster & Field Day - OEM UPdate
- Jun 14 - Fire Muster - Cancelled due to protests -Arapahoe Community College/Parade of Fire Trucks - 0700-1300hrs
- Jun 28 - 2025 Field Day - Adams/Arapahoe ARES with Denver ARES - Northfield Center - 1000-1900hrs
- Jul 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for the Fair - ACSO PSAP 911
- Jul 16 - Tabletop Exercise for the Fair
- 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 - Town Hall from 1600-1900hrs
- Aug 8-10 - Strasburg Hometown Days - Strasburg - TBA
- Aug 9 - Strasburg Hometown Days Parade - Strasburg - TBA
- Aug 14 - Monthly Meeting - Fair AAR & Review Oct Exercises - TBA
- Sept 6 - Bennett Days - TBA
- Sept 11 - Monthly Meeting - Go Kits & Show & Tell member kits - Review of Oct Exercises - TBA
- Oct 8 - Aurora OEM Bio Terrorism EOC Exercise - TBA
- Oct 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for the SET Exercise - TBA
- Oct 16 - Great Shake Out - TBA
- Oct 23 - Arapahoe OEM Exercise - At Arapahoe SO 1000-1400hrs
- Oct 23 - ACARES SET Exercise - Following the Arapahoe OEM Exercise - 1500-1900hrs -TBA
- Oct 23-26 - HamCon Colorado - Grand Junction - Go to www.hamconcolorado.com Web site for details - TBA
- Nov 13 - EOC Exercise - Adams OEM - TBA
- Nov 13 - Monthly Meeting - 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.