Radio Club of Tacoma nets are open to everyone who is interested in club upcoming events, social and technical discussions related to amateur radio. Stop by and join in!
Tuesday Night 2-Meter Net 7:30 PM PST- 147.280 MHz with a PL Tone of 103.5
The Tuesday Night 2-Meter Net is a directed net. It is useful for providing timely updates on club activities and any new announcements. It is also a great place to raise technical questions, or simply learn more about ham radio in our community.
Net Control Stations:
First Tuesday - Scott, KA7IOX
Second Tuesday - Julie, W7JUL
Third Tuesday - Phil, K7PIA
Fourth Tuesday - David, AC7KP
Fifth Tuesday - BJ, KO7T
The 2M Net Manager is BJ (KO7T). Please contact
TAN (Tacoma Area Net), a relaxed-pace CW social net
Mondays at 7:15 PM, on 28.055 (alternate frequency 21.049)
Early checkins start at 7:05 PM. This roundtable net is modeled on the PNW80 Net. See procedures below.
Tune up your fist, no pressure.
TAN Net Manager: Randy WB4SPB (Tacoma, WA)
CW NET Procedures
Early check-in begins 10 or 15 minutes before net start. When the Net Control Station (NCS) sends "QNI K", you indicate your wish to check in by sending the first character of your call sign suffix. For example, W7OS would send "O", and the NCS would respond with "O K", meaning the station sending "O" should go ahead. This procedure helps the NCS to avoid check-ins doubling with each other. Complete your check in by transmitting "DE <your callsign> K". The NCS will acknowledge you and ask you to AS (di dah di di dit, to wait for further direction).
Once the net officially starts, the NCS organizes a traditional "roundtable" by sending a list of participants in the order they will transmit (write this down). NCS then gives control to the first station on the list. Each station, in turn, transmits for a minute or three then calls the next station on the list. After each round, the NCS will call for more checkins. Additional checkins are generally added at the head of the list.
Net-oriented Q signals you may hear:
QND - net is directed (formally started)
QNF - net is free (formally ended)
QNI - check in now
QNX - you are excused from the net
QNP - I cannot copy <someone>
