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MURS Radio Training for Local Emergency Communications 

2026 Dates and Locations

Sunday June 14, 2026  1-3pm [Felton, Mountain Community Resources] 

https://bit.ly/murs26

Sunday July 26, 2026  1-3pm [Felton, Mountain Community Resources]
https://bit.ly/July26MURS

Training to use MURS radios in a neighborhood communication scenario.

When the power goes out, connect with your neighbors to share information.

In a disaster situation, identify your neighborhood needs and get your message out.

If your neighborhood is having a work day, be able to communicate to many at once.

Learn what to communicate and how to be effective and efficient speaking by radio.

Learn about the CERT Communication Plan to relay important/urgent information to the County.

Learn how to avoid and resolve radio channel conflicts.

People from a given neighborhood or Firewise group can be trained together.

This will be an in-person training. Bring your MURS radio if you have one. Loaners are available for use during this training.

PLEASE PRE-REGISTER, Limit to 30 people.

IF MORE INTEREST EXISTS THAN SPACE AVAILABLE, FUTURE TRAININGS WILL BE SCHEDULED

(1) Send email to: lizatslven@gmail.com to identify you & your neighborhood/group

(2) Use the bit.ly link as above, it leads to the website Sign-Up Genius

Advanced Radio Training -- MURS Next Steps

2026 Dates and Locations

Sunday, April 26, 2026 - Felton.   1-3pm at Mountain Community Resources

September/October 2026 TBD

You're familiar with MURS radio. You might have already taken our Intro course (above).

Take the next step. How to organize and lead your neighborhood to practice using MURS radios.

Be in the practice of keeping radios charged; Get people comfortable with operating a radio from time to time, repeatedly.

Have fun together, using a simple script that everyone can follow along with. Learn by doing!

Bring your questions or concerns about radio communication.

If you're already using MURS in your neighborhood, what's not working?  Let's solve it.

(1) Send email to: lizatslven@gmail.com to identify you & your neighborhood/group

(2) Use Sign-Up Genius 

HAM Radio Class (Study Group)

2026 Dates and Locations

Study Group:  Typically six weekday nights, 7-9pm,
There are no HAM Study Dates at this time. Please check back!
Study Group for 6 sessions at the Santa Cruz County EOC Building, 5200 Soquel Ave Santa Cruz 95062.

Why do people from San Lorenzo Valley and Santa Cruz County communicate using HAM radio, and what are they possibly talking about?

Learn about HAM radio. Demonstrations, samples of radios and antennas.

Tips for studying for the Technician license. Study online using https://hamstudy.org/

No age limit! No MORSE code!

• ARRL Ham Radio License Manual – Technician: https://www.amazon.com/ARRL-Ham-Radio-License-Manual/dp/1625951558

• Free online study tool: https://hamstudy.org/

HAM Radio Testing

Exams for Technician, General, and Extra class

Exams are given by the testing group SURF EXAMS

Signup:  surfexams.net or https://hamstudy.org/sessions/95065/inperson

Please visit surfexams.net for more signup info, videos on how to get your FRN (required), what to expect on Exam Day, etc

Exam Date:  There is No Exam scheduled at this time. Please check back!

Location:

Santa Cruz County EOC (2nd floor of the Sheriff's Office)

5200 Soquel Avenue (Cross-Street is Chanticleer)

Santa Cruz, CA

Community Events Presentations

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