SANTA CLARA VALLEY SECTION AMERICAN RADIO RELAY LEAGUE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS NET CONTROL HANDBOOK Revision 1.01 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 1.1 Net Control Manual Page 1 1 INTRODUCTION: INTRODUCTION The purpose of this manual is to document HOW to serve as a NetControl Station. A special set of skills is required to successfully control an ARES net. This manual tries to impart those skills to you. The different types of ARES nets are introduced along with what type of traffic should take place on each. Techniques needed to control each of these nets is also presented. Net Control Basics: Net Control Basics: One of the most essential parts of a traffic or emergency net is the character and skill of the Net Control Station (NCS). The NCS coordinates all net activity and shapes the efficiency (or inefficiency) of net operation. The basic duties of the NCS are described below: 1) The NCS is in charge of the net while the net is in session. He/she is responsible for controlling who uses the frequency. This needs to be balanced with the fact that you are managing a group of volunteers. As NCS you will need to determine whether a tight or loose net discipline is required for the incident! 2) Net Control should have a commanding signal, i.e. everyone should be able to hear the NCS. 3) NCS must keep track of which resources are on the net and who has cleared the channel. NCS is also responsible for knowing which traffic each resource is capable of dealing with. 4) In large operations if your operating NCS from home you need to find an alternate NCS to serve as your backup. 5) Keep a written record of the incident and a list of traffic for each station in a systematic manner. If you don't use an organized recording system you'll get confused as the traffic gets heavier. 6) Make instructions clear and concise, using as few words as possible. When sending traffic, dictate the message as fast as you would write it down. This will set the proper rate. Try to remind the other stations on the net TACTFULLY of this same procedure. Break after every five words or so to allow stations time to write the message down. Request that stations ask you for fills in the text at the end of each paragraph. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 2.1 Net Control Manual Page 2 1 7) Use tactical call signs on the net and enforce this rule with the other members of the net. Use of tactical call signs is perfectly legal as long as the FCC ID requirements are met, i.e. IDing every 10 minutes when using the channel. 8) Different nets handle different types of traffic. If a certain message is inappropriate for your net, direct the calling station to another net and frequency where the traffic may be better handled. Net Control Skills: Net Control Skills: Oddly enough probably the people who fit easiest into the roll of net control are people who enjoy, and are good at contesting. Both activities involve coordinating several different stations on the same frequency. The contester running a pile-up will try to contact as many stations as possible in the least amount of time. A busy Net Control will attempt to move as much traffic as possible in the least amount of time. This comes down to controlling a big crowd on a single frequency. Some of the tricks contesters use to get their rate up are applicable to operating emergency nets. You want to minimize the number of times a station has to call to get access to the frequency. 1) When asking for reports or soliciting traffic, the next thing you do is listen! 2) Take down as many calls as you can distinctly hear before acknowledging anyone. 3) Acknowledge all the stations that you heard, then yield the frequency over to a single station. When that station is finished, hand the frequency over to the next station you heard without soliciting more traffic. Follow this pattern until all of the calling stations you heard have made their calls. After you've completed your list, begin the same procedure once again. 4) Normally the other participants of the net will catch on quickly to this pattern. If they do not, take the time to explain it to them. When all sides of the operation are playing by the same rules things get done faster. Contesters are known for being terse to the point of minimizing a contact to it's barest essentials. They try to operate without wasting any motions. This pattern is worth emulating. As noted previously give your directions to the net in a clear and concise manner. This will eliminate the need to repeat instructions and thus avoid wasting net bandwidth. