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| ====== Nets ====== | ====== Nets ====== |
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| We have two weekly nets on VE7RXZ (147.220 MHz, +0.600 MHz, T100.0 Hz). | We have two weekly nets on VE7RXZ (147.220 MHz, +0.600 MHz, T100.0 Hz): |
| * Tuesday Mornings at 09:30 local time | * Wednesday Mornings at 09:30 local time and 40m (7.120 kHz) after the 2m portion |
| * Thursday Evening at 19:30 local time | * Thursday Evening at 19:30 local time and 80m (3.750 kHz) after the 2m portion |
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| We welcome hams from any location to check in with us. | We welcome hams from any location to check in with us. |
| At the end of the Thursday evening net, we move to 146.565 MHz (±15 kHz), 446.100 MHz (±25 kHz), and 3750 kHz (±5 kHz) to test simplex conditions. | At the end of the Thursday evening net, we move to 146.565 MHz (±15 kHz), 446.100 MHz (±25 kHz), and 3750 kHz (±5 kHz) to test simplex conditions. |
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| Winlink P2P messages can also be sent to ''VA7FI'' on 144.970 MHz at any time during the week and will be acknowledged on the Thursday evening net. See the [[howto/winlink |Winlink How-to]] for more information. | Winlink P2P messages can also be sent to ''VA7FI'' on 144.970 MHz at any time during the week and will be acknowledged on the Thursday evening net. See the [[links/winlink |Winlink How-to]] for more information. |
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| Our net manager is Patrick (VA7FI). Justine (VE7JBF), Marc (VE7TBP) and Steve (VA7SMI) also rotate as regular net controllers with Robert (VE7RBE) helping out from time to time. | Our net manager is Robert (VE7RBE). And our net controllers are: Marc (VE7TBP), Steve (VA7SMI), Gord (VE7JGZ), Neil (VE7TBN), Ron (VE7PME), Richard (VA7RJQ), and Larry (VA7LSP) |
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| | * Here's is our [[script]] |
| | * Some general [[links/netcontroller |guidelines]] |
| | * [[links/netspreadsheet |Net Logging Spreadsheet]] |
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| Here's is our [[script]] | |
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| <WRAP center round tip 60%>To print the list, [[home?do=export_pdf|export to PDF]] first, and then print page 2.</WRAP> | <WRAP center round tip 60%>To print the list, [[home?do=export_pdf|export to PDF]] first, and then print page 2.</WRAP> |
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| |< 100% 20em 6em ->| | |< 100% 20em 6em ->| |
| ^Name ^Time ^ Day ^^^^^^^Frequency | | ^ Name ^ Time ^ Day ||||||^ Frequency ^ |
| |Morning Friendly net |08:00 |M|T|W|Th|F| | |3765 kHz LSB | | | Morning Friendly net | 08:00 | M | T | W | Th | F | | | 3765 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[http://www.cvars.com/815net.html |CVARS 8:15 Net]] |08:15 |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|[[#island_trunk_system |Island Trunk System]] | | | The [[http://www.cvars.ca/815net.php|CVARS 8:15 Net]] | 08:15 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | [[#island_trunk_system|Island Trunk System]] | |
| |The Rainbow Country Net |08:45 |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|VE7RPT (146.940 MHz − ) | | | The Rainbow Country Net | 08:45 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | VE7PRT (146.940 MHz − ) | |
| |The New Horizon Net |08:45 |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|VE7RYF (146.980 MHz − T103.5 MHz) | | | The New Horizon Net | 08:45 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | VE7RYF (146.980 MHz − T103.5) | |
