Monthly Hospital Net
- Voice Net
- A monthly net is held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 19:00 on the county Hospital Net frequency. Hospital net operators operate the net using the radio equipment at each hospital. They test the equipment operation and report on its status. Once per quarter, we also staff the PHDOC (Public Health Department Operations Center). The net schedule and script below provide more details for checking into this net.
- Packet Nets
There are two Packet Nets also conducted on the fourth Wednesday of each month. During these nets a packet message is sent to PLVKSXF~9"}n from each hospital. The net schedule and script below provide more details.
- The first Packet Net is open from 11:30 to 17:30 and is for hospital employees who have amateur radio licenses to practice with the packet system by doing the monthly packet check-in using the provided form for that month.
- The second Packet Net is open from 18:00 to 19:30 for volunteer ARES/RACES amateur radio operators assigned to the hospitals and is conducted along with the Voice Net at 19:00.
- Packet Message Form
The message to be sent each month will be provided to you. As a radio operator you will normaly not create 3rd party messages yourself, they will be provided to you by hospital staff. For the Monthly Hospital Net, the message can be obtained from wpp.scc-ares-races.org. These messages will rotate using different forms each month and will appear on the website the day of the Monthly Net.
| Month | Hospital with Net Control | PHDOC |
|---|---|---|
| January | Stanford Hospital | Open |
| February | El Camino Mtn. View | Closed |
| March | Kaiser Santa Clara | Closed |
| April | El Camino Los Gatos | Open |
| May | Good Samaritan | Closed |
| June | O’Connor | Closed |
| July | Regional San Jose | Open |
| August | Valley Medical Center | Closed |
| September | St. Louis Regional | Closed |
| October | Kaiser San Jose | Open |
| November | No Net | |
| December | No Net | |
NOTE: For the Monthly Hospital Net, the PHDOC (Public Health Department Operations Center) is open in January, April, July, and October, and is closed in the other months. When doing the roll-call, keep this in mind. Also, the message To Location on your Packet Messages must be addressed appropriately - see the Recommended Form Routing Sheet for guidance.