Ham Nets

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Local Neighborhood Ham Nets

This is a living list of neighborhood amateur radio nets we run, and nets we might spin up in the future. Each entry includes the schedule, frequency details, and an optional Net Control script.

Net etiquette: Keep transmissions short, identify with your call sign, and wait for Net Control in directed nets. If you have emergency traffic, say so immediately.

Active Nets

Seminole Heights First Monday of the Month 8pm VHF 146.520 Simplex QSO

Simplex Open QSO opportunity Neighborhood check-in

This is an informal, on-air meetup rather than a traditional net. Operators are invited to monitor 146.52 at the scheduled time and call as desired to make contact with others in the area. To keep the calling frequency available, stations are encouraged to QSY to another simplex frequency for longer conversations. Activity is intermittent and intended to facilitate initial contact, not continuous use of the frequency.

When First Monday of the Month @ 8:00 PM
(local)
Where Seminole Heights
Tampa, FL, USA
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Frequency VHF 146.520 (VHF simplex calling)

QSY Options (listen before transmitting):

146.400 | 146.415 | 146.430 | 146.445 | 146.460 | 146.475 | 146.490 | 146.505 | 146.535 | 146.550 | 146.565 | 146.580 | 146.595 | 147.405 | 147.420 | 147.435 | 147.450 | 147.465 | 147.480 | 147.495 | 147.510 | 147.525 | 147.540 | 147.555 | 147.570 | 147.585
Format Open QSO opportunity (no net control or structure)
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First Monday of the Month 8:00 PM | VHF 146.520 simplex | Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL, USA

Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL ICS 205 (pdf)

For listening & situational awareness. DO NOT transmit on these nets/frequencies unless you are properly licensed and authorized to do so by the relevant agency or group

Seminole Heights, Tampa, FL ICS 217a (pdf)

For listening & situational awareness. DO NOT transmit on these nets/frequencies unless you are properly licensed and authorized to do so by the relevant agency or group

ICS 213 (pdf)

The General Message (ICS 213) is used by the incident dispatchers to record incoming messages that cannot be orally transmitted to the intended recipients. The ICS 213 is also used by the Incident Command Post and other incident personnel to transmit messages (e.g., resource order, incident name change, other ICS coordination issues, etc.) to the Incident Communications Center for transmission via radio or telephone to the addressee. This form is used to send any message or notification to incident personnel that requires hard-copy delivery

Friendly Repeaters

Not a net, just repeaters that are open and Chaos Koalas-friendly.

W4BCI 444.225 Downtown Tampa

Repeater 70cm Koala-friendly

This repeater has a great location in downtown Tampa at approximately 600 feet HAAT.

RX Frequency 444.225 MHz
TX Offset +5 MHz (449.225 MHz)
PL Tone 146.2 Hz