| |[[http://midislandamateurradioassociation.ca/weekly-nets/ |The Mira Breakfast Bunch]]((In July and August, the Mira Breakfast Bunch net is replaced by the "Summer Conversation Opportunity" net on the same frequency and at the same time.)) |08:45 |M|T|W|Th|F| | |VE7RBB (147.180 MHz + T100.0)| | | [[https://midislandradio.ca/weekly-nets/|The Mira Breakfast Bunch]] | 08:45 | M | T | W | Th | F | | | VE7RPQ (145.370 MHz + T100.0) \\ VE7RBB (147.180 MHz - T100.0) | |
| |[[http://midislandamateurradioassociation.ca/weekly-nets/ |Mira Sunday Net]] |09:00 | | | | | | |Su|:::| | | [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/|NARA Coffee Klatch]] | 09:00 | | | | | | Sa | | VE7ISC (146.640 MHz − T141.3) | |
| |[[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/ |NARA Coffee Klatch]] |09:00 | | | | | |Sa| |VE7ISC (146.640 MHz − T141.3) | | | [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/|The Wrong Button Club]] | 09:00 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3744 kHz LSB | |
| |[[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/ |The Wrong Button Club]] |09:00 |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|3744 kHz LSB | | | Weekly Sunshine Coast ECT Net | 09:30 | | | W | | | | | VE7RXZ (147.220 MHz + T100.0) | |
| |[[home|SCARCS Tuesday Morning Net]] |09:30 | |T | | | | | |VE7RXZ (147.220 MHz + T100.0)| | | The [[https://ontars.com/TCN/index.html|Trans Canada Net]] | 10:00 PST 11:00 PDT | | | | | | | Su | 14.140 MHz USB | |
| |Monthly Sunshine Coast ECT Net |09:30 | | |W((First Wednesday of the month))| | | | |VE7RXZ (147.220 MHz + T100.0)| | | The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/|NARA 220 Net]] | 10:30 | | | | | | Sa | | VA7DXH (224.040 MHz − T141.3) | |
| |The [[http://www3.telus.net/ta/transcanadanet/index.html |Trans Canada Net]] |10:00 PST \\ 11:00 PDT | | | | | | |Su|14.140 MHz USB | | | The [[http://thenoontimenet.org/|Noon Time Net]] | 10:30 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 7284 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/ |NARA 220 Net]] |10:30 | | | | | |Sa | |VA7DXH (224.040 MHz − T141.3) | | | The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/|Vancouver Island 6m nets]] | 10:45 | | | | | | Sa | | 144.210 Mhz USB((Most stations are vertically polarized at the moment)) | |
| |The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/ |Vancouver Island 6m nets]] |10:45 | | | | | |Sa| |144.210 Mhz USB((Most stations are vertically polarized at the moment)) | | | ::: | 11:00 | | | | | | Sa | | 50.150 MHz USB | |
| | ::: |11:00 | | | | | |Sa| |50.150 MHz USB | | | The [[http://thenoontimenet.org/|Noon Time Net]] | 11:30 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3970 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[http://www.noontimenet.org/ |Noon Time Net]] |11:00 |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|7283.5 kHz LSB | | | The [[https://auroranet.ham-radio.ca/|Aurora Net]] | 15:00 PST 16:00 PDT | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 7100 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[http://auroranet.amateur-radio.ca/pages/intro.php |Aurora Net]] |15:00 PST \\ 16:00 PDT |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|7100 kHz LSB | | | The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/|NARA Sunday HF Net]] | 16:30 PST 17:30 PDT | | | | | | | Su | 3744 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/activities/nets/ |NARA Sunday HF Net]] |16:30 PST \\ 17:30 PDT | | | | | | |Su|3744 kHz LSB | | | The Manitoba Public Service Net | 17:00 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3747 kHz LSB | |
