ARES/RACES Communications Drill - COUNTY participation |
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| Date: 02/21/26 | Start: 9:00 AM | End: 1:00 PM | Location: Remote location outdoors |
| Credential Credit (What's this?): Yes | |||
Santa Clara County and City Quarterly Drill. This sign-up is for participation in a remotely located County Radio Room operating from a parking lot utilizing the County ARES/RACES Communication trailer.
You MUST have approval from your EC to sign-up for this event.
Exercise Details:
The drill description page will provided more details for those working at the County location.
Schedule:
- 09:00 - Briefing
- 09:30 - Station setup and familiarization
- 10:00 - 12:00 - Drill Exercise Activity - All Nets Open
- 12:00 - All Nets Closed, End of Exercise
- 12:00 - 13:00 - Clean-up and Debrief
Positions:
There will be two types of radio operators needed for the county radio room - Net Control operators and Packet operators. See individual position descriptions for prerequisites.
The net control and packet positions in the county radio room can be non-stop action, a preference is given to existing credentialed operators. Read the position descriptions for details and requirements. Exceptions must be approved by the Event RUL.
We also have the need for some radio room support personnel to perform logging, EOC runner, simulated message injection, and other functions. Read the position descriptions for details and requirements. Exceptions must be approved by the CRO.
If you have volunteered in previous drills for a position in the last year, please let others have an opportunity to take that position first. If positions are still open 2 weeks prior to the drill, then at that time previous participants may sign up.
The following positions are available for this event. You can state your preference when you sign up for the event. The event coordinator will attempt to accommodate your request. Based on the event and its requirements, the event coordinator may move hams to positions other than those requested.
Click on a position title for a description of the specific requirements for that position
| Position | Available |
|---|---|
| Packet Operator | 0 |
| Net Control Operator | 1 |
| RACES Unit Leader | 0 |
| Runner | 1 |
| Sim Cell | 0 |
| Observer | 0 |