Amethyst DEC, Warren Paulson VE3FYN

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EOC Stations:

VA3ETB
Thunder Bay

VA3EOA
Atikokan

VA3EFF
Fort Frances

VA3EMC
Sioux Narrows

VA3EMN
Nestor Falls

VA3EOD
Dryden

VA3EMK
Kenora

VA3EOE
Ear Falls

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Amethyst District ARES

Providing emergency communications for Northwestern Ontario

NWO Weekly HF Net

We conduct an open weekly HF net on 80 and 40 metres.The purpose of this net is to monitor regional propagation conditions, share information, and practice net procedures.


Time:
Wednesdays at 00:00 UTC (8:00 pm Eastern, 7:00 pm Central)

Frequency: Primary 3.675 MHz LSB (ALPHA)

At 21:15, a second net control operator will QSY to 7.135 MHz LSB (BRAVO) and take check-ins from more distant stations in Amethyst District.

Voice Procedures

Please review the following Voice Procedure document for effective communications.

Weekly Exercises

Following each net, we host a brief training exercise. Exercise topics are listed on the net schedule below.

Slack channels are used for coordination during the exercises. Contact one of the net control operators (callsign@rac.ca) for a link to the Slack channels.

EmComm Frequencies

Here is the complete list of  National HF EmComm Frequencies.

The Net Manager is Warren Paulson, VE3FYN.

Date

Net Control

Exercise

22 March 2023

Woody, VE3JJA

At NCS discretion

29 March 2023

Chris, VA3ECO

At NCS discretion

5 April 2023

Warren, VE3FYN

At NCS discretion

12 April 2023

Brad, VE3MXJ

At NCS discretion

19 April 2023

Woody, VE3JJA

At NCS discretion

26 April 2023

Chris, VA3ECO

At NCS discretion

3 May 2023

Warren, VE3FYN

At NCS discretion

10 May 2023

Brad, VE3MXJ

At NCS discretion

17 May 2023

Woody, VE3JJA

At NCS discretion

24 May 2023

Chris, VA3ECO

At NCS discretion

31 May 2023

Warren, VE3FYN

At NCS discretion

7 June 2023

Brad, VE3MXJ

At NCS discretion