Nets
The following is a list of nets, sorted by region. If you know of some nets in your area, please add them here.
Australia (VK)
- Australia Wide Night Owl Insomnia Net (AWNOI)
- Every Friday Evening starting 1200UTC
- 3.600MHz LSB
- Net control: Danny (VK4SD), Terry (VK2MTW)
- Now available as a podcast
Queensland (VK4)
- Brisbane Amateur Radio Club VHF Net
- Every Wednesday Evening starting 2000UTC+10
- Repeater VK4RBN, 147.000MHz FM
- Net control: Don (VK4DS as VK4BA)
- Ipswich Net
- Daily starting at 0800UTC+10
- Repeaters VK4RAI, 146.900MHz FM and VK4RWM, 438.375MHz FM (91.5Hz CTCSS)
- Net control: John (VK4IE)
- Ipswich "Feather Duster" Net
- Every Tuesday evening starting 1930UTC+10
- Repeater VK4RAI, 146.900MHz FM and VK4RWM, 438.375MHz FM (91.5Hz CTCSS)
- Caboolture Radio Club Net(s)
- Every Monday Evening starting 1945 AEST (UTC+10)
- 146.626 (-) Echolink node 314599
- Every Friday evening starting 1930 AEST (UTC+10)
- 3.610MHz LSB
- Net control: VK4QD
- Redcliffe Radio Club Net
- Every Sunday evening starting 1945UTC+10
- 3.618MHz LSB
- Net control: VK4RC
Possible alternative format for VK nets page nets table :- comments please
North atlantic
Those are maritime nets.
- Waterway Radio & Cruising Club (E Seaboard, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico)
- 7.268Mhz LSB
- Saturday & Sunday (general traffic), wednesday (landcruisers), thursday (winlink), friday (computer net), 1245UTC (winter), 1145UTC (summer)
- Net Manager: KN4IG
- Caribbean Maritime Mobile (Caribbean Sea, Southwest North Atlantic) not operational as of november 12 2010, according to NP2B
- 7.241Mhz LSB
- Daily 1100UTC
- Net Manager: KV4JC
- 14300 networks include
- Maritime Mobile Service Network
- 14.300Mhz USB
- Everyday on 1200EST to 2200EST
- Intercon net
- 14.300Mhz USB
- Maritime Mobile Service Network
Canada (VE, VO)
- TPN - Trans Provincial Net
- 7.055Mhz LSB
- 7am to 5pm daily (GMT-5), phone or CW.
- See http://tpn7055.ca for net control schedule; meet your friends from Newfoundland to Victoria, the United States & beyond.
Ontario (VE3)
- ONTARS - Ontario Amateur Radio Service
- Daily 7am-6pm (EST/EDT, GMT-5)
- 3.755 MHz LSB
- Net Manager: VE3ISX Barry
- See http://www.ontars.net for schedules and list of net controllers
USA
California (K6)
- Northern California Kids Net
- Saturdays at 1900 local
- 146.910- pl 88.5
- Net Control: KI6ZON
- More Info: http://www.hamforkids.com
Other listings
- May paradise
- W8VP
- AC6V
- Cruiser nets
- VE9ND
- Marine Radio Nets & Broadcasts
- RAC (Canada)
- Marine and amateur radio nets (dead link)
- ARRL net directory search
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