| |The Manitoba Public Service Net |17:00 |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|3747 kHz LSB | | | The Sask. Public Service Net | 17:00 PST 18:00 PDT | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3735 kHz LSB | |
| |The Sask. Public Service Net |17:00 PST \\ 18:00 PDT |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|3735 kHz LSB | | | The Alberta Public Service Net | 17:30 PST 18:30 PDT | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3700 kHz LSB | |
| |The Alberta Public Service Net |17:30 PST \\ 18:30 PDT |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|3700 kHz LSB | | | The [[http://www.bcpsn.com/|BC Public Service Net]] | 17:30 PST 18:30 PDT | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3729 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[http://www.bcpsn.com/ |BC Public Service Net]] |17:30 PST \\ 18:30 PDT |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|3729 kHz LSB | | | The B.C. Emergency Management Net | 18:00 PST 19:00 PDT | | | W | | | | | 3735 kHz LSB | |
| |The BC/Yukon Traffic Net |18:30 PST \\ 19:30 PDT |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|3716 kHz LSB | | | The B.C. Northern Net | 18:00 PST 19:00 PDT | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3775 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[http://www.ssiarc.ca/nets.php | Salt Spring Island ARS Net]] |19:00 | | |W| | | | |VE7RSI (147.320 MHz + T88.5)((After the repeater portion, the Saltspring Island Net moves to 146.595 MHz T123.0 simplex followed by 3750 kHz LSB)) | | | The [[https://www.percs.bc.ca/?page_id=6 |VE7PEP Emergency Radio Net]] | 18:30 | | | W | | | | | 147.570 MHz FM Simplex | |
| |The [[http://www.ssiarc.ca/nets.php | Salt Spring Island YL's Net]] |19:00 | |T| | | | | |VE7RSI (147.320 MHz + T88.5) | | | The BC/Yukon Traffic Net | 18:30 PST 19:30 PDT | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3716 kHz LSB | |
| |The [[https://www.ve7vic.ca/ |WARA YL Net]] |19:00 | | | |Th| | | |VE7VIC (146.840 MHz − T100.0) | | | CVERC Emergency Net | 18:45 PST 19:45 PDT | | | W | | | | | VE7RCV (146.780 MHz − T141.3) | |
| |The [[https://wcaredn.ca/services/voip/home |West Coast AREDN VOIP Net]] |19:00 | | | | | | |Su((Every other Sunday))|Ext. 2400| | | The [[http://www.ssiarc.ca/nets.php| Salt Spring Island ARS Net]] | 19:00 | | | W | | | | | VE7RSI (147.320 MHz + T88.5)((After the repeater portion, the Saltspring Island Net moves to 146.595 MHz T123.0 simplex followed by 3750 kHz LSB)) | |
| |The [[http://www.cvars.com/monday_net.html |CVARS Monday Net]] |19:30 |M| | | | | | |VE7RVC (145.470 MHz + T127.3) | | | The [[http://www.ssiarc.ca/nets.php| Salt Spring Island YL's Net]] | 19:00 | | T | | | | | | VE7RSI (147.320 MHz + T88.5) | |
| |[[home|SCARCS Thursday Evening Net]] |19:30 | | | |Th | | | |VE7RXZ (147.220 MHz + T100.0)| | | The [[https://www.ve7vic.ca/|WARA YL Net]] | 19:00 | | | | Th | | | | VE7VIC (146.840 MHz − T100.0) | |
| |The Arrowsmith Sunday Net |19:30 | | | | | | |Su|VE7KU (147.240 MHz + T141.3) | | | The [[https://wcaredn.ca/services/voip/home|West Coast AREDN VOIP Net]] | 19:00 | | | | | | | Su((Every other Sunday)) | Ext. 2400 | |
| |The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/ |NARA Monday Night Net]] |20:00 |M| | | | | | |[[#island_trunk_system |Island Trunk System]]((In the winter, to conserve battery power, the NARA Monday Night Net takes checkins for the first round on the [[home#island_trunk_system|ITS]], but the second round moves to VA7ITS (444.725 MHz − T141.3), which gets temporarily disconnected from the rest of the trunk and connected instead to VE7DXH (145.410 MHz − T141.3 and 224.040 MHz − T141.3). The net always ends on 80m on 3746 MHz ±5kHz)) | | | The [[https://www.percs.bc.ca/?page_id=6 |VE7PEP Emergency Radio Net]] | 19:15 | | | W | | | | | [[#island_trunk_system|Island Trunk System]] | |
