Below is a list of nets of interest to Bay Area hams, other than those on the MDARC systems. This list is based on a compilation of nets undertaken in 2011 by Jim Brunk, N6BHX, with additions from other sources. If you find a error or know of a net not listed, please let us know at info@mdarc.org.

See also our Nets on MDARC Systems page.

Also, some nets from around the nation are listed in a PDF on the Radio Relay International website.  Look under "Traffic Net Directory" for the latest version.

Note: All nets listed are Voice Nets, unless otherwise stated. All times are Pacific Time.

• Daily:

  • 12:00 PM: Noon Time Net
    40 meters: 7.2685 MHz LSB & 80 meters: 3970 KHz LSB

  • 6:00PM: California Traffic Net
    80 meters: 3.906 MHz, LSB; (see http://www.califtrafficnet.com/)

  • 6:45PM: Alamo Emergency Communications Net
    147.570 MHz Simplex

  • 7:00PM: Golden Bear Net
          80 meters: 3.975 MHz, LSB (see http://www.goldenbearnet.org)

  • 7:30PM: Western Public Service System Net
    80 meters: 3.952 MHz, LSB (see http://www.3952khz.net/)

  • 7:30PM: Northern Calif. Net VHF Session
    WA6HAM, 145.410 MHz, - Split, PL = 107.2 Hz
    
    

• Monday thru Friday:

  • 7:10AM: Over the Hill Gang Breakfast/Commute Net
    WA6KQB, 145.110 MHz, - Split, PL = 82.5 Hz (see http://www.wa6kqb.org/nets.html)

  • 8:00 AM: RV Radio Network
    40 Meters: 7.2685 MHz LSB

  • 8:30AM: California Rescue Net (Gordon West Net)
    40 meters: 7250 KHz LSB

  • 9:00AM: 9 a.m. Talk Net
    N6NFI, 145.230 MHz, - Split, PL = 100 Hz

  • 10:00AM: Ladies of the Net
    40 meters: 7245 KHz LSB (Search Facebook for "Ladies of The Net" or contact AA6MW@BeniciaARC.com)

• Sunday:

  • 1:00PM: California American Legion Amateur Radio Service (CALARS) HF Net
    40 Meters: 7.278 MHz LSB  (see http://www.alcapost318.org/index.php?id=90)

  • 1:30PM: California American Legion Amateur Radio Service (CALARS) Echolink Net
    Echolink Conference Server *FMCA-ARC*   (see http://www.alcapost318.org/index.php?id=90)

  • 5:00PM: TAC310 DMR Net
        TAC310 Talkgroup

  • 6:00PM: American Red Cross Communicators Net
    WW6BAY, 443.975 MHz, + Split, PL = 100

  • 6:35PM: Disaster Communicators Forum
    WW6BAY, 443.975 MHz, + Split, PL = 100

  • 9:00PM: Antioch LDS Net
    146.415 MHz Simplex

  • 9:00PM: Saratoga Amateur Radio Association Net
    K6SA/R: 146.655 MHz, - Split, PL = 114.8 Hz (see http://www.k6sa.net/)

• Monday:

  • 11:00AM: Reno QRP Group
    40 Meters: 7.045 MHz LSB (Email: nu7t@arrl.net)

  • 6:30PM: Reno QRP Group
    40 Meters: 7.045 MHz LSB (Email: nu7t@arrl.net)

  • 7:00PM: American Red Cross of the Bay Area (ARCBA)
    147.420 MHz Simplex

  • 7:00PM: Get On The Air "Band Tour
              A different band each Monday
              See https://www.qrz.com/db/NR5NN for the schedule

  • 7:00PM: Livermore Amateur Radio Klub (LARK) Net
         AD6KV; 147.120, + Split, PL = 100 (see http://www.livermoreark.org/nets/nets.html)

  • 7:30PM: Bencia Amateur Radio Club (BARC) net
    KR6BEN; 442.750 MHz, PL = 100 Hz (see http://beniciaarc.com/wp/)
    KR6BEN; 441.250 MHz, PL = 100 Hz (Last Monday of the month.)

  • 7:30PM: Hayward Amateur Radio Club / ARES Net
    K6EAJ: 145.130 MHz, + Split, PL = 127.3 Hz (see http://www.qsl.net/k6eag/index2.html)

  • 7:30PM: SBARA Chat
    WA6PWW: 147.015 MHz, + Split, PL = 103.5 Hz (see http://www.sbara.org/)

  • 7:30PM: San Bruno Amateur Radio Club Net
        WA6TOW: 146.925 MHz, - Split, PL = 114.8 Hz
        Use 146.505 MHz simplex in the event the repeater is down.
        See https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710496315864392/?ref=share for more information.

