Net Control Assignments
All 2-meter OCRACES ACS nets listed below start precisely at
1900 hours. On the fourth Monday, immediately following the
2-meter net, net control will run a roll-call-only net (no
announcements) on one of the four 70-centimeter repeaters,
followed by a roll call on the 223.760 MHz repeater, and finally
by a roll call on the 52.620 MHz repeater. Net-control stations
are expected to have a strong, reliable signal. Avoid using a
handheld radio. If there is a repeater failure, run the net on
simplex, on the repeater output frequency. If you are running
the net at Loma Ridge on a meeting night, arrive at your
assigned net-control location by 1850 hours. Use the OCRACES ACS
call sign of W6ACS if you run the net from the RACES Room. When
a station checks in, respond only with “Roger” and nothing else
(no city name, no member name, no “Good evening or other
greeting,” and no “Thanks for checking in”). If a called station
does not check in, proceed to the next station. Do not say,
“Nothing heard,” unless you run the net on simplex. After the
initial roll call, when checking in late members, applicants,
and visitors, acknowledge those check-ins with “Roger” and their
call sign, so they know who you are acknowledging (in case of
doubles).
If you are assigned net-control duty and you are not able to
serve, it is your responsibility to find a replacement. If the
assigned or substitute net-control operator does not show up at
net time, any other net member may run the net. The roll call
and preamble are posted on the “Forms” page of the
https://ocraces.org website. After signing out the 2-meter ACS
net, monitor for applicants and visitors who may have questions
regarding County of Orange RACES.
Weekly net reminders are automatically sent via AlertOC text and
email to OCRACES members. Notifications of drills, activations,
and deactivations are sent via various AlertOC deliveries, such
as text, email, mobile phone, work phone, and home phone. As
soon as a member confirms receipt (not required for net
reminders), subsequent delivery methods are stopped.
September 4, 2023 (Labor Day, no meeting, no
net)
September 11, 2023 (OCRACES Meeting on Zoom)
2 m: Ron Mosher, K0PGE
September 18, 2023
2 m: Fran Needham, KJ6UJS
September 25, 2023
2 m/70 cm (449.680 MHz)/1¼
m/6 m:
Chi Nguyen, KE6MVS
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October 2, 2023 (OCRACES Meeting on Zoom)
2 m: Joe Selikov, KB6EID
October 9, 2023
2 m: Robert Stoffel, KD6DAQ
October 16, 2023
2 m: Ken Tucker, WF6F
October 23, 2023
2 m/70 cm (448.320 MHz)/1¼
m/6 m:
Chuck Streitz, KK6HFS
October 30, 2023
2 m: Randy Benicky, N6PRL
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