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The following is a list of nets, classified by continent. If you know of some nets in your area, please add them here.
Australia
| Name | Area | Frequency | Time | Days | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ipswich Net | Ipswich | 146.900MHz FM, 438.375MHz FM (91.5Hz CTCSS) | 0800UTC+10 | Daily | Repeaters VK4RAI and VK4RWM, Net control: John (VK4IE) |
| Albury-Wodonga 40m net | 7.085 LSB | 2200 UTC | daily | Net control: VK3MRH | |
| Wodonga morning net | 7.097 LSB | 1000 AEST | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | Or 7095. Net control: VK3AHR | |
| Smoko net | VK5, VK3 | 7105 | 0030 UTC / 10am VK5 local | every day | Net control VK5FUZZ |
| Southern Cross DX Net(1) | 14.226.5 | 1100 UTC | every day | VK4AAR | |
| Southern Cross DX Net(2) | 14.238.5 | 1230 UTC | every day | VK6ZAI | |
| Travellers Net (15m) | 21.185 | 0400z | every day | call back 0500z | |
| Travellers Net (20m) | 14.116 | 0200z | every day | www.wia.org.au/members/nets/travellers/ | |
| ANZA DX Net (2) | 14.183 | 0515 UTC | Every day except Tuesday ? | Thursday is Ladies Day anzadxnet.webs.com | |
| Kandos Group | National and more | 7.093 LSB | 0600 UTC (winter) | weekdays | Summer/daylight savings 0530 UTC, +/- Qrm . Net control: VK2ARK & others |
| Garam Masala net | ? National | 7.060 LSB | 1500 aest | weekdays | Net control: VK1CJ |
| 7130 DX net | National+DX | 7.130 LSB | 0930 UTC | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | |
| Westlakes 80m NET | NSW | 3.565 | 0930 AEST | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday | |
| ANARS (1) | 14.160 usb | 0630 | every day | Aust Naval ARS - disbanded | |
| ANARS (2) | 7.075 | 0700 | every day | disbanded | |
| Sewing Circle net | Tasmania | 3.590 | 1700 AEST | every day | may QSY to 7.120 +/- QRM in summer meetthevoice.org/the-sewing-circle-net |
| Barefoot Net | 7.170 LSB | 0500 UTC | every day | Net control: VK3VIN | |
| Health and Welfare net | 14.315 | 0800 | every day | ||
| ANARS (3) | 3.532 CW | 0930 | every day | ||
| CW net (slow) | National | 3.598 | 1930 - 2000 | every day | |
| CW net (fast) | National | 3.598 | 1900 - 1930 | every day | |
| Gnarly Net | National | 3.600 SSB/CW | 2000 utc | every day | Morse followed by voice / Townsville ARC VK4RAT |
| Manly-Warringah RS earlybirds Net | 3.590 | 0630 local | daily | 3592 on Saturdays | |
| MWRS 40 metre “General” net | 7045 or 7085 kHz | every day | casual net | ||
| 160m AM Coffee Break | Melbourne | 1.825 MHz AM | 1100 AEST | Monday to Saturday | was 1.843 |
| Coral Coast net | Central Queensland coast | 7.060 LSB | 2100 UTC | every day | |
| Early Bird CW net | National | 3.539 LSB | 2100 UTC | not Sunday | welcome newcomers and new CW'ers |
| Comedy Net | VK and South Pacific | 7.087 | 2040 UTC / 0640 AEST | every day | with maritime, emergency traffic first |
| SARC Dawn Patrol | VK2 | 3.604 | 0630 (2030z) | weekdays | Summerland ARC VK2SRC |
| Mackay Amateur Radio Association | Mackay | 3.597MHz | 0930z | Monday | VK4WIM LSB |
| National ALARA | National | 3.570 | 1030 UTC | Monday | 1000 UTC during daylight saving |
| SARC net | Lismore region | 3.605 | 1030 UTC | Monday | Summerland ARC |
| Western Victoria net | 146.950 FM | 2000 AEST | Monday | VK3RWZ(91.5) repeater, net control VK3DDD | |
