You are invited to join us for our weekly Thursday Night Net (for newer operators & everyone) this evening at 8pm on our repeaters:

VHF: 147.270 MHz (+) 100 Hz CTCSS tone (req’d and xmitted)

UHF: 448.800 MHz (-) 88.5 Hz CTCSS tone (req’d and xmitted)

(repeaters are always linked together)

EchoLink: WØENO-R (node 8305

You can read more about our Nets on the links in the Navigation pane on the left.  

You are invited to join us for our weekly Tuesday night Hamlet Net (for newer operators & everyone) at 7pm on our repeaters:

VHF: 147.270 MHz (+) 100 Hz CTCSS tone (req’d and xmitted)

UHF: 448.800 MHz (-) 88.5 Hz CTCSS tone (req’d and xmitted)

(repeaters are always linked together)

EchoLink: WØENO-R (node 8305

You can read more about our Nets on the links in the Navigation pane on the left.  

The topic of the Tuesday night Hamlet Net was “spotting sites.”  Here is a list of the sites that were mentioned:

https://hamspots.net/

https://dxheat.com/dxc/ – Has a “heat map” on the right side of the page.  Set your continent, and it will show you graphically which bands have spots appearing (i.e. QSOs occurring) to various continents.

https://dxwatch.com/

https://www.dxmaps.com/spots/mapg.php?Lan=E

http://reversebeacon.net/

http://dxsummit.fi/#/

https://www.wsprnet.org/drupal/wsprnet/map – WSPR map (if not running WSPR, you can still use to get a feel for band openings.  WSPR is a great program to try if you want to see how far your station can reach.)

https://pskreporter.info/pskmap.html – Despite the name, it includes information on many modes (digital and non-digital)

https://gridtracker.org/ – Windows application to display contacts on a map as well as many other features.

LARC Thursday Night Net

The club currently hosts an informal net on the clubs VHF and UHF Repeaters

Every Thursday evening at 8 PM Local time

(except for the rare holiday – and maybe even then)

The purpose of the Net, other than to exercise the repeaters, is to provide information concerning the activities of the club for our membership
as well as all Amateur Radio Operators in our coverage area.   

This is a good time to exercise your radios, to make sure they are fully operational and working as designed, getting acquainted with members  and other hams in the area. It is also a great place
to get answers to your radio operating questions and maintain proficiency in
net operations so we can be ready to support our community in times of emergency.

The current Net Manager is Jerry Schmidt (N0OUW), and I can be reached by e-mail by clicking on my name.

Acting as Net Control, as well as the protocol for participating in a controlled net, is a valuable skill to learn and anyone who would like to give this activity a try should contact Jerry. 

Have a look at our current ‘Suggested’ Script’