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What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?
What is the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)?
The Amateur Radio Emergency Service consists of licensed amateurs who have voluntarily registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in public service when disaster strikes. Every licensed amateur, regardless of membership in ARRL or any other local or national organization is eligible for membership in ARES.
R1D6 ARES is participating in the Colorado Volunteer Mobilizer program.
All R1D6 current and future members need to register at covolunteers.state.co.us.
Who We Are
Who We Are
R1D6 ARES is sponsored by the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. As such, it is the primary staffing and support organization for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Incident Management Team (IMT), Communications Unit. R1D6 provides primary incident communications support for public safety, first responders and auxiliary support to the Jefferson County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) as well as other public events. R1D6 has developed a program that is unmatched in the United States, blending the many capabilities of amateur radio with professional training certification and experience.
Our Mission
Our Mission
The mission of Region 1 District 6 ARES is to serve as a leading, adaptable volunteer force of trained amateur operators, partnering effectively in emergency and disaster response across Jefferson, Gilpin, and Clear Creek Counties. We provide resilient communications expertise, real-time situational awareness, and professional-grade support by leveraging traditional radio alongside innovative technologies to meet the evolving needs of our communities and public safety partners.
Nets, Repeaters and Meetings
Nets, Repeaters and Meetings
Weekly information nets are held the 1st, 2nd and 5th Tuesday of the month at 19:30 hours on the RMRL’s 146.940 MHz Mestaa'ėhehe (mess-taw-HAY) Mountain Repeater, with a PL of 103.5 Hz. The backup repeater, owned by DWARC, is on 147.210 MHz, +, PL 100.0 Hz., should the primary repeater be out of service.
The 3rd Tuesday of each month will be the face to face meetings. Some are in-person at the Jeffco EOC, and others will be on Zoom. Member only link to training document Training Doc
The 4th Tuesday of each month the net will be at 1930 hrs. on RMHAM DMR Central (720) talkgroup.
Emergency Coordinator
Emergency Coordinator
Marco Vasquez, N0MKV
Assistant EC Technical Manager
Assistant EC Technical Manager
Bill Campbell, K0CWC Art Bullock, N0AIU
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