| |B.C. Northern Net |20:00 | | |W| | | |Su|3775 kHz LSB | | | The [[http://www.cvars.com/monday_net.php|CVARS Monday Net]] | 19:30 | M | | | | | | | VE7RVC (145.470 MHz - T127.3) | |
| |Powell River Sunday Net |20:00 | | | | | | |Su|VE7PRR (147.200 MHz + T141.3) | | | [[home|SCARCS Thursday Evening Net]] | 19:30 | | | | Th | | | | VE7RXZ (147.220 MHz + T100.0) | |
| |The 2020 Net |20:20 | |T| | | | | |VE7RCV (146.780 MHz − T141.3) | | | The Arrowsmith Sunday Net | 19:30 | | | | | | | Su | VE7KU (147.240 MHz + T141.3) | |
| |[[http://www.ve7rva.ca/New%20site/Documents/Nets.html |The Sunday Night Wild Card Net]] |21:00 | | | | | | |Su|VE7RVA (146.610 MHz − T110.9) \\ and linked to IRLP node 1055| | | The [[http://www.ve7na.ca/|NARA Monday Night Net]] | 20:00 | M | | | | | | | [[#island_trunk_system|Island Trunk System]] \\ and ends on 3746 MHz ±5kHz | |
| |[[http://wccnet.us/ |Western Country Cousins Net]] |21:00 |M|T|W|Th|F|Sa|Su|3970 kHz LSB | | | B.C. Northern Net | 20:00 | | | W | | | | Su | 3775 kHz LSB | |
| <pagebreak> | | Powell River Sunday Net | 20:00 | | | | | | | Su | VE7PRR (147.200 MHz + T141.3) | |
| | | The 2020 Net | 20:20 | | T | | | | | | VE7RCV (146.780 MHz − T141.3) | |
| | | The [[https://www.va3ts.ca/pwc.php |Trans Canada Pow Wow Club Net]] | 21:00 | M | T | W | Th | | | Su | 3750 kHz LSB (Sept to April) | |
| | | [[https://www.ve7rva.ca/ve7rva.ca/Documents/Nets.html|The Sunday Night Wild Card Net]] | 21:00 | | | | | | | Su | VE7RVA (146.610 MHz − T110.9) \\ and linked to IRLP node 1055 | |
| | | [[https://www.w6ccn.us/|Western Country Cousins Net]] | 21:00 | M | T | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | 3970 kHz LSB | |
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| ==== Island Trunk System ==== | <pagebreak> |
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| | ==== Island Trunk System ==== |
| <WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> |
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| | {{ /ecomm/its.svg }} |
| | </WRAP> |
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| <WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> |
| ^City ^Callsign ^Frequency ^Offset ^Tone | | ^City ^Callsign ^Frequency ^Offset ^Tone | |
| |**Sayward** |VE7RNC | 146.700| − |141.3 | | |**Newcastle Ridge** |VE7RNC | 146.700| − |141.3 | |
| |-> Port McNeill |VE7RNI | 146.940| − | | | |-> Port McNeill |VE7RNI | 146.940| − | | |
| |-> Woss Lake |VE7RWV | 146.880| − | | | |-> Woss Lake |VE7RWV | 146.880| − | | |
| |-> Campbell River |VE7RVR | 146.820| − | | | |-> Campbell River |VE7RVR | 146.820| − | | |
| |-> Mt. Washington |VE7NIR | 443.700| + |141.3 | | |-> Mt. Washington |VE7NIR | 443.700| + |141.3 | |
| ^ ^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^ |
| |**Nanaimo** |VA7DJA | 145.430| − |141.3 | | |**Lost Lake** |VA7DJA | 145.430| − |141.3 | |
| |-> Mt. Benson |VA7ITS | 444.725| + |141.3 | | |-> Ucluelet |VE7PRT | 147.200| |141.3 | |
| |-> Port Alberni |VE7RPA | 147.150| + |141.3 | | |-> Mt. Benson |VA7ITS | 444.725| + |141.3 | |
| |-> Tofino |VE7TOF | 146.880| − |141.3 | | |-> Mt. Brenton |VE7AQW | 146.680| − |141.3 | |
| |-> Mt. Brenton |VE7AQW | 146.680| − |141.3 | | |-> Mt. Brenton |VE7AQW | 442.600| + |141.3 | |
| |-> Mt. Brenton |VE7AQW | 442.600| + |141.3 | | |-> Victoria |VE7RAA | 443.575| + |136.5 | |
