{"id":110,"date":"2026-07-21T02:08:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T02:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/?page_id=110"},"modified":"2026-07-21T02:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T02:12:42","slug":"nets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/practice\/nets\/","title":{"rendered":"Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nets (or Networks) are like meetings, but they occur via radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Membership in MARS is not required to participate in\u00a0any net listed on this page.<br><\/strong>Of course, we encourage membership in MARS, to support the club.<br>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marin Amateur Radio Society hosts several weekly Directed Nets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><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><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MARS DMR Net<\/strong> Every Tuesday at 6:45 PM Local time on Norcal Talk Group 31068<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MARS VHF Net<\/strong> Every Sunday 10:00 am: On the Simulcast Repeater System. <a 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><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the event that the Simulcast Repeater System is down, the Stand-Alone VHF Repeater will be used. <a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=28\">Click here for details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Marin County RACES\/ACS Nets<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/marinraces.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marin County RACES\/ACS Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday 7:15pm: Local Area Nets \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/marinraces.org\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact Marin County RACES\/ACS for frequencies<\/a><br>Tuesday 7:30pm: County Wide Net \u2013 Simulcast Repeater System <a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=28\">Click here for system details<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ADDITIONAL NETS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>CW Training Net<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 morse code (CW) practice session. New 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. Note 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.\u00a0Any licensed amateur with HF privileges can participate. Those not yet comfortable on the air are welcome to bring their practice oscillator to the clubhouse on Sunday mornings for audio practice and coaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/alto_clubhouse.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/alto_clubhouse-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"MARS Alto Clubhouse\" class=\"wp-image-348\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(<a href=\"http:\/\/w6sg.net\/site\/?page_id=51#directions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directions to the Clubhouse<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Digital Modes Information Net<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thursday night 8:00pm-10:00pm \u2013 443.525 UHF [Plus Offset \u2013 PL 82.5] repeater \u2013 Membership in MARS is not required to participate in this net. Any licensed amateur can participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Contra Costa Communication Club {4C\u2019s}, WB6KQB, runs an \u2018FL digi\u2019 net on Monday nights at 19:00 (7 PM) on their UHF repeater [444.275 MHz + PL 82.5].<\/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 in\u00a0any net listed on this page.Of course, we encourage membership in MARS, to support the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":94,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-110","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":114,"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110\/revisions\/114"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/w6sg.net\/site_2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}