2025 Training/Exercise & Event Calendar
February 20, 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 - TBA
- Mar - Simplex Exercise - TBA
March and April are SKYWARN Training Months
- Mar 20 - SKYWARN Training - Sponsored by ARESDEC and held at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office Substation in Highlands Ranch; What3Words:///labs.plot.cubs; 18:30-20:30hrs; Sign up at https://www.weather.gov/bou/spotters.
- Apr 10 - Monthly Meeting - NTS Training
- Apr 18 - World Amatuer Radio Day - TBA
- Apr 19 - SKYWARN Training - Will be virtual from 10:00-13:00hrs. Sign up at https://www.weather.gov/bou/spotters; Limited to 200 seats.
- Apr 26 - Health/Safety Fair - Bennett - Tentative
- May 8 - Monthly Meeting - NET Control Training for NET/Scribe, Weather NET, Special Event NET - TBA
- May 12 - Special Event - Tour of NWS - 0900-1100hrs - RSVP with Training
- Jun ?? - Party in the Park - Bennett - Date not scheduled yet - TBA
- Jun 12 - Monthly Meeting -HF review, Antenna building, Pod Comms, Ham shack – installing radios in vehicles - TBA
- Jun 13 - Summer Kick Off Event - Bennett from 1630-2030hrs - TBA
- Jun 14 - Fire Muster - Arapahoe Community College - TBA
- Jun 28/29 - 2025 Field Day - TBA
- Jul 10 - Monthly Meeting - Prepare for the Fair - Tabletop Exercise - TBA
- Jul 24-27 - County Fair - Arapahoe County Fairgrounds - TBA
- Aug 5 - National Night Out - Bennett - TBA
- Aug 9-10 - Strasburg Days - Strasburg - TBA
- Aug 14 - Monthly Meeting - 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 meeting will be held in person except where noted.