Net Control - Type III Part A

• Valid Technician class or higher Amateur Radio license
• Santa Clara County ARES/RACES Instructor-led training courses:
  • Introduction to Emergency Communications
  • Fundamentals of Emergency Communications
  • FIeld Operations - Type III Part A
  • Field Operations - Type III Part B, and Type II
• Santa Clara County ARES/RACES Self-paced video courses:
  • ICS-214-SCCo Unit Activity Log (About 15 min. - MP4 - 87 MB)
  • ICS-309-SCCo Communications Log - Part 1 (About 20 min. - MP4 - 193 MB)
  • ICS-309-SCCo Communications Log - Part 2 (About 15 min. - MP4 - 175 MB)

Note: The above prerequisites are not strictly enforced. But in order to get the most out of this course, you should have previously attended the above courses. If you have not yet attended one or more of the prerequisites, you should carefully review the course materials for the missed prerequisites prior to attending this course. Then, be sure to attend any missed prerequisites at your earliest opportunity.

• Copy of course materials (see below)
• Pen/pencil and pad of paper

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

• Describe the Net Control Type III credential
• Describe the purpose and usage of each of the main Santa Clara County nets
• Describe the key attributes of a net control operator
• Perform proper record keeping and logging
• Properly start up a net
• Properly collect damage reports
• Properly hand off damage report summaries
• Describe general procedures to properly run a net

The course agenda includes:

• Net Control Type III Credential
• Santa Clara County Nets
• NCO Attributes and techniques
• Record keeping and logging
• Starting a net
• Handling damage reports
• Operating a net

The course includes several interactive exercises.

Classroom presentation (Revised 10-Feb-2023):

• Audio Files  (ZIP - 5.9 MB)
• 1 slide per page  (Portrait PDF - 3.4 MB)
• 1 slide per page  (Landscape PDF - 3.4 MB)
• 2 slides per page  (PDF - 3.0 MB)
• 3 slides per page  (PDF - 2.6 MB)
• 4 slides per page  (PDF - 2.8 MB)

Prior to coming to class:

• Study the homework slides:
  Homework  (PDF - 1.9 MB)
• Complete the following self-paced video training
  • ICS-214-SCCo Unit Activity Log (About 15 min. - MP4 - 87 MB)
  • ICS-309-SCCo Communications Log - Part 1 (About 20 min. - MP4 - 193 MB)
  • ICS-309-SCCo Communications Log - Part 2 (About 15 min. - MP4 - 175 MB)

Print out and bring the following to class:

• Qty 1:  ICS-214 Unit Activity Log  (PDF - 26 KB)
• Qty 1:  ICS-309 Communications Log  (PDF - 79 KB)
• Qty 1:  Modified Mercalli Earthquake Reporting Summary Form (PDF - 85 KB)

Be sure to print front and back of the above forms.