We sponsor the Wednesday evening Net beginning at 8:00 pm. It originally started as the Wednesday evening VHF net but since the introduction of Allstar and DMR has become an all-modes net. This net is open to ALL licensed radio amateurs, whether you are a NARS member or not.
IMPORTANT: Visit the W5NC groups.io page to check for any updates. You may need to log on or join to see the messages. Please follow the registration guidelines if you are not already a member.
A net is a great place to get some on-air operating experience, ask questions, and learn. Discussion topics or question(s) are announced on the air at the start of the net and may also be announced on
Options to connect to the net include the following:
- Klein, TX - 444.375 mhz, +5 mhz offset, PL100 (W5NC)
- Tomball, TX - 146.660 mhz, +5 mhz offset, PL100 (W5NC)
- W5NC Allstar node # 59847
- W5NC-R Echolink node #380664
Other available connections
- Tomball, TX - 145.230 mhz, -600 khz offset, PL 82.5 (N5BDJ)
- Tomball, TX - 145.230 mhz, DMR Color Code 1, Slot 2 (N5BDJ)
- Klein, TX - 440.300 mhz, +5 mhz offset, DMR Color Code 3, Slot 1 (K5MAP)
- Richmond, TX - 443.750 mhz, +5 mhz offset, DMR Color Code 9, Slot 2) (K5VOM)
- DMR Hotspot NARS Brandmeister Talkgroup #3146211
- Zello Channel: N5BDJ-Barao-RPT-Tower-VHF
We encourage net control stations as well as net participants to consider using NetLogger to allow you to see who is checking in as the net progresses. Visit NetLogger on this website for more information.
Net Control Operators needed
We are always looking for new Net Control Operators to be Net Control Stations on Tuesday and Wednesday evening Nets.
Currently our Net Control Stations are WJ9O - David, KJ5WGR - Glenn, KI5YPD - John, K3MBC - Mark. KA2EEU assists with net logging for several net control stations.