2022 Training & Exercise & Events Calendar / Updated Nov 13th 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 - Meeting in Person
• Jul 28-31 Special Event -  Arapahoe County Fair - Refer to Operations Section on Web Site
• Aug 2 - Special Event - National Night Out - Statewide Community Event
• Aug 3-7 - Special Event -  Adams County Fair 
• Aug 11 - Monthly Meeting - EOC Operations - At Adams County OEM/EOC - Fair HOTWASH - Meeting in Person
• Aug 27 - Special Event - Limon Classic Car Show - DMR Exercise between ACARES & Big Sandy Radio Group 0900-1200hours
• Aug 28 -  Special Event - HAMFEST - Adams County Fairgrounds 0800-1300hours
• Sep 8 - Monthly Meeting - ICS/OEM/EOC Updates and Training - At Arapahoe Sheriff's Office - Meeting in Person
• Oct 1 - Special Event - Colorado ARES SET Exercise - 1000-1400hrs
• Oct 13 - Monthly Meeting - Emergency Operations Center Drill - At Adams County OEM/EOC - Meeting in Person
• Oct 23 - Special Event - Great Colorado ShakeOut - Part of Sunday NET
• Nov 10 - Monthly Meeting - AAR Review of 2022 SET & ACARES Survey
• Dec 3 - Special Event - SKYWARN Recognition Day - Further Details TBA 
• Dec 8 - Monthly Meeting - Review of 2022 Events and Recognition of members

2021 Training & Exercise Calendar - Updated December 21st

(Trainings & Exercises are subject to change during the year)

• Jan 14 - POD Preparation/HIPAA/Media/Situational Awareness by ARES Staff
• Jan 24 - Winlink review filling out and sending ICS309 by KIØEP
• Jan 30 - Communication Exercise - NCR Winter Field Day - Regional ARES Groups - (0930-1200hrs)
• Feb 11 - 911/PSAP, & Public Safety Dispatching by Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office 911 Trainer Cory Rieck
• Feb 25 - DTRS Radio System overview - Special Training by KBØUBZ/NØOEM
• Mar 11 - HazMat Awareness by Randy Perlis CDPHE/Weather Preparedness by KBØUBZ/KDØUFO/NØOEM
• Mar 14 - Winter Storm Blizzard - Operation Snow Dump 2021 - (0800-1800hrs)
• Apr 08 - SKYWARN Training by NWS (Open to the Public & All ARES Members - starts at 1830hrs)
• Apr 11 - NET Exercise - Operation Triple Break - (0930-1000hrs)
• Apr 24 - Weather Exercise - Operation Cherry Bomb - Regional ARES Groups - (0800-1500hrs)
• May 06 - Winlink/EMCOMM by KIØEP/DMR by KE0DC/Weather Reporting Protocol by KB0UBZ
• May 08 - World Red Cross Day EMCOMM Exercise (Nationwide Exercise)
• May 13 - SKYWARN Training by NWS (Open to the Public & All ARES members - starts at 1830hrs)
• May 16 - NET Exercise - Operation Now What - (0930-1000hrs)
• Jun 10 - Search & Rescue by WØJEN & K0KHA / MARS by WØUAW / ARES Operation/Response Manual by KCØVAQ
• Jun 17 - Cancelled - Night Exercise - Operation Do You Know (1900-2030hrs)
• Jun 26-27 - ARRL Field Day - Regional ARES Groups 
• Jul 08 - County Fair IAP by KBØUBZ - (In Person Meeting at ACSO Substation at 19:30hrs)
• Jul 10 - Table Top Exercise - Operation Merry Go Round  (0930-1230hrs at ESC Room 147)
• July 22-25 - Arapahoe County Fair - Regional ARES Members  (See Public Affairs webpage for further details )
• Aug 12 - AAR of County Fair by KBØUBZ / Sept & Oct Exercise Updates / County Infrastructure TTX by N0OEM 
• Aug 23 - NET Exercise - Alert System Drill at 0945 hrs
• Sep 05 - East I70 Corridor Exercise/Event - Operation Big Boy 4014 (1200-1900hrs)
• Sep 09 - AAR Big Boy Exercise / East I70 Corridor Plan by N0OEM / Drones by KD0UFO
• Sep 11 - Text Alert Readiness Drill at 0945 hrs
• Oct 02 - Colorado SET Exercise - (0900-1300hrs)
• Oct 14 - Colorado SET Exercise AAR by N0OEM & ARES Staff - East I70 Corridor Plan update by N0OEM
• Nov 7 - NET Exercise - Alert System Drill & Readiness for deployment at 0945hrs.
• Nov 10 - OEM Update by OEM Nate Fogg / ACSO Dispatch Update by Corey/Tiffany - Tour OEM & Dispatch 
• Nov 13 -EMCOMM Exercise "Operation Cyber Wind" - WinLink Exercise
• Nov 14 - Denver ARES 10 Meter Exercise (1300-1400hrs)
• Dec 04 - SKYWARN Recognition Day Exercise - Winter Weather Exercise (1000-1200hrs.)
• Dec 09 - Overview on WebSDR, KiwiSDR, WSJT and JS8Call by KE0DC (Virtual Training)
• Dec 15 - Adams County OEM EOC Exercise - Adams County EOC (0800-1100hrs)

          2020 Training & Exercise Calendar                                                         

• January 9:         Winter Net Training. by John, ADØPD
• February 13:     Winter Go Bags. by Ben, KBØUBZ and Yaesu Fusion system, by Mark, KA0TPG
• March 12:         ICS Forms. by Randy, N0OEM (Meeting Cancelled - COVID)
• April 9:             Ham Software. by Mark, KD5DKQ
• May 14:            AuxComm. by Emit Hurdelbrink, WØUAW
• June 11:           Arapahoe County OEM Nate Fogg - COVID 19 (Summer Wx Exercise June 20)
• July 9:              Damage Assessment - by Randy, N0OEM  (Damage Assessment Exercise July 19)
• August 13:      Shelter Communications by ACARES Staff (Shelter Exercise August 29)
• September 10: National Traffic System (NTS) & Medical/Hospital Communications - by KBØUBZ 
• September 16: ICS refresher & updates - Make up from cancelled March training - by ACARES Staff  
• October 3:       (Colorado ARES Statewide SET from 8am-12pm)
• October 8:       Fusion Communications - by KEØDC & WØSUN
  
• November 12:  DMR & WinLink Communications - by KEODC & KIOEP
• November 14   (Red Cross EMCOMM Exercise - Nationwide)
• December 5:    (SkyWarn Recognition Day 2020 - Nationwide)
• December 10:  ACSO Command Post & 2020 Review of Exercises & Training - by ACARES Staff