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Monday Night Net
A "Net" is an on-the-air gathering of amateur radio operators. A formal, or "directed" net has a single Net Control Operator that manages the conversation or "traffic" on the net. Nets can be scheduled on a regular basis or can be called in the event of an emergency or other incident.
SC4 Amateur Radio Club holds a net every Monday evening at 7:30pm on the 2 meter frequency of 146.730, CTCSS tone 114.8, and a minus (-) offset of 600 kHz, on CMD31 in presets. Any licensed operator is welcome to join the net for check-ins and neighborly discussions.
The weekly nets are an opportunity to improve your skills using your radio and speaking over the air. We learn how to speak slowly and clearly, work with the repeater, deal with doubles (when two stations speak at once), make sure our batteries are charged, and how our antennas are working for both transmission and reception. We also relay important notices about club meetings and other upcoming events.
If you're not sure how to set your radio to the correct frequency or CTCSS (PL) tone, please check out our Ham Buddy Program so we can find someone near you to help. We can also assist with antenna recommendations to make sure you have good transmission and reception to and from our repeater.
Signing up for Net Control Operator is important for improving your skills and confidence being a net control operator.
To sign up for Net Control, go to the ARES website home page. You will see a calendar of events. Look for Monday nights: they will show the Net at 7:30 pm (19:30), and the call sign of any Net Operator who has signed up for that night. If there is no call sign, click on the link and you'll get instructions on how to sign up.
If you wish to have someone with you when you're trying Net Control for the first time or haven't done it in a while, ask a friend or neighbor to sit with you, or send us a message at Ham Buddy. We'll find someone nearby to join you.
At the end of the Monday Night Net, ARES members need to send their list of check-ins to: southcoast_ec@sc4ares.org.
Net List by Area and First Name
Net List by Area and Call Sign
We honor our departed ham friends with the last call for Silent Key.
Amateur Last Call for Silent Key script
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