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 3.1 Net Control Manual Page 3 1 The ability to remain cool, calm, and collected is another set of attributes shared by a good NCS and a successful contester. There is no doubt that being NCS can be a pressure-cooker assignment and it's easy to become frustrated or angry. If you have a frustrating problem then ask for help from other members of the net. Becoming angry doesn't solve the problem! Probably the best way to avoid getting angry is a strong sense of humor! Humor can help defuse tense situations. It's contagious! Like anything else being a good NCS requires practice. There are ample opportunities to practice these skills both in contests, and by taking NCS positions during weekly ARES nets. Contact your local Emergency Coordinator; he/she will be GLAD to help you find opportunities! Net Discipline: Net Discipline: In many ways your job as NCS can be equated to that of a traffic cop for the frequency. This analogy caries over to the duties of enforcing discipline on the net. Before we can discuss what that discipline is or how to apply it you need to understand what to expect from the net members. You should expect members of the net to: 1) Report to the Net Control Station promptly as they become available. 2) They should ask NCS permission before they use the frequency. 3) Answer promptly when called by NCS. 4) Use tactical call signs. 5) Follow the established net procotol. All of the above sounds very good but the reality is that you are dealing with a volunteer organization whose members have a vast and divergent set of training/experience levels. This means that you cannot order net members to comply with your instructions, you can only ask them to cooperate with your needs. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 4.1 Net Control Manual Page 4 1 Probably the best way to enlist the cooperation of the net is to explain what you are doing in a calm and straight-forward manner. Sometimes this involves supplying a small amount of real-time training. As an example, you have a station that is constantly using his call sign and you have established a tactical call for his location. This is a problem of net discipline AND a lack of training. The easiest way to deal with this is to just ask the station to use the tactical call sign instead to his own call. If he slips once in awhile, don't jump on him! If the station continues to use his callsign exclusively, then the best you can do is address him by his tactical sign exclusively (hopefully he'll answer!) Eventually he'll catch on by your example. The one thing you NEVER do is dress down someone over the air. This is not only counter-productive, it drives down the morale of the entire net. It's better to lead by example, and much more successful in our type of organization. Another common problem is people attempting to pass traffic that your net is not capable of dealing with. Give the station trying to pass the traffic directions to the proper frequency and net equipped to pass that traffic. Do this in a polite and civil manner. Control the tone of your voice, making it as calm as possible. A higher pitch in the spoken voice may detected by others, causing the level in their voices to rise, also. Emulate the professionals you hear, such as 911 emergency dispatchers and air traffic controllers. Use gentle sounds in a calm tone, and the members of the net will tend to remain calm as well. Take frequent breaks. While you may not recognize the stress that being a NCS may bring on, it will become apparent in your voice as your shift progresses. As the frustration level begins to build, turn the net over to an alternate and rest. A common way to determine whether it is time to take a break is to ask yourself if you need one. If you are asking the question then you already know the answer. In any case, a NCS should not work more than two hours without standing down and turning the operation over to an alternate. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 5.1 Net Control Manual Page 5 1 TYPES OF SECTION NETS TYPES OF SECTION NETS There are three types of nets which might be set up during an ARES event. These are the TACTICAL NET, RESOURCE NET, and the COMMAND NET. Which net, or whether all three evolve during an event is strictly a function of the size of the event. TACTICAL NET TACTICAL NET The "Tactical Net" is the "front line" net during an incident. This type of net is typically used by a single city to manage amateur radio operations within that city's boundaries. There may be several tactical nets for a single operation depending on the volume of traffic. Types of traffic which might exist on this net could be anything from traffic handling to coordination of ARES efforts to recruiting. When an event goes beyond the boundaries of a single city/agency to the point where mutual aid is necessary, it becomes necessary