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The Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) is a program created to supplement government emergency communications with professional, unpaid volunteer staff. ACS is not an amateur radio club. It is part of local government and operates under the authority of the Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management.
The Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) is subdivided in to units serving geographical areas. The South Sonoma County Unit serves the communities of Petaluma, Cotati, Rohnert Park and Sonoma State University.
| Unit Leader | Eric Swanson | WB6MVT | 707-762-3118 H | 707-478-3408 C |
| Assistant | Peter Parks | KK6HQT | 707-217-8234 | |
| Assistant | Mike Grummell | KE6IID | 707-529-9132 | |
| Petaluma EOC | Tony Kamby | KD6WYH | ||
| Cotati EOC | Nick Vicencio | N1NER | ||
| Rohnert Park EOC | Johnathan Brown | AK6VB | 707-588-8982 | |
| SSU EOC | {vacant} | |||
| Training | Tony Kamby | KD6WYH | ||
| Packet / ATV | Johnathan Brown | AK6VB | 707-588-8982 | |
| APRS | Ed Jacobson | W1EJ | 707-364-4482 |
| Purpose | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Tactical Repeater | 146.910 – 88.5 PL 146.910 – 88.5 PL (decode) Simplex if Repeater fails |
| Tactical Simplex – EOC TO EOC | 146.550 Simplex |
| Resource Simplex Petaluma | 147.495 Simplex |
| Resource Simplex Rohnert Park, Cotati, SSU | 147.405 Simplex |
| South County EOC-EOC /ATV | 223.460 Simplex |
| Rohnert Park CERT Simplex | 146.420 Simplex |
| County Emergency HF Day | 7245 kHz |
| County Emergency HF Night | 3915 kHz |
| State Weekly OES Net Wednesday 10:00 AM | 7192 kHz |
| When | What | Frequency / Repeater |
|---|---|---|
| Mondays at 1900 hours | Sonoma County ACS Net | 146.730 – 88.5 PL 145.350 – 88.5 PL (alternate) |
| Mondays at 1915 hours | South Sonoma County ACS Net | 146.910 – 88.5 PL 146.550 Simplex |
| Tuesdays at 1930 hours | Sonoma-Mendocino Coast HF Net | 3.940 MHz (or there about) 7.245 MHz (Emergency net day light frequency) |
| South County Operational Area - Field Operations Guide |
| ACS Manual |
| Volunteer Handbook |
| Winlink ICS-213 Form for Sonoma County ACS (Installation instructions) |
| ACS_Packet_Manual |
| Sonoma County Operational Area ACS |
| Earthquake Information USGS |
| Weather NOAA |
| Redwood Empire DX Association (REDXA) |
| Sonoma Mountain Repeater Society SMRS |
| Amateur Radio ARRL ARES |
| Winlink 2000 www.winlink.org |
| FEMA ICS Forms |
| County of Sonoma Fire Incident Map |
| SoCo Emergency |
| Windy.com |
| ACS Level One Training Requirements (in addition to in-person training) | |
| IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System IS-100 | |
| IS-700 ICS for National Incident Management System (NIMS) An Introduction IS-700 | |
| ACS Level Two Training Requirements (in addition to in-person training) | |
| IS-200 ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents IS-200 | |
| IS-800 ICS for National Response Framework, An Introduction IS-800 | |
| All FEMA Independent Study Courses FEMA Courses |
(Revision 24 August 2024)