| PNG Radio Society | PNG | 3.568 ssb | 0700 | Monday | |
| ALARA VK6 | Western Australia VK6 | 3.585 | 1200 UTC | Monday | |
| ALARA | National | 14.222 | 0530 UTC | Monday | 'YL222' DX net |
| Coffs Harbour &District ARC | VK2 | 3.609 | 2000 local | Monday | +/- 3Khz. VK2EP |
| Hornsby & district 2m net | VK2 | 147.250 FM | 2000 local | Monday | VK2RNS repeater www.hadarc.org.au |
| MERC | VK3 | 432.310 usb | 1930 AEST | Monday | vertical antenna Cas-net |
| Adelaide Hills ARS | VK5 | 147.00 FM | 2000 local | Monday | VK5RAD repeater www.ahars.com.au |
| Caboolture Radio Club Net(s) | Caboolture | 146.625 MHz FM | 1945 AEST (UTC+10) | Monday | VK4RCC repeater, Echolink node 314599 |
| Lower Murray ARC | VK5 | 3.620 MHz LSB | 1930 local | Monday | http://www.vk5alm.org/ |
| Ipswich "Feather Duster" Net | Ipswich | 146.900MHz FM, 438.375MHz FM (91.5Hz CTCSS) | 1930 UTC+10 | Tuesday | Repeater VK4RAI, 146.900MHz FM and VK4RWM, 438.375MHz FM (91.5Hz CTCSS) |
| MERC | VK3 | 144.310 usb | 1930 AEST | Tuesday | vertical antenna VK3FSK Cas-net |
| Rockhampton and District Amateur Radio Club RADAR | Rockhampton | 3.613MHz +/- | 0930z | Tuesday | VK4WIR |
| REAST AM Net | Tasmania | 1.840 | 0845 UTC | Tuesday , Wednesday, Thursday | (AM/SSB) off air |
| Ipswich & District Net | 3.585 | 2000 local | Tuesday | vk4wip.org.au | |
| BARG 2m net | Ballarat Vic and Tas | 146.750MHz | 2000 AEST | Tuesday | [VK3RBA repeater] Net control: VK3BML www.barg.org.au |
| BMARC (40) | 7.120 | 1000 UTC | Tuesday | November to March - Blue Mountains | |
| BMARC (80) | 3.543 | 1000 UTC | Tuesday | April to October | |
| CW training | 28.600 | 1000 | Tuesday | ||
| Eastern Zone 80m net | VK3 | 3.680 | 2000 local | Tuesday | Gippsland & Latrobe Valley ... www.vk3bez.org |
| Riverland RC net | VK5 | 3.610 LSB | 2000 hrs Local SA | Tues | VK5BRL |
| '666 net | VK2 | 3.666 | 2030 AEST | Tuesday | Illawarra ARS - was the 'Thank God It’s Friday' Net. Sometimes 3.630 MHz |
| FAMPARC 2m net | Melb. | 146.425 FM | 2000 aest | Tues | Frankston & Mornington Peninsula, simplex, controller: VK3MMM |
| Redcliffe trivia quiz | Redcliffe peninsula | 438.325 FM | 1930 local | Sunday | VK4RRC 70cm repeater (91.5) |
| Bayside District Amateur Radio Society | Cleveland | 3.570Mhz | 0930z | Wed | VK4BAR |
| GCARSI | Gold Coast VK4 | 3.605 LSB | 0930 | Wednesday | VK4WIG |
| Elizabeth ARC | VK5 | 3.620 MHz LSB | 2000 local | Wednesday | +/-QRM. 4th Wednesday of month. Net controller VK5LZ |
| Albury-Wodonga ARC 'Little Desert net' | Murray River | 3.622 MHz LSB | 2030 AEST (UTC+10) | Wednesday | Net control: VK2EWC - or 3.555 |
| Macedon Ranges ARC | VK3 | 147.250 MHz FM | 2000 local | Wednesday | VK3RMM repeater, followed by 3.690 MHz net. Net control: VK3RA |
| Coffs Harbour &District 2m | VK2 | 146.850 FM | 2000 local | Wed. and Saturday | VK2RCH repeater (123hz) |
| Boat Anchor Net | VK5 | 3.620 LSB | 2000 AEST | Wednesday | VK5LB |
| Mid South Coast ARG Lyrebird Net | VK2 | 3.617 | 1930 localtime | Wednesday | VK2HQ |
| Mid South Coast 40m. net | 7.065 | 1930 - 2200 UTC | Monday, Wednesday, Friday | or 7.165 MHz. Net control: VK2NJP | |
| King Arthur Round Table net | Victoria + NSW | 70 cm FM | 2000 AEST | Wednesday | VK Linked System repeaters (was 2130 net) . Check qrz.com/db/vk3rba for repeater info. IRLP 9503 . Net control: VK3KK |