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| The trunk has two main interconnected nodes: Sayward, and Nanaimo. The other repeaters are connected to either one of these two nodes.((Flowchart of ITS created using [[https://app.diagrams.net/#G1QnwnXyaDg7ihB0N_MYWne6YNwdxOAEsJ|diagrams.net]] with: | The trunk has two main interconnected nodes: Sayward, and Lost Lake. The other repeaters are connected to either one of these two nodes.((Flowchart of ITS created using [[https://www.drawio.com|draw.io]] (aka diagrams.net) with: |
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| <code> | <code> |
| Nanaimo VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->UHF link->Mt Brenton VE7AQW 146.680− 141.3 442.600+ 141.3 | Lost Lake VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->UHF link->Mt Brenton VE7AQW 146.680− 141.3 442.600+ 141.3 |
| Nanaimo VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->UHF link->Mt Benson VA7ITS 444.725+ 141.3 | Lost Lake VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->UHF link->Mt Benson VA7ITS 444.725+ 141.3 |
| Nanaimo VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->internet link->Tofino VE7TOF 146.880− 141.3 (REPEATER DOWN) | Lost Lake VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->IP link->Ucluelet VE7PRT 147.200 141.3 |
| Nanaimo VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->?? link->Port Alberni VE7RPA 147.150+ 141.3 (TRUNK LINK DOWN) | Lost Lake VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3->RF link->Saltspring Relay |
| Sayward VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 link->Nanaimo VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3 | Saltspring Relay->RF link->Victoria VE7RAA 443.575+ 136.5 |
| Sayward VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->UHF link->Mt Washington VE7NIR 443.700+ 141.3 | Newcastle Ridge VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 link->Lost Lake VA7DJA 145.430− 141.3 |
| Sayward VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 link->Campbell River VE7RVR 146.820− 141.3 | Newcastle Ridge VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->UHF link->Mt Washington VE7NIR 443.700+ 141.3 |
| Sayward VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 link->Woss Lake VE7RWV 146.880− | Newcastle Ridge VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 link->Campbell River VE7RVR 146.820− 141.3 |
| Sayward VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 LINK->Port McNeill Airport Relay | Newcastle Ridge VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 link->Woss Lake VE7RWV 146.880− |
| | Newcastle Ridge VE7RNC 146.700− 141.3->220 LINK->Port McNeill Airport Relay |
| Port McNeill Airport Relay->UHF LINK->Port McNeill VE7RNI 146.940− | Port McNeill Airport Relay->UHF LINK->Port McNeill VE7RNI 146.940− |
| </code>)) | </code>)) |
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| Source: [[http://www.islandtrunksystem.org/cms/content/link-codes |islandtrunksystem.org]], [[http://niars.ca/island-trunk-system-map-2019 |Map from NIARS]] | Source: [[http://www.islandtrunksystem.org/cms/content/link-codes |islandtrunksystem.org]] |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> |
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| ===== Other Good Lists ===== | ===== Other Good Lists ===== |
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| * [[ecomm/scec#regular_emergency_nets |Emergency Communications Nets]] | * [[ecomm/scec#regular_emergency_nets |Emergency Communications Nets]] |
| * The [[http://ve7scc.org/local-area-nets/ |Coquitlam's Amateur Radio Club]]. | * [[http://ve7scc.org/local-area-nets/ |Coquitlam's Amateur Radio Club]]. |
| | * [[http://pnwvhfs.org/nets.html|Pacific North West VHF Society Nets]] |
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