Training Section

2026 Trainings & Exercises & Special Events

March 1st, 2026

(Training, Exercises, and Special Events are subject to change during the year)

(All monthly meetings/trainings will be Person to Person & Virtual - unless noted differently)

Jan 3 - Special Event - KIDS Day - ARRL
Jan 8 - Monthly Meeting - 2025 Recognition & Celebration Dinner
Jan 17 - NCARC Hamfest - Larimer County Fairgrounds - Go to the NCARC website for details
Jan 24/25 - Special Event - ARRL Winter Field Day
Feb 7 - Section Emergency Coordinator Training on WinLink - TBA
Feb 12 - Monthly Meeting - Winlink 101
Feb 15 - The SwapFest - Adams County Fairgrounds 0900-1300hrs - Go to RMHAM website for details
Feb 15 - Ham Radio Examination - Adams County Fairgrounds 1000hrs - Go to RMHAM website for details
Feb 28 - Technician License Boot Camp, Day 1 - For details, see https://ncarc.co/technician-class/
Mar 7 - Technician License Boot Camp, Day 2 and license exam - For details, see https://ncarc.co/technician-class/
Mar 12 - Monthly Meeting - Orientation to CVM
Mar 17 - Special Event - Siren Test in Bennett - 1100hrs
Apr 9 - Monthly Meeting - Skywarn Training - TBA
Apr 16 - Special Event - Denver OEM EOC Training - 0830-1230hrs - TBA
Apr 18 - Section Emergency Coordinator Training on NVIS at 0930hrs - TBA
Apr 18 - Special Event - ARRL Open House
Apr 20 & 21 - Special Presentations at STEM SCHOOL in Northglenn
May 9 - NVIS Exercise (Operation Cross-Walk) State Wide - TBA
May 13 - Special Event - Siren Test in Denver 1100hrs - TBA
May 14 - Monthly Meeting - Review of upcoming Events - TBA
Jun 10 - Special Event - Arapahoe County Fair Exercise - 1300-1600hrs - TBA
Jun 11 - Special Event - Aurora OEM EOC Exercise - TBA
Jun 12 - Party in the Park, Bennett - TBA
Jun 13 - Fire Muster, Littleton - TBA
Jun 18 - Monthly Meeting moved from June 11th
Jun 18 - Railroad Safety Training Bennett from 900hrs - 1300hrs - TBA
Jun 27 & 28 - Field Day - TBA
Jul 9 - Monthly Meeting - Review for the County Fair - TBA
Jul 23-26 - Arapahoe County Fair - TBA
Jul 29-Aug 2 - Adams County Fair - TBA
Aug 4 - National Night Out, Bennett - TBA
Aug 6-9 - Strasburg Hometown Days - TBA
Aug 8 - Strasburg Hometown Days Parade - TBA
Aug 13 - Monthly Meeting - TBA
Aug 19 - Special Event - DIA Exercise - TBA
Sept 4-6 - Bennett Days - TBA
Sept 5 - Bennett Parade - TBA
Sept 10 - Monthly Meeting - TBA
Oct is SET Exercise - TBA
Oct 8 - Monthly Meeting - TBA
Nov 12 - Monthly Meeting - TBA
Dec 10 - Monthly Meeting - TBA

March and April are SKYWARN Training Months

How to Use COTRAIN, the Colorado state training website:

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