Santa Clara County ARES®/RACES
OPERATIONS
Activation |
Contact |
Forms/Signs |
Frequencies |
Equipment |
Mutual Aid |
Nets |
Programs |
Standards |
Reports |
Activation Info
- General Activation Information
Contact Info
Forms and Signs
Frequency Lists
Go Kit and Other Equipment
- Go Kit Checklists: MS-Word Version or PDF Version (Updated 26-Mar-2024)
- You can use the MS-Word version to print on legal sized paper for a single sheet.
- Considerations and Recommendations for constructing stations
- Station Components
Mutual Aid
Nets
Programs
Standards and Procedures
- General
- Mobile Operation
- Message Passing
- SCCo ARES/RACES Message Handling Procedures [Revised 06/28/2024]
- Includes ARRL NTS procedures, plus changes and additions to handle 3rd party traffic
- Common Homophones with English Words (PDF)
- ARRL NTS Chapter 1 - The ARRL Message Format (PDF - 97 KB)
- Includes details on the ARRL Radiogram message format
- This format is not specifically used in Santa Clara County ARES/RACES, but may be encountered when working with other amateur radio groups, particularly NTS. Therefore, general familiarity is recommended.
- ARRL NTS Chapter 2 - Sending Messages on Voice (PDF - 187 KB)
- Includes details on how to verbalize various message components such as figures, initials, mixed groups, addresses, telephone numbers, call signs, etc.
- EOC/DOC Operations
- Net Control
- Self Paced Video Training (ICS-214 and ICS-309)
Self-Paced Video Training you can download and run on your laptop. Includes:
- ICS-214-SCCo Unit Activity Log
- ICS-309-SCCo Communications Log - Part 1
- ICS-309-SCCo Communications Log - Part 2
- Shadow
- Staffing
- Homeland Security Field Operations Guides (FOGs)
Reports
This page was last updated 05-Feb-2025