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GA ARES® Nets & Exercises Calendar

Recently, there have been several requests for information about ARES nets across the state. Members want to participate in nets other than their local group. When the ARES Connect program was terminated by the ARRL, the most common comment was that members missed the ability to easily find nearby nets in which they could participate.

Providing our members with the ability to easily find net information is important. Forming relationships with other adjacent groups is critical for several reasons:

1. Getting to know your neighboring ARES members.

2. Knowing which repeaters are accessible from your location.

3. Programming your equipment for net participation means that you are ready to communicate immediately during an incident.

4. Practice, practice, practice makes all of us more effective during an emergency.

The goal is to provide a single, easily accessible location for all net information in the Georgia Section. This challenge can be easily accomplished by using the Nets and Exercises calendar on the GA ARES website. The calendar currently contains the GA ARES State Nets and a few local nets. All information about a particular net is available from the calendar by clicking on the short description in the calendar. A popup window will open displaying all details about the net including frequencies, offset and tone for repeaters, mode for Fldigi nets, forms used for Winlink and Fldigi, etc.

In order to facilitate the gathering of as much information as possible about the nets statewide, a Google form has been created. The form is set up so that ONLY the information required for a particular type of net is requested. For example, the Fldigi information that is requested is:

1. Frequency

2. Offset (if repeater)

3. Tone (if used for repeater)

4. Location on the waterfall

5. Operation mode

There are five types of nets listed on the form. 

• HF Voice Net

• VHF/UHF Voice Net

• Winlink Net

• Winlink P2P Net

• Fldigi Net

If your group has a VHF/UHF Voice Net and a Winlink Net, you will have to fill out the form data twice with the appropriate information for the selection made. Yes, there is some redundancy in the process, but this is not something that has to be done on a regular basis. “One and done” unless something changes.

LINK TO NET INFORMATION FORM

Let’s get the calendar filled up and have some fun using our equipment while ensuring that we are ready to effectively handle traffic during an incident.