to create the next type of net, the "Resource Net." As an added note, when other agencies such as Red Cross establish their own nets they are also considered tactical nets. Each such tactical resource should have someone monitoring the main Command Net so that they can respond to Agency to Agency requests. RESOURCE NET RESOURCE NET A "Resource Net" is primarily used to recruit resources (both operators and equipment) in support of mutual aid operations. The "Resource Net" evolves as a natural outgrowth of the size of the response. The "Resource Net" is also used as a check-in point before an assigned responder leaves for his/her assignment. As the size of an incident increases and more ARES jurisdictions become involved in the incident, a "Command Net" may become necessary. COMMAND NET COMMAND NET The "Command Net" allows the ARES leadership to communicate with each other to resolve amateur radio operations-related problems. This is also the net which would be used to allow cities to talk to each other. It is conceivable that this net could become cluttered with a high volume of traffic; it may be necessary to create further tactical nets to allow this traffic to flow efficiently. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 6.1 Net Control Manual Page 6 1 Net Style Net Style Another way of classifying a net is the level of net discipline used or the "style" of the net. Thus a net can be described as either an OPEN or a DIRECTED net. OPEN NETS OPEN NETS During an OPEN Net most any type of traffic or communications is permitted. Conversations are permitted on the frequency provided that they break every so often to allow incident related traffic to pass. Circumstances may dictate that an NCS is not required for this type of net. Stations do not need to contact Net Control before making a directed call to another station, and incident related traffic may be handled on a point to point basis. A net may be declared OPEN if the incident has little incident related traffic, or if there is little need to direct individual stations with a Net Control Station. This net is considered to be informal in its approach. DIRECTED NETS DIRECTED NETS A DIRECTED Net is created when there are a large number of stations needing to use the frequency or the volume of traffic cannot be dealt with on first come-first served basis. The chances of two stations doubling(i.e. interfering with each other) in an attempt to make contact may increase to the point where the frequency becomes unusuable. This is when a DIRECTED Net is established. The Net Control Station will determine who will use the frequency at a given time, acknowledging those stations first that may have incident related traffic. Conversations between stations are kept at a minimum, and tactical call signs are assigned by the Net Control to facilitate traffic handling. This net is considerd formal in nature, and stations having non-incident related traffic may be asked to move to another frequency. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 7.1 Net Control Manual Page 7 1 TYPICAL ARES ORGANIZATION TYPICAL ARES ORGANIZATION ------------- ------------- | Section | | Section | | Emergency | | Emergency | | Coordinator | | Coordinator | ------------- ------------- | | ------------- ------------- | District | | District | | Emergency | | Emergency | | Coordinator | | Coordinator | ------------- ------------- | | -------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- | Local | | Local | | Local | | Local | | Local | | Local | | Emergency |---| Emergency |---| Emergency | | Emergency |---| Emergency |---| Emergency | | Coordinator | | Coordinator | | Coordinator | | Coordinator | | Coordinator | | Coordinator | -------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------- | | ------------- | | | Shift | | | | Shift | | ----------| Supervisor |----------- ----------| Supervisor |----------- | | | | ------------- ------------- | | -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- | | | | | | ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- | Command | | Resource | | Tactical | | Command | | Resource | | Tactical | | Net | | Net | | Net | | Net | | Net | | Net | | Control | | Control | | Control | | Control | | Control | | Control | --------- ---------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- | | | | | | ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- | Command | | Resource | | Tactical | | Command | | Resource | | Tactical | | Net | | Net | | Net(s) | | Net | | Net | | Net(s) | | | | | | |- | | | | | |- ---------- ---------- ---------- | ---------- ---------- ---------- | | |- | |- ---------- | ---------- | | | | | ---------- ---------- Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 8.1 Net Control Manual