Nets
An amateur radio net is an “on-the-air” gathering of amateur radio operators, usually recurring daily/weekly and on a specific frequency. Their purposes vary: relaying messages, discussing a common topic of interest, severe weather reporting (for example, during a Skywarn activation), emergencies, or simply as a regular gathering of friends for conversation.
Locally Available VHF Nets
Wednesday
7:30 am (Nov-Apr) IRG Weather Net
7:00 pm Maritime Fusion Net (digital) CQ Maritimes Room 60207 (will require Yaesu Wires-X PC connection as there are no local Fusion repeaters)
9:00 pm IRG Central (Miramichi) Area Net
Saturday
7:30 am (Nov-Apr) IRG Weather Net
8:00 pm DRM Saturday Night Atlantic DMR (digital) net (TalkGroup 30205) local repeater VE9SJN
Local to SJ IRG repeaters below. The network of IRG managed repeaters is available throughout the province!
VE9STJ 146.820 (-) CTCSS Tone 151.4 (East Side)
VE9STM 145.330 (-) CTCSS Tone 151.4 (Eastier Side)
Depending on your antenna, many more IRG repeaters are workable from the SJ area.
HF Nets
Maritime Net – Daily 7pm on 3.750MHz.
HF nets are more plentiful and specialized due to HF’s ability to propagate around the world. See the following references as a starting point for HF Nets to participate in:
Digital Nets
Try participating in the WinLink Wednesday net for a stress free test of your station’s WinLink capabilities. Use this net to test your peer-to-peer messages too! [Weekly Reminder] [Net Intro]