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.

To register for courses, go to the Activities Database.

F3 - Field Communicator Type III

• Current requirement
  • Field Operations - Type III, II
  • Message Passing

F2 - Field Communicator Type II

• Current requirement
  • Cross-band Repeating

F1 - Field Communicator Type I

• Current requirement
  • Event Planning

N3 - Net Control Operator Type III

• Current requirement (both of the following)
  • Net Control - Type III, Part A
  • Net Control - Type III, Part B

N2 - Net Control Operator Type II

• Current requirement
  • Net Control - Type II
  • Cross-band Repeating

N1 - Net Control Operator Type I

• Current requirement
  • Event Planning

P3 - Packet Operator Type III

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

P2 - Packet Operator Type II

• Current requirement
  • Packet Operations - Type II

P1 - Packet Operator Type I

• Current requirement
  • Event Planning

S3 - Shadow Communicator Type III

• Current requirement
  • Shadowing - Type III

S2 - Shadow Communicator Type II

• Current requirement
  • Cross-band Repeating

S1 - Shadow Communicator Type I

• Current requirement
  • Event Planning