TCARES holds a voice training net each Sunday evening at 19:00 (7:00pm local). During the net, we practice proper radio techniques and share important information on upcoming events. Please program these frequencies into your radio, as the net could change at any time.
Frequencies Used
Primary Repeater: 146.940 (-/107.2 tone)
Alternate Repeater: 444.100 (+/103.5 tone)
Contingency Repeater: 147.360 (+/131.8 tone)
Emergency Simplex: 146.58 (no tone)
Voice Net Script
The voice net script is available for download from the members-only files section of our Groups.io board.
Net Control Schedule
| Odd Months | Even Months | |
| Week # (Day) | JAN,MAR,MAY,JUL,SEP,NOV | FEB,APR,JUN,AUG,OCT,DEC |
| 1 (1-7) | KF5RIC | K5ANM |
| 2 (8-14) | AG5TR | KF5RIC |
| 3 (15-21) | K8REX | AG5TR |
| 4 (22-28) | AI5JS | N0GSZ |
| 5 (29-31) | KI5AHF | K8REX |
Net Control Stations (NCS), please check the table above for your scheduled nights. You are backup NCS for the same week number for the month following the month you are scheduled for NCS duty, e.g. if you are NCS on the third week for even-numbered months, you are backup NCS on the third week for odd-numbered months.
Backup NCS: If your NCS does not start the net on-time, please assume control and start the net, then backfill your role by asking for another backup. If you’re one of the NCS operators and the scheduled and backup NCSs don’t appear, please fill in if you can.
Net Control Availability
If you won’t be available on your scheduled night, please post a message to the netcontrol subboard on groups.io as early as possible. This alerts your backup, and allows you to offer a shift swap or to request a replacement.
Net Controller Recommended Setup
In order to serve as a Net Control Operator, TCARES recommends the following:
- 25W Mobile Radio (minimum)
- Gain Antenna
Then potential net controllers should (1) check into at least 3 out of 4 meetings per month, (2) submit 3 consecutive logs (see template below) with at least 95% accuracy, and (3) confirm they can transmit and receive on all repeaters with full quieting.