Training

YCECT  – Call Sign K1YEM

YCECT – York County Maine Emergency Communication Team.
An opportunity to put your radio skills to valuable use!
 
Alert Code Green

Scheduled Training Resources

3rd Tuesday 6:30 pm  Meeting at YCEMA
2nd Saturdays Training at YCEMA
Tuesday – 7 pm VHF/UHF Training (See email for details)
Thursday – 7 pm HF Training  (See email for details)

YCECT Sequence of Training:

Track One: All Team Members:
Basic overview for both facilitators and radio operators.
I, CERT Training.*
II. EMA Volunteer Certification.
III. YCECT Operations Manual:  ycect_operations_manual.pdf
IV. Free On-line FEMA Courses  https://training.fema.gov/is/
    IS-100.C, Introduction to the ICS
    IS-700.B, National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction
    IS-800.D National Response Framework, An Introduction
    IS-200.C Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response

Track Two: RACES – Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service personnel are EMA certified volunteer licensed amateur radio operators who provide radio communications during incidents and emergencies. Typical order of equipment needs and skills.

2m Equipment:
1. Hand held, deploy-able field antenna, mag-mount antenna
2. Mobile transceiver
3. Digital hook-up (SignaLink, Digirig or similar interface)

2m Skills:
Voice protocol – both repeater and simplex.
ATU phonetics
FSQCall
Net Control

HF NVIS Equipment:
1. HF Transceiver, antenna capable of NVIS both voice and digital
2. Mobile HF Transceiver, deploy-able antenna capable of NVIS

HF NVIS Skills:
Voice
VARA Chat
FSQCall
Winlink
FLDIGI

Track Three: SHARES:
SHARES is a CISA security and emergency preparedness program to communicate when landline and cellular communications are unavailable. Requires security clearance beyond volunteer certification. Operators use existing HF radio resources to coordinate and transmit messages needed to perform critical functions related to leadership, safety, maintenance of law and order, finance, and public health during a declared disaster or incident.

SHARES Skills:
HF Voice
Fldigi
Winlink
Encryption

Track Four: GMRS
GMRS Equipment:
1. Hand held, deploy-able field antenna, mag-mount antenna
2. Mobile transceiver

GMRS Skills:
Voice protocol – both repeater and simplex.
ATU phonetics

~ YCECT ~ Certified ~ Willing ~ Able ~

*York County Emergency Communication Team (YCECT) is a specialized unit of the York County Community Emergency Response Teams. (CERT)  YCECT is seeking volunteers from every town in York County.

CERT members are trained volunteers who know how to take care of themselves, their families and their neighbors.  CERT Teams provide critical support to professional first responders; fire, police and emergency medical services.

To become a CERT, members undergo 20 hours of training and work under the leadership of the County Emergency Management Agency Director or municipal emergency management personnel.