  • 7:35PM: Contra Costa Repeater Association (CCRA) Net
    WA6HAM: 145.490 MHz, 147.735 MHz, 145.410 MHz (Linked); - Split, PL = 107.2 Hz
         (see http://ccra.us/)

  • 8:00PM: California Emergency Services Net (CESN)
        80 meters: 3992 KHz (3960 alternate) LSB  (see https://www.acscalifornia.org/nets.php)

  • 8:00PM: Papa DMR Roundtable Net
        California Talkgroup 31077 (See http://www.papasys.com/index.php?pageid=Nets)

  • 9:00PM: Cathay Amateur Radio Club
    W6BUR: 146.670 MHz, + Split, PL = 85.4 Hz (see http://cathayradio.org/)

  • 9:00PM: Santa Clara Valley Repeater Society
        WB6OQS: 146.76 MHz, - Split, PL = 151.4 Hz (see http://www.scvrs.org/misc/body_netscrp.html)

• Tuesday:

  • 7:00PM: SBARA Youth Net
        N6NFI, 145.230 MHz, - Split, PL = 100 Hz
          (Parents with amateur licenses are encouraged to act as a control operator for interested kids.
          Echolink node W6REK-R (828105) is available for those out of range of the repeater.
    See sbara.org for more info.)
    
    

  • 7:30PM: Fat City CW Net
        10 Meters: 28.420, USB Voice, then CW.

  • 7:30PM: Kid's Net
    WA6TEM: 147.855 MHz; - Split, PL = 100Hz

  • 7:30PM: CCCC 220 Net
    WA6KQB: 224.300 MHz, - Split, PL = 82.5 Hz (see http://www.wa6kqb.org/nets.html)

  • 7:30PM: South Bay Amateur Radio Club /Tri-City ARES Net
    WA6PWW: 147.015 MHz, + Split, PL = none (see http://www.sbara.org/)

  • 8:00PM: Sierra Nevada Amateur Radio Society Weekly DMR Net
        SNARS Talkgroup 31328
    
    

• Wednesday:

  • 8:30AM: Rossmoor Ham Net
    146.430 MHz Simplex; No PL

  • 10:00AM: California Emergency Services Net (CESN)
    40 Meters: 7192 KHz LSB  (see https://www.acscalifornia.org/nets.php)

  • 6:45PM: Contra Costa Red Cross Net
    WA6HAM; 145.490 MHz, 147.735 MHz, 145.410 MHz; - Split, PL = 107.2

  • 6:50PM: Walnut Creek CERT Net
    KK6BSN; 443.825 MHz, + Split, PL = 167.9 (uplink & downlink)
        (see https://sites.google.com/site/wccerthams/home)

  • 7:00PM: Hayward Amateur Radio Club
    K6EAG; 145.130 MHz, - Split, PL = 127.3 (see http://www.qsl.net/k6eag/index2.html)

  • 7:30PM: Rossmoor Net
    147.540 MHz Simplex, PL = 100 Hz

  • 7:30PM: LARK Windfarms / 10-10 Net
        10 meters: 28.485± MHz; LSB

  • 7:30PM: Lamorinda Area Radio Interest Group (LARIG)
    WA6HAM; 145.490 MHz; - Split, PL = 107.2; then move to:
    K6ORI; 442.975, 440.550, 440.975 (Linked); + Split, PL = 123 Hz for all; end net on:
    Lafayette-146.565 (simplex), Moraga-147.585 (simplex), Orinda-147.540 (simplex)

  • 8:00PM: American Red Cross of the Bay Area (ARCBA)
    WW6BAY, 443.975 MHz, + Split, PL = 100 Hz

  • 8:00PM: Concord Amateur (Auxiliary) Radio Emergency Service (CARES)
        147.405 MHz Simplex, PL = 127.3 Hz

  • 8:00PM: Heritage High School (Brentwood) Amateur Radio Club- W6HHS
              Linked sites-147.7350 -, 145.4900 -, 145.4100 -, all PL 107.2

  • 8:00PM: SABRA Wednesday Night Roundtable
    10 meters: 28.412.00 MHz USB (see http://www.sbara.org/)

  • 8:00PM: Military Radio Collectors Net
    75 Meters: 3.9960 MHz USB (see http://www.mrca.ar88.net/Nets/default.html)

• Thursday:

  • 9:00AM: Rossmoor ARES net
    146.430 MHz Simplex

  • 6:30PM: Contra Costa HF Emergency Communications Net
    80 meters: 3893 KHz +/- 5 KHz LSB

  • 6:40PM: Walnut Creek CERT
    146.460 MHz Simplex (see https://sites.google.com/site/wccerthams/home)

