{"id":31,"date":"2013-08-19T00:25:29","date_gmt":"2013-08-19T00:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T20:36:10","slug":"nets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/nets\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nets (or Networks) are like meetings, but they occur via radio.<\/p>\n<p>Directed Nets are nets that have a central <strong>N<\/strong>etwork <strong>C<\/strong>ontrol <strong>S<\/strong>tation. All traffic is directed either by or through the <strong>NCS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership in MARS is not required to participate in\u00a0any net listed on this page.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Of course, we encourage membership in MARS, to support the club. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Membership Application<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donate<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The Marin Amateur Radio Society hosts several weekly Directed Nets:<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARS HF Net<\/strong> Every Sunday at 9:30 AM Local time on 7228 kHz LSB. <a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/net_checkin.php\">start net online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MARS DMR Net<\/strong> Every Tuesday at 6:45 PM Local time on Norcal Talk Group 31068<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARS VHF Net<\/strong> Every Sunday 10:00 am: On the Simulcast Repeater System. <a title=\"Repeaters\" href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=28\">Click here for system details <\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/net_checkin.php\">start net online<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the event that the Simulcast Repeater System is down, the Stand-Alone VHF Repeater will be used. <a title=\"Repeaters\" href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=28\">Click here for details <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Marin County RACES\/ACS Nets<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/marinraces.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Marin County RACES\/ACS Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 7:15pm: Local Area Nets &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/marinraces.org\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact Marin County RACES\/ACS for frequencies<\/a><br \/>\nTuesday 7:30pm: County Wide Net &#8211; Simulcast Repeater System <a title=\"Repeaters\" href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=28\">Click here for system details <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADDITIONAL NETS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3289\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3288\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3287\" class=\"yiv5344160777MsoNormal\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3311\">CW Training Net<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3286\">\n<div id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3285\">\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3284\" class=\"yiv5344160777MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1446910452768_3283\">Wednesday evenings, at 7:00pm to about 8:00pm, on 40 meters at 7.107 MHz (or thereabouts) there is an informal roundtable of a few CW operators and learners for a slow speed CW practice session. \u00a0New students, those wanting to brush up on rusty skills, or experienced CW operators are welcome. \u00a0Occasionally we may use the club\u2019s 2 meter FM repeater on 146.700 MHz for voice backup. \u00a0Note that the net is in the portion of the 40 meter band where all licensed hams, including Technicians, are legally allowed to use CW. Membership in MARS is not required to participate in this net.\u00a0 Any licensed amateur with HF privileges can participate. \u00a0Those not yet comfortable on the air are welcome to bring their practice oscillator to the clubhouse on Sunday morning for audio practice and coaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(<a title=\"Meetings\" href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=51#directions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Directions to the Clubhouse<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/alto_clubhouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-348\" src=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/alto_clubhouse-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"MARS Alto Clubhouse\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Digital Modes Information Net<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thursday night 8:00pm-10:00pm &#8211; 443.525 UHF [Plus Offset &#8211; PL 82.5] repeater &#8211; Membership in MARS is not required to participate in this net. Any licensed amateur can participate.<\/p>\n<p>The Contra Costa Communication Club {4C&#8217;s}, WB6KQB, runs an &#8216;FL digi&#8217; net on Monday nights at 19:00 (7 PM) on their UHF repeater [444.275 MHz + PL 82.5].<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Updated 2025-03-24 WA6UDS<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nets (or Networks) are like meetings, but they occur via radio. Directed Nets are nets that have a central Network Control Station. All traffic is directed either by or through the NCS. Membership in MARS is not required to participate<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/nets\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13876,"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31\/revisions\/13876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}