Each section below lists the approved Santa Clara County ARES/RACES courses for each MAC Qualification level, as defined in the MAC Program Handbook.  The first listing under each level is the course (or courses) required by the current version of the MAC Program Handbook.  Additional entries (if any) define approved equivalent courses from previous years.

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F3 - Field Communicator Type III

• Current requirement
  • Field Operations - Type III, Part A
  • Field Operations - Type III, Part B and Type II
• Alternate
  • Field Operations - Level 1A
  • Field Operations - Level 1B & Level 2

F2 - Field Communicator Type II

• Current requirement
  • Field Operations - TYpe III, Part B & Type II
• Alternative
  • Field Operations - Level 1B and Level 2

F1 - Field Communicator Type I

• Current requirement
  • Cross-band Repeating

N3 - Net Control Operator Type III

• Current requirement (both of the following)
  • Net Control in Disaster Communications - Type III, Part A
  • Net Control in Disaster Communications - Type III, Part B
• Alternative
  • Net Control Operator - Level 1A
  • Net Control Operator - Level 1B

N2 - Net Control Operator Type II

• Current requirement
  • Net Control in Disaster Communications - Type II
• Alternative
  • Net Control in Disaster Communications - Level 2

P3 - Packet Operator Type III

• Current requirement
  • Packet Operations - Type III, Part A
  • Packet Operations - Type III, Part B
• Alternative
  • Packet Operations - Level 1, Part A
  • Packet Operations - Level 1, Part B

P2 - Packet Operator Type II

• Current requirement
  • Packet Operations - Type II
• Alternative
  • Packet Operations - Level 2

S3 - Shadow Communicator Type III

• Current requirement
  • Shadowing - Type III
• Alternative
  • Shadowing - Level 1

S2 - Shadow Communicator Type II

• Current requirement
  • None at this time