Local Nets
Practice your communication skills and test your radios often by participating in Nets. Or, take your skills to a new level and participate as Net Control. Contact the Radio Officer in your area if you are interested in running a net.
Countywide
- The local Contra Costa County Emergency Communications Nets are held on Thursday nights. After the local nets, there is a countywide net held on the WA6HAM linked system at 1920 hours. The system is 147.735 (-) central and East, 145.41 (-) South and 145.49 (-) West county. (All have pl 107.2)
- There is a High Frequency Emergency Communications Net on the first Thursday of each month, at 8:00 pm. The frequency is approximately 3.890 MHz and varies according to band use.
- The Contra Costa Repeater Association net is held at 7:35 p.m. Mondays. It features the Amateur Radio NEWSLINE program.
147.735- 145.49- 145.41- pl 107.2 - The Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Net is held at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays.
147.060+ pl 100.0 - The Northern California SATERN Net is held at 8:00 p.m. Mondays. More information available at www.SATERN.org.
147.060+ pl 100.0 - The Contra Costa County Red Cross Net is held at 6:45-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
147.735- 145.49- 145.41- pl 107.2
Central County
- The Central County Emergency Communications Net is held at 1900 hours.
145.68 simplex - Martinez ARC Emergency Net – Wednesday 7 pm.
444.45+ pl 107.2 - LARS Lafayette Amateur Radio Society - Thursday 7:05 pm (concurrent with the Central County Net).
146.490 simplex - CS 245 – 9:00 a.m. Saturdays.
147.735- 145.49- 145.41- pl 107.2
East County
- The East County Emergency Communications Net is held at 1900 hours and is run in conjunction with the Delta Amateur Radio Club net.
146.535 simplex
South County
- The South County Emergency Communications Net is held at 1900 hours on the K6SRM repeater.
146.355+ pl 100.0