Tag: net control

  • What Is an HF NVIS Regional Net?

    What an HF NVIS regional net is, why it beats a repeater net as a regional comms test, plus modes, antennas, radios, and four station builds.

  • Running a Public Service Event: Parades, Races, and Marathon Comms

    Part of our Clubs and Nets guide. Public service events are one of the most underrated ways to get real, practical net experience without waiting for an actual emergency to force you into it. Marathons, charity walks, parades, and bike races regularly rely on ham radio volunteers for course communications, and it is one of…

  • Cool HF Nets Worth Checking Into: History, Schedules, and Purpose

    Part of our Clubs and Nets guide. Nets are one of the most underrated parts of HF operating. A lot of newer hams think of HF as either ragchewing on SSB or grinding out FT8 contacts, but there is a whole world of organized, scheduled nets running every single day, some purely social, some handling…

  • How to Run a Net People Actually Want to Check Into

    Part of our Clubs and Nets guide. I have sat through weekly nets that were nothing but a name, a call sign, and a signal report to know exactly why check-in numbers decline over time. Running a net well is a skill, and most of what separates a net people look forward to from one…

  • Net Topics That Actually Get People Talking

    A quick-reference list of net topics for when check-ins wrap up fast and the net needs somewhere to go.

  • Comms Planning Beyond Your Family: Organizing a Neighborhood Net

    Scaling a comms plan from one family to a neighborhood without turning it into a formal ARES operation.

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