ACES

Lincoln County Auxiliary Communications is sponsoring an ACES Basic course in Gleneden Beach.  The course will be two days, 8am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.  The course is taught at the Gleneded Beach Fire Station, 6445 Gleneden Beach Loop, Gleneden Beach Oregon.  Cost is $25 per person and include the student workbook and refreshements.  Course fees for Lincoln County ACS members will be covered by Lincoln County.  Pre-registration is required, course fees will be collected at the start of class.  Completion of ICS 100,200 and 700 are required for completion certificate.  Please plan on bringing copies of your ICS certificates to the class.  Students should bring their handheld radio with charger, extra battery if available, and an earphone/headset is helpful for nets and message passing exercise.  Plan on programming your handheld radio many times and participating in message handling exercises.  Please email Daron N7HQR with any questions n7hqr@oregonaces.org

ICARC is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification  course in Coupeville.  The course fee is  $25 per student and includes the student workbook.  There will be an additional $5 requested for refreshments for a total of $30.  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification.  You may still take the class if you haven't completed the FEMA courses and you will receive your certificate when you complete the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact John K7ACT, at k7act@comcast.net with questions or more information.
Saturday November 17, 2018 - 8am to 6pm
Sunday November 18, 2018 - 8am to 6pm
The class is being taught at the Commissioner's Hearing Rroom in the Annex Building, 1 NE 6th St, Coupeville, WA

Seattle Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course in Seattle.  The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes the student workbook, handouts and certificate.  FEMA IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700 courses are required prior to certification and available online at http://training.fema.gov/is.  You must present a copy of your FEMA certificates.  You may attend the ACES course before completing the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate after comepletion of the FEMA courses.
 
Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice.  The class focuses on performance and mastry of skills required for auxiliary communications support.  You will be operating and checking into a net, sending and receiving formal message traffic in multiple formats and programming your radio to new frequencies.  To complete the course, you must pass a multiple choice exam and demonstrate practical learned skills.  Contact Carl at Carl@N7KUW.com with questions or for more information.
 
The course is two days -
Saturday May 19, 2018  8:00am - 6:00pm
Sunday May 20, 2018  8:00am - 6:00pm

Lewiston and Moscow, Idaho and Pullman and Clarkston, Washington emergency communications agencies are sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course in Clarkston, WA.  The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes the student workbook, handouts and certificate.  FEMA courses IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700 courses are required prior to certification and available online at http://training.fema.gov/is.  You may attend the course prior to completing the FEMA prerequisites, you will receive your ACES certificate after completing the prerequisites. 
 
Students are required to bring a radio with instruction manual for programming practice.  The class focuses on performance and mastry of skills required for auxiliary communications support.  You will be operating and checking into a net, sending and receiving formal message traffic in multiple formats and programming your radio to new frequencies.  To complete the course, you must pass a multiple choice exam and demonstrate practical, learned skills.  Contact Ty of W7TML at wiLLtyL@isu.edu with questions or for more information.
 
Friday April 27      6:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday April 28  8:00am-5:00pm
Sunday April 29    8:00am-12:00pm

Kitsap ARES is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course in Bremerton, WA.  The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes the student workbook, handouts and certificate.  The FEMA IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700 courses are required prior to certification and available online at http://training.fema.gov/is.  You may attend the course before completing the courses and you will receive your ACES completion certificate after you complete the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice.  The class focuses on performance and mastery of skills required for auxiliary communications support.  You will be operating and checking into a net, sending and receiving formal message traffic in multiple formats and programming your radio to new frequencies.  To complete the course, there is a multiple choise exam and a practical demonstration of learned skills.  Contact Chris at cq.kg6o@gmail.com with questions or for more information.
Saturday/Sunday March 24-25 (8:00am-6:00pm)

Skagit ARES/RACES is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course in Burlington, WA.  The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes the student workbook.  IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700 are required prior to certification.  You may take the class before completing the FEMA courses but you will only receive your certificate after completing the courses and providing certificates.  Students must bring a radio, manual and charger along with the FEMA certificates and the $25 course fee.  Pre-registration is required.  Contact Scott N7SS at N7SS@arrl.net with questions or for more information.
Saturday April 28, 2018  8:00am-6:00pm
Sunday April 29, 2018    8:00am-6:00pm

The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes the student workbook and certificate.  The FEMA IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700 courses are available online and required prior to certification.  You may take the course before completing the FEMA courses and you will receive your ACES certificate when you complete the FEMA courses.  Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and a headset is recommended.  The class focuses on your performance and mastry of the skills required for auxiliary communications support.  You will be operating and checking into a net, sending and receiving formal message traffic in multiple formats and programming your radio to new frequencies.  To complete the course, there is multiple choice exam and a practical demonstration of learned skills.  Contact Chris at cq.kg6o@gmail.com with questions or for more information.
Saturday February 24, 2018 - 8am-6pm
Sunday February 25, 2018 - 8am-6pm

Kirkland ARES is sponsoring an ACES Basic course.  The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes the student workbook and certificate.  The FEMA IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700 courses are available online and are required prior to certification. You may take the class before completing the FEMA courses and will receive your ACES certificate when you complete the FEMA courses. Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and a headset is recommended. The class focuses on your performance and mastry of the skills required for auxiliary communications support. You will be operating and checking into a net, sending and receiving formal message traffic in multiple formats and programming your radio to new frequencies. To complete the course there is a multiple choice exam and practical demonstration of learned skills. Contact Scott at N7SS@arrl.net with questions or for more information.
Saturday January 27, 2018 - 8:00am-6:00pm
Sunday January 28, 2018 - 8:00am-6:00pm

ICARC is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course in Coupeville.  The course fee is $25 per student and includes the student workbook.  There will be an additional $5 requested for refreshments for a total of $30.  ICS 100, 200 and 700 are required prior to certification. You may still take the class if you haven't completed the FEMA courses, and you will receive your certificate when you complete the FEMA courses. Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic. Pre-registration is required.  Contact John, K7ACT, at k7act@comcast.net with questions or more information.
Saturday November 11 – 8 am to 6 pm
Sunday November 12  – 8 am to 6 pm
The class is being taught at the Commissioners Hearing Room in the Annex Building, 1 NE 6th Street, Coupeville WA.

Redmond ARES is sponsoring an ACES Basic certification course. The course fee is $25 per student at the door and includes the student workbook. The IS-100, IS-200 and IS-700 courses are available online and required prior to certification. You may still take the class if you haven't completed the FEMA courses, and you will receive your certificate when you complete the FEMA courses. Students are required to bring a radio and manual for programming practice and passing traffic. Pre-registration is required. Contact Mike at mlaposa@msn.com or Scott N7SS at N7SS@arrl.net with questions or for more information.
Saturday May 6, 2017    8:00am-6:00pm
Sunday May 7, 2017      8:00am-6:00pm