2022 Training & Exercise & Events Calendar / Updated Jun 22 2022
(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.