  • 6:45PM: West Contra Costa County EMCOMM Net
    WA6KQB; 145.110 MHz, - Split, PL= 82.5 Hz (see http://www.wa6kqb.org/nets.html)

  • 6:45PM: Martinez Emergency Net
    146.505 MHz Simplex

  • 7:00PM: Amateur Radio Club of Alameda / ARES Net
    K6QLF; 444.600 MHz, - Split, PL = 88.5 Hz (see http://www.arcaham.org/)

  • 7:00PM: East County Costa County & Delta Amateur Radio Club Net
    146.535 MHz Simplex (see https://www.darc.club/nets/net-control/)

  • 7:00PM: South Contra Costa County Sheriff's ACS Net
          147.480 Simplex, PL = 77.0 Hz

  • 7:00PM: Central Contra Costa County EMCOMM Net
    145.680 MHz Simplex

  • 7:00PM: KARO/ECHO ARES/RACES Net
    146.415 MHz Simplex

  • 7:00PM: Northern California DMR Net
        NorCal Talk Group 31068      (see http://norcal-brandmeister.org/)

  • 7:10PM: Martinez ARC Net
        KF6HTE; 444.450 MHz, + Split, PL = 107.2 Hz

  • 7:15PM: Northern Alameda County (NALCO) ARES/RACES
    N6BRK; 440.900 MHz, + Split, PL = 131.8 Hz

  • 7:20PM: Contra Costa County-Wide EMCOMM Net
        WA6HAM; 145.490 MHz, 147.735 MHz, 145.410 MHz (Linked); - Split, PL = 107.2

  • 7:30PM: Contra Costa Communications Club Net
        WA6KQB; 145.110 MHz, - Split, PL= 82.5 Hz (see http://www.wa6kqb.org/)

  • 7:30PM: Livermore Amateur Radio Klub (LARK) Newcomer Tech Net
         AD6KV; 147.120, + Split, PL = 100 (see http://www.livermoreark.org/nets/nets.html)

  • 7:30PM: Oakland ARES Emergency Communications Net
    WB6NDJ; 146.880 MHz; - Split, PL = 77 Hz

  • 7:30PM: San Francisco ACS Net
    WA6GG: 442.050 MHz, + Split, PL = 127.3 Hz

  • 7:30PM: Millbrae Amateur Radio Club (MARC)
    146.490 simplex, no PL  (except the first Thursday, when meetings are held)

  • 7:30PM: Contra Costa Communications Club Evening Net
    WA6KQB; 145.110 MHz, - Split, PL= 82.5 Hz (see http://www.wa6kqb.org/nets.html)

  • 8:00PM: Foothills Amateur Radio Society Net
    N6HFI: 145.230 MHz; - Split, PL = 100Hz Hz (see http://www.fars.k6ya.org/)

  • 8:00PM: Sidewinders on Two (SWOT)
    144.250 MHz Simplex (see http://swotrc.net/TheSWOTRCHP.aspx)

• Friday:

  • 8:30AM: Livermore Amateur Radio Klub (LARK) HF Net
        40 Meters: 7.2630± MHz, LSB (see http://www.livermoreark.org/nets/nets.html)

  • 8:00PM: California/Nevada DMR Roundtable
        California DMR talk group, no. 3107

  • 9:00PM: Mad Scientists Amateur Radio Club Net
    N6MPX; 147.330 MHz, - Split, PL = 100 Hz (see http://msarc.net/)

• 
  Saturday:

  • 9:00AM: CS245 Net
    WA6HAM; 145.490 MHz, 147.735 MHz, 145.410 MHz (Linked); - Split, PL = 107.2

  • 9:00AM: Worldwide DMR BrandMeister Net
        BrandMeister Talk Group 91, Time Slot 1

  • 9:00AM: Military Radio Collectors Net
    75 Meters: 3.9850 MHz AM (see http://www.mrca.ar88.net/Nets/default.html)

  • 9:00AM: Bay Area EMComm Net
    WA6KQB; 145.110 MHz, - Split, PL= 82.5 Hz (see http://www.wa6kqb.org/nets.html)

  • 9:30AM: N & E CERT Net
    WA6KQB; 444.275 MHz, + Split, PL= 82.5 Hz (see http://www.wa6kqb.org/nets.html)
    
    

• Monthly:

  • First Thursday, 8:00PM: RACES HF
    80 meters: 3.890 MHz, LSB

• • Fourth Monday, 8:30PM: California Emergency Services Net (CESN)
    40 Meters: 7192 KHz LSB (was https://www.acscalifornia.org/nets.php now 404, calOES.ca.gov, Sep 2021)