star Lomita Station – District 17
Disaster Communications Service


HOW TO JOIN
All licensed Amateur Radio operators are invited to join the Lomita DCS.

Contact us at Lomita DCS.
If you are not presently licensed the Palos Verdes Radio Club offers classes several times a year at Hess Park in Rancho Palos Verdes. Morse code is no longer required for the entry level license.

The application packages can be downloaded  from the following links:

Membership package
Policy of Equality Part 1
Policy of Equality Part 2

Once you have filled out the package, it will be reviewed by the DCO and submitted to Staff 11.  Then you will be invited to participate in a half day prospective member class after which you will have your fingerprints taken via Live Scan and go through a background check.

You will have 6 months to complete the required Incident Command System Courses. They can be completed online and are:
See the main L.A. County DCS web site for additional information.