| Hornsby & district net | VK2 | 3.608.5 LSB | 2000 local | Wednesday | VK2MA www.hadarc.org.au |
| ANARS ZL Net | 3.620 | 0800 UTC | Wednesday | ||
| ANARS (4) | 3.620 ssb | 0930 UTC | Wednesday | ||
| Riverland RC net | VK5 | 7.078 | 2300 UTC | Wed. and Saturday | |
| Hervey Bay 160 net | 1.848 | 2000 local | Wednesday | www.hbarc.org.au | |
| Brisbane ARC VHF Net | Brisbane | 147.000MHz FM | 2000UTC+10 | Wednesday | Repeater VK4RBN, Net control: Don (VK4DS as VK4BA) |
| Shepparton & district ARC | VK3 | 3.630 LSB | 2030 local | Wednesday | or 3640. Net control:VK3SOL |
| SCARC 10m net | Sunshine Coast VK4 | 28.470 USB | 2015 local | Wednesday | VK4WIS.org |
| Chifley net | VK2 | 147.075 FM | 1930 local | Wednesday | VK2RCZ - followed by 439.425 from 8PM. Both 123Hz |
| BARG 80m net | Ballarat Vic and Tas | 3.608 MHz LSB | 2000 AEST (UTC+10) | Thursday | Net control: VK3BML www.barg.org.au preceded by the Clipboard net |
| SCARC 80m Net | Sunshine Coast VK4 | 3.660 LSB | 0930 UTC | Thursday | VK4WIS.org |
| Hervey Bay ARC | 3.615 | 2000 local | Thursday | www.hbarc.org.au | |
| CHARC Tassie devil and trout Net | Tasmania | 3.585 | 1000 UTC | Thursday | may be defunct |
| CHARC Tas. trivia Quiz net | VK7+VK3 | 3.585 | 1030 UTC | Thursday | Central Highlands ARC of Tasmania |
| RDRC 11CB net | 27.205 | 1000 UTC | Thursday | ||
| Bendigo 80 metre net | 3.655 LSB | 2000 AEST | Thursday | VK3CMZ .. 2030 during daylight saving | |
| Bendigo 6m. net | 52.250 USB | 2100 AEST | Thursday | VK3CMZ | |
| Tablelands Radio & Electronics Club "TREC Memorial Net" | far north Qld | 3.605 | 0930z | Thursday | Net Control: Roster VK4WAT/P www.treclub.org.au |
| REAST dig Net | Tasmania | 145.225 USB | 2000 local | Friday | digital mode FSQ, check in then 7105 kHz usb at 2030 |
| Aust. Wide Night Owl Insomnia Net (AWNOI) | Australia-wide | 3.600MHz LSB | 1200UTC 10pm AEST | Friday | Net control: Danny (VK4SD), Terry (VK2MTW), Now available as a podcast |
| Lockyer Valley Radio Club Net | VK4 | 3.569 | 0930UTC | Friday | club is now closed |
| SCARC 6m Net | Sunshine Coast VK4 | 53.7 FM | 0930 UTC | Friday | VK4WIS.org |
| VK4WCH weekly net | 3.618 | 1000 UTC | Friday | VK4WCH | |
| Bottle shop Net | national | 3.590 | 2000 local | Friday | Net control: VK3MBW |
| Friendship Net | 3.590 | 2100 UTC | Friday | ||
| SARC 2m Net | VK2 | 146.8 FM | 2000 local | Friday | on VK2RSC, 123Hz tone. Summerland club |
| Hornsby & district 40 net | VK2 | 7106 LSB | 0900 local | Friday | VK2MA www.hadarc.org.au |
| Caboolture Radio Club Net(s) | Caboolture | 3.610MHz LSB | 1930 AEST (UTC+10) | Friday | Net control: VK4QD |
| Snowy Mountains net | VK2 Monaro, Perisher etc | 147.375 FM | 1930 local | Saturday | on VK2RSE repeater. Net control: VK2SNO |
| ANZA DX Net (1) | 21.205 | 0415 UTC | Saturday | ||
| Darling Downs Net | Toowoomba area VK4 | 3.650 | 0930 UTC | Saturday | WAS 3.5875 VK4WID |
| Stone the crows net | VK2 | 3.588 | 0600 AEST | Saturday | (Westlakes ARC) Net control: VK2UI |
| 7025 Sunday CW | National | 7.025 CW | 0000Z-0100Z | Sunday | 0100Z-0200Z in Winter www.vkcw.net/7025 |
| Darling Downs (2) | VK4 | 146.750 FM | 0000 UTC | Sunday | VK4WID via VK4RDD repeater |
| Eastern Zone 2m net | VK3 | 146.8 FM | 2000 local | Sunday | on VK3RLV www.vk3bez.org |
