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Hello. I'm W7KYG. This is a place where I collect information about Amateur Radio. Below are practice nets and events that may be of interest to hams in the DFW area.
Practice Nets
Nets meet regularly on the same day(s) and time(s) each week and provide opportunities to practice your radio skills. The net control operator will explain the general purpose or topic of the net, call for operators to check in, and moderate the conversation during a net.
Sunday
Sunday Amateur Radio Nets in DFW
Unless listed otherwise, all times are US/Central, frequencies are Mhz, and the tone on FM repeaters is PL 110.9.
14:00 146.92 Digitally Speaking
18:30 146.88 DFW Early Traffic Net
19:00 (3rd only) 146.400 Simplex Hurst Club Simplex Net
19:00 146.88 1st and 3rd Sun DARC MOTA
19:00 147.10 3rd Sunday Hurst Simplex Net
19:30 147.10 Hurst ARC Net
19:30 145.49 (88.5hz) Johnson County Info and Training Net *NetLogger
20:00 146.88 1st and 3rd Sun Dallas RACES Net
21:30 146.72 DFW Late Traffic Net
Sunday Amateur Radio Nets on HF
10:00 7.245 LSB Texas Traders Net
13:00 14.320 USB 3905 Century Club Net - 20m SSB Early - And Federal Holidays
14:00 7.255 LSB Primary, 14.347 or 3.975 2nd and 4th Sunday Texas RACES Net
15:00 7.260 LSB Southern Baptist Disaster Relief Net
17:30 3.805 LSB NVIS Sunday net with W5TWM Lance as net control from Longview 19:00 CST 28.460 USB 10-10 Lonestar Net NCS W5WJH is in Euless 0130z 19:30 CST 3.922 Continental
traders net
00:00 1.924 LSB 3905 Century Club Net - 160m SSB Late Late - Net Open Nov 7 thru Mar 2022
Monday
Monday Amateur Radio Nets in DFW
Unless listed otherwise, all times are US/Central, frequencies are Mhz, and the tone on FM repeaters is PL 110.9.
18:30 146.88 DFW Early Traffic Net
19:00 146.88 1st and 3rd Mon Ham Fixins Net
19:00 146.88 2nd Mon EMCOMM Net
19:00 146.88 4th Mon Geek Net
19:00 146.88 5th Mon Surprise Net
19:30 147.12 (1st only) Richardson Wireless Klub Meeting on the Air
20:00 145.39 PL167.9 YL NTX Net (Mansfield)
20:00 146.92 Denton County Net *NetLogger
20:00 146.58 Simplex FM Roundtable - W8EP in Irving
20:00 147.06 Southwest Dallas Amateur Radio Club Weekly Net
20:00 146.92 (Except 4th) Denton County Amateur Radio Association (DCARA) plus multiple voted receivers *NetLogger
20:00 147.04 Parker County Net
21:30 146.72 DFW Late Traffic Net
Monday Amateur Radio Nets on HF
08:30 7.285 Texas Traffic Net
10:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
13:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
18:30 3.873 Texas Traffic Net
Tuesday
Tuesday Amateur Radio Nets in DFW
Unless listed otherwise, all times are US/Central, frequencies are Mhz, and the tone on FM repeaters is PL 110.9.
18:30 146.88 DFW Early Traffic Net
19:30 147.38 LAARK Net (Denton) *Netlogger
20:00 146.88 DFW AMSAT Net East
20:00 144.19 SSB Vertical - KG5PBP is Net Control
20:30 146.84 Fort Worth Kilocycle Club Net
21:30 146.72 DFW Late Traffic Net
Tuesday Amateur Radio Nets on HF
08:30 7.285 Texas Traffic Net
10:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
13:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
18:30 3.873 Texas Traffic Net
Wednesday
Wednesday Amateur Radio Nets in DFW
Unless listed otherwise, all times are US/Central, frequencies are Mhz, and the tone on FM repeaters is PL 110.9.
