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The
BeachNet
Repeater
System
hosts the following regular nets and other activities...
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Sundays, |
7:00-7:10 PM; |
Grays Harbor County Auxiliary Emergency Communications (AEC) net. This weekly net helps to organize and train Amateur Radio operators in net operations in order to work together more effectively in times of communication disruption. The net operates on the BeachNet
repeaters both inside and outside Grays Harbor county.
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Sundays, |
7:15-7:45 PM; |
Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES) District Three Net. This weekly net operates to organize and practice net operations in District Three to facilitate liaison operations between Thurston, Mason, Lewis, Grays Harbor and Pacific Counties, and the City of Centralia. During regional communications emergencies a similar net will operate. The Primary frequency is the 145.470, Capitol Peak repeater, with Secondary operations on the 444.950 Olympia BeachNet
repeater, in case of failure of the primary repeater. The Tertiary frequency is 3.987 MHz Lower Sideband. The net is carried across BeachNet
to increase access across District Three.
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Sundays, |
8:00-8:15 PM; |
Coastal YL Net; A social net for women Ham operators. This net operates on the Clatsop County repeaters, but is carried on BeachNet
as a service to net participants elsewhere in the wider area.
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Mondays, |
7:00-7:30 PM; |
Clatsop County ARES Net. This weekly net helps to organize and train Amateur Radio operators in net operations in order to work together more effectively in times of communication disruption. The net is carried on BeachNet
to foster cooperation between adjacent counties.
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Thursdays, |
7:30-8:00 PM; |
Pacific County ARES Net. This weekly net helps to organize and train Amateur Radio operators in net operations in order to work together more effectively in times of communication disruption. The net is carried on BeachNet
to foster cooperation between adjacent counties.
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Every Day, |
9:30-10:30 PM; | BeachNet
is linked to
the AB7F Repeater Network, increasing the combined coverage.
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Every Night, |
10:30 PM to 7:30 AM; |
Night Mode, no voice IDs or messages, and a Morse code "K" for a courtesy tone to keep things low key. Several of our regular users monitor all night (with the radio turned down low) in case an emergency should arise, and this "silent running" is a nod of respect to them.
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