Page 8 1 Tactical Net Operations: Tactical Net Operations: First, let's talk about the type of traffic that can expected to be encountered on a typical ARES tactical net. Tactical nets are where the real work gets done. This might be anything from requesting portable toilets to letting a doctor talk to an medical technician in the field. A tactical net is used for moving information and coordinating field unit activities. Nominally a NCS for a tactical net should NOT be located at the center of attention. This is so he can concentrate on handling the net. A good example would be a city tactical NCS. This NCS should not be located at the Emergency Operatioms Center(EOC) if at all possible. If the NCS is located there he/she is required to not only control the net, but also be a member of a net! Whether your NCS is located at the center of attention or not, it is suggested that you have a second operator who is in a position to transcribe incoming traffic. This keeps your hands free to operate the radio AND take notes as necessary to keep the net moving. You also need to have an operating position that allows you to write and gives you good access to the radio's controls. Also, if operating in close proximity to other important operations consider using headphones to prevent distracting others. If you find yourself as both NCS and a central hub on the net you may have to also handle incident traffic.(These comments actually apply for ANY busy station on the net). If this is the case, recruit a second operator to help at your position. In such a setup you will operate the radio and send any originated traffic while the second operator will transcribe any traffic aimed at your location as it arrives. This keeps your hands free to operate the radio. When traffic is passed on a tactical net it must have the following information included: 1) The exact title/address of the addressee from the sender. This is EXTREMELY important to guarantee the accurate, prompt delivery of the message. 2) Make the message short and concise when originating the message. This only applies if you are the person determining the content of the message. If you are handed a written message to send, DON'T modify it. Send the message as it is handed to you. It isn't important that you understand the message content, the addressee will. 3) The message should have an exact title of the sender so that if any return traffic is required, the addressee will know who should receive the traffic. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 9.1 Net Control Manual Page 9 1 4) Number and time stamp the messages as they are sent. This will allow you to reference the messages more easily. Below is a suggested message form that might be used on a tactical net. This should serve you under most circumstances. The one major exception is going to be when working in a city EOC, as each city may have a different form created for their own use. +--------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | To: ______________________________ Date: ______________ | | To: ______________________________ Date: ______________ | | ______________________________ Time: ______________ | | ______________________________ Time: ______________ | | Title: ______________________________ Msg #: _____________ | | Title: ______________________________ Msg #: _____________ | | Message: _________________________________________________ | | Message: _________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | __________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Signed: ______________________________ | | Signed: ______________________________ | | Title: ______________________________ | | Title: ______________________________ | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------------------------+ Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 10.1 Net Control Manual Page 10 1 RESOURCE NET CONTROL OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES RESOURCE NET CONTROL OPERATOR RESPONSIBILITIES - Determine locations to be staffed - Determine staffing requirements at each location - Determine appropriate shift lengths - Begin initial staffing worksheet - Make frequent announcements on the Resource Net requesting volunteers for open staffing requirements - Obtain call, first name and phone number for each volunteer - Advise volunteers of location, shift and talk-in frequency - State any special requirements (mobiles, handhelds, bands used, other equipment, foul weather gear, etc.) - Keep locations advised of staffing progress via appropriate tactical nets - Accept changes in staffing requirements and make adjustments to worksheets and volunteer announcements - Regularly review staffing progress with the shift supervisor Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 11.1 Net Control Manual Page 11 1 EARTHQUAKE NET CONTROL OPERATOR CHECKLIST EARTHQUAKE NET CONTROL OPERATOR CHECKLIST This section describes the procedure for a NCS station immediately after an earthquake occurs. 