18:00 147.12 Richardson Wellness Net K5RWK
18:30 146.88 DFW Early Traffic Net
19:00 147.14 Arlington ARC GOTA Net
19:00 145.17 Lewisville Amateur Radio Association (LARA) *NetLogger
19:00 147.52 Simplex White Rock Lake Club Simplex Net Dallas
20:00 147.120 (1st and 3rd only) Richardson Beginners Net K5RWK
20:00 147.38 (1st only) LAARK repeatET then Simplex Net The Colony
20:00 146.94 Swap-Net Ft. Worth
21:00 147.14 DFW AMSAT Net West
21:30 146.72 DFW Late Traffic Net
Wednesday Amateur Radio Nets on HF
08:30 7.285 Texas Traffic Net
10:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
13:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
18:30 3.873 Texas Traffic Net
20:00 28.460 USB 10-10 Cowtown Net NCS W5WJH is in Euless
Thursday
Thursday Amateur Radio Nets in DFW
Unless listed otherwise, all times are US/Central, frequencies are Mhz, and the tone on FM repeaters is PL 110.9.
18:30 146.88 DFW Early Traffic Net
19:00 146.72 Irving Club Net except WebEx on club night 3rd?
19:00 (3rd only) 441.900 Bedford Club Net
19:00 146.72 Irving ARC
19:30 145.33 "Six-Shooter" Net W5NRV repeater Haltom City
20:00 224.46 DFW 220 Net (Mansfield)
20:00 147.16 Tri-County Club Net Azle
20:00 224.46 DFW 220 Net MJARS Mansfield
20:00 146.66 Garland Club Weekly Net
20:00 443.850 Arlington and many linked repeaters North Central Texas Information Net
21:30 146.72 DFW Late Traffic Net
Thursday Amateur Radio Nets on HF
08:30 7.285 Texas Traffic Net
10:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
13:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
18:30 3.873 Texas Traffic Net
Friday
Friday Amateur Radio Nets in DFW
Unless listed otherwise, all times are US/Central, frequencies are Mhz, and the tone on FM repeaters is PL 110.9.
18:30 146.88 DFW Early Traffic Net
19:00 (Except 1st) 448.775- PL 167.9 Mansfield Johnson Amateur Radio Service
20:00 146.88 CERT City Simulation Radio Network
20:00 146.58 N Central Texas 2M FM Simplex Net - listen on 444.600 and 145.310
21:30 146.72 DFW Late Traffic Net
Friday Amateur Radio Nets on HF
08:30 7.285 Texas Traffic Net
10:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
13:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
18:30 3.873 Texas Traffic Net
Saturday
Saturday Amateur Radio Nets in DFW
Unless listed otherwise, all times are US/Central, frequencies are Mhz, and the tone on FM repeaters is PL 110.9.
10:00 145.21 MARS Health and Welfare Net Carrollton
10:00 7.290 7290 Traffic Net
18:30 146.88 DFW Early Traffic Net
19:00 146.88 Tech Net
21:00 146.88 SkyNet Astronomy Net
21:30 146.72 DFW Late Traffic Net
22:30 146.88 Afterglow Movie Net
Saturday Amateur Radio Phone Nets on HF
08:30 7.285 Texas Traffic Net
18:30 3.873 Texas Traffic Net
11:00 14.320 3905 Century Club Net - 20m SSB Early - Alt Freq 14.285
Events
Cowtown Hamfest
Fri Jan 17, 2025
Hamfest and 2025 ARRL North Texas Section Convention
January VHF Contest
Sat Jan 18, 2025
ARRL Contest using any amateur band above 50 MHz
SKYWARN School - Tarrant County
Sat Jan 25, 2025
SKYWARN School - Dallas County
Sat Feb 15, 2025
SKYWARN School - Denton County
Sat Feb 22, 2025
SKYWARN School - Basic Online
Wed Feb 26, 2025
Irving Hamfest
Sat Mar 1, 2025
Irving Hamfest
SKYWARN School - Basic Online
Sat Mar 1, 2025
SKYWARN School - Ellis County
Wed Mar 5, 2025
SKYWARN School - Advanced Online
Sat Mar 22, 2025
SKYWARN School - Advnaced Online
Wed Mar 26, 2025
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