Community Nets
The following nets are provided for your enjoyment and as a community service by the HARC. You are welcome to join in any of these community nets. These nets are all conducted by volunteer hams. The following list shows the scheduled days and times for the nets. Net descriptions are provided below the schedule. Please keep in mind that some nets are conducted by organizations outside of the Henderson Amateur Radio Club. We cannot be responsible for the content of these externally administered nets. We also cannot guarantee that all of the nets listed here will always occur as planned. If you do not hear one of the nets that is expected at a particular time, please inquire with each organization to confirm that their net scheduling has not changed.
– Every Monday at 7:30 PM
Held on the following frequencies:
447.325 MHz (-) PL 100.0 Hz
147.180 MHz (+) DPL 244
Also on Echolink *CCNVARES* and *NV-GATE*,
and IRLP Western Reflector Ch 3 (9253).
Separate DMR check-ins on Nevada Talk Group 3132: CC 15 TS 2,
and DSTAR REF014B
SOAR Monthly Net
– First Wednesday of the month at 5:30 PM.
HARC New Ham Net
– Every Thursday at 6:00 PM
HARC Sunday Night Net / Weekly at 7:00 PM – This net is a general net and is open to all. This is a “Controlled Net” which indicates that the operator running the net maintains control over the flow of communications. The net begins with an introduction and then proceeds to a section of information (QSTs) that reports news and information pertinent to the club’s activities. This is followed by a roll-call of HARC members. When roll-call is complete, there is an opportunity for any new or missed members and non-members to check in. This net generally lasts until just before 8:00PM.
HARC Tek Net / Temporarily Unavailable – The Tek Net was hosted by Earl (WB6AMT), who sadly passed away recently. Continuation of this net has not yet been worked out by the Board of Directors. At this time, the Tek-Net website founded by WB6AMT is still available at wb6amt.com/harc-tek-net/. We invite all members and non-menbers to peruse this wonderful site and learn from the many articles and writings that were left to us at Earl’s passing.
HARC New Ham Net / Weekly on Thursday at 6:00 PM – Co-Hosted by Gene (N7WDZ) and Steve (KJ7RNB), this controlled net was specifically designed with new ham operators in mind. The hour-long net is meant to provide a ‘no pressure’ operating experience for anyone who finds transmitting to be a stressful experience. New hams are encouraged by the control operator to talk, possibly for their first time and to ask any questions they may have about HAM radio. The check-in is split into three sections; those licensed less than 90-days, those licensed less than one year, and then it is opened to all operators, regardless of their license status.
SOAR Net (Sisterhood of Amateur Radio) / Monthly on the First Wednesday at 5:30 PM – The HARC repeater system is utilized by hams for the SOAR net. This is a “Controlled-Net”. The net control operator will usually first ask for check-ins from AllStar or EchoLink, then will proceed with any other stations wishing to check-in. Although this net is run by and for the members of SOAR, all licensed ham operators are welcomed to the net. Typically, the SOAR net controller will choose a timely subject and call on the various operators to talk about their knowledge of the weekly topic. This net is generally very interesting and lasts 45 to 60 minutes.
Special Interest Nets
#APRSThursday Weekly Net / Weekly on Thursday from 0000 to 2359 (UTC) or 1700 (Weds) to 1659 (Thurs) (PST)
APRSThursday is a net managed by club member Michael KC8OWL, held every Thursday with the aim of growing message activity on APRS across the world. Many radio manufacturers are now including APRS functionality as a standard feature, making APRS more accessible, and hopefully more popular than ever.
How to participate in #APRSThursday
The APRS Thursday net is held each week on Thursday between the hours of 0000UTC to 2359UTC, which translates to Wednesday at 1700 until Thursday at 1659 in your local timezone. To participate in the net you must send an APRS (text) message addressed to ANSRVR with the message text in a specific format: CQ [space] HOTG [space] Your message text.
An example message might look like:
CQ HOTG Hello from the Las Vegas Strip.
If your message has been successfully recevived by the ANSRVR (announcement server), it will be sent out to all hams who have checked in within the last 12 hours. Your radio can also receive any new check-in notices for the next 12 hours (if you leave it on). There is also a Recent Check-Ins page (opens a new tab) where you can see if your message has been seen on the APRS network.
How to un-participate in #APRSThursday
Depending on how busy the net is, you might find that there are a lot of notifications of new check-ins and you might want to unsubscribe your call from the feed. To unsubscribe, simply send the following message addressed to the ANSRVR:
U [space] HOTG
Your unscribe message will look like this: U HOTG
You can WAS (Work All States) on #APRSThursday
If you’re really an APRS aficionado, welcome to #APRS Thursday – Worked All States. Yes, the first award program for APRS Thursday. It’s not meant to be a serious paper chase, just a fun way to add to the APRS Thursday experience and to help promote the net and make 1200 Baud cool again. Here are the rules:
- A valid contact must have an inbound message and outbound message during the same net to and from the base call sign, SSIDs do not matter.
- For purposes of this award the State will be as listed in the station qrz page. Washington DC and Maryland (DC & MD) will count as one state.
- All contacts must be made during the weekly APRS Thursday net, held every Thursday from 0000 UT to 2359 UT.
- Contacts on or after June 1st 2023 0000 UT are eligible for credit.
- Submit your WAS application to Rick Tejera, K7TEJ at K7tej@w7tbc.org, Subject line: APRS Thursday WAS Application <your Call>
This is an honor system, no need to submit records as proof of contact.
The application will be uploaded to the Files section.