1. LISTEN to the local area RESOURCE frequency _____________. Ask if there is a net control station present. If you receive no answer, then YOU ARE IT! Net Control should be your only task. Declare a Directed Net. (If there is a Net Control Station, follow his/her directions. Only give MAJOR damage and injury reports unless otherwise requested). If the RESOURCE repeater is down, go on the output on simplex and begin the Net, or move to a working repeater. If you move, have someone monitor the downed repeater's output to help direct others to the working frequency. If you are the RESOURCE NET CONTROL, go on to #2. 2. START A LOG. Note the time, date and what you did. 3. Take reports of life-threatening damage or injury ONLY, not "I see smoke in the distance" or "my house is OK", and delay the passing of any Health and Welfare traffic, (for the moment). Concentrate on the big picture. Find out where damage is greatest so that resources can be concentrated there. Be flexible! 4. Have all amateurs check in on their local City Simplex frequency. (SEE SECTION FREQUENCY LIST). If there are no EC's or AEC's for a particular frequency to take check-in's, ask for a volunteer. Make certain that you have appointed an alternate net control. Ask all amateurs to stand-by on RESOURCE after checking in on City Simplex and be ready for possible assignment. 5. Ask for volunteers to contact area repeaters, to make a survey of systems still in service. Have those volunteers inform all amateurs of the RESOURCE frequency. Log any systems that are down. Post a monitor on the NATIONAL ALERTING FREQUENCY, 145.695 Simplex. Form teams of volunteers to repair downed repeater systems. 6. Staff County Communications, local Emergency Operations Centers, Red Cross chapters, and other emergency locations as appropriate. Ask for volunteers for each location. If possible, dispatch at least two amateurs to each site. Fill out an INCIDENT ASSIGNMENT WORKSHEET for each location and log each amateur's response. Insure that LOGS are being filled out at each location. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 12.1 Net Control Manual Page 12 1 7. Establish a HOSPITAL NET if indicated. Appoint a NET CONTROL and ask for volunteers to respond to local hospital emergency rooms. Determine if the hospitals are accepting any patients. 8. Once the nature of the incident and its approximate size have been determined, the SHIFT SUPERVISOR will conduct a BRIEFING on the RESOURCE NET. Say what you KNOW to be true and factual; avoid guessing. Estimate the amateur radio response for the next 12 hours and ask for volunteers to contact RESOURCE NET CONTROL for assignment. For those amateurs who do not have an assignment, have them stand-by for informational updates and prepare their emergency equipment and supplies for use. 9. After knowing that local communications needs are being met, consider supplying amateurs to adjacent areas. Ask ARES staff members to respond to the affected areas to lend assistance. 10. MAINTAIN RADIO DISCIPLINE. Instruct everyone not having an immediate assignment to stay on the RESOURCE frequency. Accept non-emergency traffic as time and conditions warrant. 11. Once your shift is completed, turn over the operation to your relief and get some rest. You cannot do it all yourself, and we need you rested and refreshed for your next scheduled shift. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Page 13.1 Net Control Manual Page 13 1 Command Net Control: Command Net Control: Command net serves two major purposes. ARES leadership will use this frequency to discuss ARES related control/management topics. Traffic between cities also takes place on this frequency. For these reasons ALL EOC's should monitor this net during a major operation. This net has a potential for carrying a large volume of traffic so it is a good idea for the NCS NOT to be located at a city EOC or county OES. This allows the NCS to deal primarily with just handling the net, nottraffic. Command NCS will be appointed by the Shift Supervisor, DEC, or other ARES SCV Section level staff as the net is set up. This net isn't one that comes into being instantly, but rather is created as the need is perceived. The frequency used will be selected at the time of creation depending on the incident. Considering who will be monitoring this net, it is usually a safe assumption that the members of the net are going to be more familiar with proper net operations. It should be easier to maintain a reasonable net discipline, etc. At the same time all of the comments about controlling by example instead of ordering people still apply. The NCS should keep an accurate log of activity on this net. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 1.1 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 1 1 SECTION FREQUENCY LIST SECTION FREQUENCY LIST SANTA CLARA COUNTY SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES: REPEATER OUTPUT FREQUENCIES: 145.545c Campbell 145.270- W6ASH N Santa Clara County-SPECS 144.240 Campbell 224.360- W6ASH N Santa Clara County-SPECS 147.570 Cupertino 146.115+ WB6ADZ Resource Santa Clara County 144.450e Gilroy 440.100+ W5RBK Command Santa Clara County 145.570 Los Altos 147.855- W0KXK Resource (Alternate) 147.435 Los Altos HIlls 147.315+ WA6RCX South San Jose (high level) 145.545c Los Gatos 147.165- WB6KHP San Jose 222.220 Los Gatos 224.140- WB6KHP San Jose 28.485 Los Gatos HF 441.150+ AA6HX San Jose (PL 100) 144.135 Milpitas 224.720- KA6S Milpitas (PL 100) Command 144.345 Morgan Hill 224.740- AA6HX San Jose (PL 100) Alt.Cmd 145.710 Mountain View 223.960- W6PIY Resource (Alternate) 147.540b Palo Alto 147.390+ W6PIY Resource (Alternate) 147.540b -Red Cross 145.190- WA2IBM IBM ARC 146.475 San Jose/pri 224.100- WA2IBM IBM ARC (remotes on 144/440) 146.430 San Jose/alt 146.205+ W6LFB East San Jose 145.035 San Jose 440.525+ W6LFB E San Jose (PL 141.0/100.0) 145.650 San Jose 145.450- K6FB Inter County (high level) 147.475 Santa Clara 146.760- WB6OQS Red Cross Tactical Net 147.510 Santa Clara 145.230- W6APZ Hospital Tactical Net 144.400 Saratoga 146.385+ W6UU San Jose SCCARA 144.930 Stanford 442.425+ W6UU San Jose SCCARA (PL 100.0) 147.405 Sunnyvale 147.825- K6THR S Santa Clara CO.Tactical 145.680 Inter-City 146.895- AA4RE S Santa Clara CO.Resource 223.920- KI6KD S Santa Clara CO.Resource Suffixes (eg "a") show 442.500+ WB6ZVW S Santa Clara CO.Command shared assignments (PL 100.0) Crystal Peak 440.600+ WB6INM (PL 107.2) Mt. Hamilton linked to San Joaquin Vly. 224.600- K6GZK Mt. Hamilton (PL 156.7) Condor Connection to SoCal WESTNET PACKET BBS's: 145.73 KB5IC San Jose 144.97 N6LDL Los Gatos 144.99 AA4RE-1 Gilroy 145.07 N6IIU-1 Palo Alto 223.56 N6IIU-6 Palo Alto 145.79 KB6OWT-1 Sunnyvale 145.09 K3MC Fremont 145.79 N6QMY-1 Fremont 145.09 W8GEC Santa Clara Emergency BBS (EOC to EOC) 144.91 WN6I-6 San Jose 223.56 WN6I-6 San Jose Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 2.1 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 2 1 SECTION FREQUENCY LIST SAN MATEO COUNTY 147.450a Belmont 146.925- WA6TOW Resource, San Mateo County 146.505d Daly City/SSF 146.865- KB6JKV Alternate San Mateo County 146.505d Daly City/SSF 146.850- WA6QFR Alternate San Mateo County 147.450a Menlo Park 145.370- KB6LT Belmont 147.555 Menlo Park/alt. 145.150- W6PW San Francisco Red Cross 146.490 Millbrae 441.075+ WA6TOW Resource, San Mateo County 147.555 Menlo Park/alt. 444.500+ K6ANN SCARES PL 107.2 146.490 Millbrae 147.090+ WB6CKT 147.450a Redwood City 147.285+ WB6ASD Half Moon Bay 144.450e Redwood City/alt. 224.220- KA6EYH Montara Mt. 145.790 San Bruno 441.400+ WD6GGW RWC PL 114.8 145.770 San Bruno/alt. 442.025+ N6MAP SSF PL 88.5 144.450e San Carlos 443.925+ KG6TN SSF PL 114.8 145.640 San Mateo WC6ABB 145.280 San Mateo/alt. 145.360 San Mateo/alt. OPEN SAN FRANCISCO REPEATERS: 146.790- WB6FDT Suffixes (eg "a") show 147.705- K6TW shared assignments 442.075+ N6BDR PL 100.0 443.075+ N6MVT PL 100.0 STATE RACES 443.100+ WB6FDT PL 114.8 SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES 443.175+ WB6FDT PL 114.8 FOR SAN MATEO COUNTY: 443.925+ KG6TN PL 114.8 444.725+ K6TW 144.180 145.725 144.195 146.460 WESTNET PACKET BBS's: 145.515 146.580 145.620 147.495 145.73 KA6JLT-2 Menlo Park SCARES 144.120 144.140 144.99 W6PW-3 San Francisco 144.160 144.180 145.79 N6QMY-1 Fremont Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 3.1 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 3 1 SECTION FREQUENCY LIST SAN BENITO COUNTY SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES: REPEATER OUTPUT FREQUENCIES: 146.555 Command 145.470- K6JE San Benito/Monterey Counties 146.520 Tactical Fremont Peak 146.555 Resource 147.000- KE6BX Hollister (low level) WESTNET PACKET BBS's: 144.93 KE6BX Hollister MONTEREY COUNTY SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES: REPEATER OUTPUT FREQUENCIES: 146.490 Countywide 146.970- K6LY Monterey 145.700 Monterey 147.000- WB6HUK Salinas (low level) 28.475 Monterey 10 Mtr. 441.450+ K6JE Fremont Peak 144.120 Comm-1 Salinas 145.470- K6JE Fremont Peak 144.140 Comm-2 Tactical 146.085- N6AHW Palo Escrito Peak 144.160 Comm-3 Salinas 147.240+ W6RGG San Leandro (Emerg) 144.180 Comm-4 Tactical 146.640- W6WSH Loma Prieta Peak (Emerg) 144.270 Salinas 146.730- KA6AZI Williams Hill 