| Redcliffe Radio Club Net | Redcliffe peninsula | 146.925 FM | 1900 local | Sunday | VK4RRC 2m repeater (91.5) |
| Bunya Mountains and District Amcom | Bunya Mountains | 3.650Mhz | 0930z | Sunday | VK4BAD |
| VK5 Hybrid Radio net | 7.064 | 0600 UTC | Sunday | ||
| RDRC | redlands VK4 | 3.618 | 1030 UTC | Sunday | |
| G&SHARS | VK2 | 3.615 | 1030 UTC | Sunday | Goulburn / Southern Tablelands www.facebook.com/groups/vk2jq |
| Historical Radio Net | 3.575 LSB | 2030 AEST | Sunday | ||
| ALARA YL (1) | National | 14.288 | hourly | Activity Day, 6th of each month | |
| ALARA YL (2) | National | 21.188 | hourly | Activity Day, 6th of each month | |
| ALARA (3) | National | 28.588 | Hourly | Activity Day, 6th of each month | |
| AMSAT-VK | National | 7.068 | 0900 | unofficial 2nd Sunday November to March | |
| ALARA birthday net | National | 3.588 | 1000 | 4th July |
Completed merge from Nets Table (now deleted) Dec 18 2010, comments in the Talk:Nets page,
North Atlantic
Those are maritime nets.
| Name | Area | Frequency | Time | Days | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterway Radio & Cruising Club | E Seaboard, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico | 7.268Mhz LSB | 1245UTC (winter, -1 during summer) | Saturday & Sunday (general traffic), wednesday (landcruisers), thursday (winlink), friday (computer net) | Net Manager: KN4IG | |
| Caribbean Maritime Mobile | Caribbean Sea, Southwest North Atlantic | 7.241Mhz LSB | 1100UTC | Daily | not operational as of november 12 2010, according to NP2B Net Manager: KV4JC | |
| Maritime Mobile Service Network | North atlantic? | 14.300Mhz USB | 1200EST to 2200EST | Daily | See also 14300 networks | |
| Intercon net | Continental US | 14.300Mhz USB | ? | ? | Not really marine, but shares the same frequency, see 14300 networks |
North America (continental)
| Name | Area | Frequency | Time | Days | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPN - Trans Provincial Net | Canada | 7.055Mhz LSB (phone or CW) | 1200UTC - 2200UTC | Daily | meet your friends from Newfoundland to Victoria, the United States & beyond |
| ONTARS - Ontario Amateur Radio Service | Ontario | 3.755 MHz LSB | 1200UTC - 2200UTC | Daily | Net Manager: VE3ISX Barry |
| National Traffic System (NTS) | USA | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Northern California Kids Net | California | 146.910 MHz - 88.5 PL | 1900 local | Saturday | Net Control: KI6ZON |
| Coachella Valley Amateur Radio Club | Coachella Valley and southern Mojave Desert, Southern California | 145.200 MHz - 131.8 PL | 1900 local | Thursday | Net Manager: Maureen K6BSC |
| Desert Radio Amateur Transmitting Society (Desert RATS) | Coachella Valley and southern Mojave Desert, Southern California | 146.940 MHz - 107.2 PL | 1830 local for Amateur Radio Newsline; 1900 local net | Monday | Net Control: Bob KO6TZ |
| The Condor Connection | Arizona, California | List of 1.4 cm repeater frequencies by area | 1900 local | Monday | Net control on a rotational basis |
| PAPA System | IRLP serving Southern and Central California | Analog and D-STAR supported | List of net frequencies and times | Times and days vary | Saturday 2000 local analog net control: Cliff, KJ6CDA |
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