146.430 Salinas 223.920- KA6AZI Chalone Peak 146.595 S County 146.910- WB6CAN Chualar Canyon Peak 3700 Khz CW 7250 Khz Assignment WESTNET PACKET BBS's: 145.09 KB6IRS Soquel 145.09 N6IYA-2 Felton 144.99 N6MPW-7 Ben Lomond Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 4.1 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 4 1 SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SIMPLEX FREQUENCIES 146.520 COM 4 Command Alternate 146.535 RES 1 County Resource 146.550 RES 2 Resource Alternate 146.565 TAC 4 Tactical Alternate 146.580 COMC 1 Command 146.595 (a) Inter County and Alternate 147.420 HOS 1 Hospital Net 147.450 COM 1 Santa Cruz Command 147.465 TAC 1 Santa Cruz Tactical 147.480 COM 2 San Lorenzo Valley Command 147.495 TAC 2 San Lorenzo Valley Tactical 147.510 RED 1 Red Cross Net 147.540 COM 3 Watsonville Command 147.570 TAC 3 Watsonville Tactical 147.535 RED B Red Cross Net Note: (a) Frequency shared with Monterey South County REPEATER OUTPUT FREQUENCIES 145.450- K6FB Inter County (Backup) 147.120+ N6RZ Primary Net Frequency 146.790- N6BJ Primary Net Frequency 147.945- KI6EH Watsonville 440.850+ N6IYA Santa Cruz (PL 100) Steerable remotes on 440, 220 and 144 Mhz 145.390- W6DYL Resource Net WESTNET PACKET BBS's: 144.99 KB6DUI Boulder Creek 144.99 N6MPW Ben Lomond 145.07 KI6EH Santa Cruz (SCOEOC) Santa Cruz EOC 145.09 KB6IRS Soquel 145.09 N6IYA-2 Felton Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 5.1 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 5 1 MUTUAL AID FREQUENCIES: 147.735- WA6WVH State EOC, Pleasant Hill 7240 KHz Days State EOC, Pleasant Hill 3997 KHz Nights State EOC, Pleasant Hill 3952 Khz +- Western Public Service Net 7255 Khz +- WESTCARS 145.695 Simplex National Alerting Frequency 146.520 Simplex National Calling Frequency 144.990 Simplex NCPA BBS Emergency Frequency 223.500 Simplex General Calling Frequency 446.000 Simplex General Calling Frequency Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 6.1 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 6 1 INCIDENT ASSIGNMENT WORKSHEET (SAMPLE) ----------------------------------------------------------------- | Incident Assignment Worksheet | | | | Amateur Radio Emergency Service | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Date: |Shift 1 |Shift 2 |Shift 3 |Shift 4 | |October 17,1989 |0600-1230 |1200-1830 |1800-0030 |0000-0630| ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Location: | | | | | |Redwood City Police |N6AAA |K6BBB |W6CCC |WA6DDD | |1020 Middlefield Rd |Tom |Dick |Harry |Jane | |Redwood City |252-1111 |249-2222 |953-4444 |942-6666 | |415-780-7145 | | | | | | |K6EEE |W6FFF |WA6GGG | | |Staffing: |Joe |Bob |John | | |2 amateurs/shift |676-1212 |555-1212 |853-1212 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Talk-in: | | | | | |147.57 Simplex | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |Special Needs and Equipment: Thomas Bros. Map Ref 36 F2 | | | |Two-meter equipment and extra batteries. Headphones or earphone| |required. Knowledge of packet equipment desirable. | |Handicapped equipped access routes. | |Contact Watch Commander | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |Shift Supervisor | N6JJJ |K6KKK |W6LLL |WA6MMM | | | Ron |Toby |Cathy |Sheila | | | 555-1616 |555-2727 |555-6622 |654-3605 | ----------------------------------------------------------------| |Resource Net Cntrl | N6NNN |K6OOO |W6PPP |WA6QQQ | | | Karen |Don |Susan |Steve | | | 555-2156 |765-0978 |776-2315 |897-9009 | ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Maintain worksheets on a clipboard - Have amateurs check-in on RESOURCE 30 minutes before start of assigned shift to allow for staffing changes. Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Amateur Radio Emergency Service Revised 11/11/90 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 7.1 Net Control Manual Appendix Page 7 1 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | Incident Assignment Worksheet | | | | Amateur Radio Emergency Service | +---------------------------------------------------------------+ |Date: |Shift 1 |Shift 2 |Shift 3 |Shift 4 | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Location: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Staffing: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Talk-in: | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |Special Needs and Equipment: | | | | | | | | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------| |Shift Supervisor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------| |Resource Net Cntrl | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Maintain worksheets on a clipboard - Have amateurs check-in on RESOURCE 30 minutes before start of assigned shift to allow for staffing changes. | | | | | | | | | |