HF NETS

  • 20 METERS: American Legion Post 275 Amateur Radio Team (N3TAL), Glenarden, MD.  Second Saturday of each month, 14.275 MHz, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time with Net Control Everett, WA3DVO.
  • 20 METERS: American Legion Post 10 Amateur Radio Club (N7ALA), Albany, OR. Every Monday on 14.250 MHz at 10:00 a.m. PT with Net Control Denise, N7OSU.
  • 80 METERS: American Legion Post 28 Amateur Radio Club (KN4YQL), Spartanburg, SC. Every Thursday on 3.856 MHz at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time with Net Control Calvin, KJ4HGT.
  • 80 METERS: American Legion Post 1992 Jim Leist Memorial Amateur Radio Club (K5TAL), Gautier, MS.  Every Wednesday on or near 3.862 MHz at 7 p.m. Central Time with Net Control Don, WV5Q.

VHF/UHF/VoIP NETS

  • All-Voice Digital Net: American Legion Post 1992 Jim Leist Memorial Amateur Radio Club (K5TAL), Gautier, MS. Every Thursday at 7 p.m. Central Time with Net Control Lee, K5CUB.  See www.openquad.net for details about using your radio's DMR, D-Star, System Fusion, and other digital voice modes on a common net.
  • Wires-X Net: American Legion Post 275 Amateur Radio Team (N3TAL), Glenarden, MD.  Third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. ET on Post 275 Room, DTMF 21433, with Net Control Ken, KB3IIE.
  • D-Star Net:  American Legion Post 46/ Wilderness Road Amateur Radio Club (W4CDA), Danville, KY.  First Monday of each month at 8 p.m. Eastern Time on Reflector 56C with Net Control George, KM4QOY .
  • D-Star Check-In for K5TAL Wednesday Net:  Mississippi Post 1992 also accepts quick D-Star check-ins during their weekly 80m nets via Reflector 58B at 7 p.m. Central Time every Wednesday.  D-Star operators should set their text to their call sign/K5TAL (ex: K9TAL/K5TAL). Net Control will acknowledge at end of net.
  • VHF/UHF Net: American Legion Post 28 Amateur Radio Club (KN4YQL), Spartanburg, SC, listens for calls through the Mt. Mitchell Repeater, N2GE-R, 145.190 [no tone]. Every Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.

EchoLink / WinLink Nets

  • K9TAL EchoLink Conference Net:  American Legion National HQ, Indianapolis, IN. Second Saturday of each month at 12:00 noon Eastern Time on the *FMCA-ARC* EchoLink Conference Node of the Family Motor Coach Association Amateur Radio Club. EchoLink NCS is Marty W9WMJ, Josh N9MEM, Bill NZ9S and Mike W9MNA.
  • KN4YQL EchoLink Conference Net:  Post 28, Spartanburg, SC.  EchoLink Node 593509 through the Mt. Mitchell Repeater, N2GE-R. Every Thursday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
  • WinLink Net: American Legion Post 42 Amateur Radio Club (KB4KY), Bardstown, KY.  Every Friday, 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET with Net Control George, N2GWK.  See https://tinyurl.com/AMLEG-Invitation.

Special Notice:  New American Legion WinLink Net

You are invited to join with The American Legion Nelson County Post 42 WinLink Net every Friday. The net is open to all licensed Radio Amateurs; you do not need to be a member of The American Legion to join in. To receive periodic information and reports about the net, visit The American Legion Post 42 WinLink Net group at: https://groups.io/g/AMLEGPost42WinlinkNet

The net operates each Friday from 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM ET. You may check-in anytime between Wednesday and Sunday Midnight following the net.

What to send:   WinLink Net Check-In Template (Preferred) or Plain Text Message
Send To:           N2GWK, or to the alternate NCS when specified
Subject Line:     AMLEG Post 42 WinLink Check-In (or the subject line generated by the Form)
Msg. Body:        Call Sign, Name, City, County, State, Mode
Example:           N2GWK, GEORGE, BARDSTOWN, NELSON, KY, HF VARA

Notes:

  1. If you have not yet implemented WinLink, go to www.winlink.org, register and download WinLink Express.
  2. If you are using the WinLink Check-in Template, please include your Decimal GPS coordinates in your message.
  3. Send your WinLink message to N2GWK via any available RMS Gateway, or Telnet if you do not have RF capability.
  4. Net results will be reported by Tuesday evening following the net:
    1. On the groups.io page https://groups.io/g/AMLEGPost42WinlinkNet
    2. On the club Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/kb4ky
    3. By return WinLink message.

TALARC 2021 Net Operations

Mode Day Date Time [Local] Where to find the Net
 D-STAR W4CDA   1st Monday   July 5   8:00 PM ET   D-Star REF56C 
 EchoLink K9TAL   2nd Saturday   July 10   12:00 NOON ET   *FMCA-ARC*
Conference Node 
 HF (20m) N3TAL   2nd Saturday   July 10   1:00 PM ET   14.275 MHz [+/- 5 kHz] 
 HF (20m) N7ALA   Each Monday   Begins July 26   10:00 AM PT   14.250 MHz [+/- 5 kHz] 
 HF (80M) K5TAL   Each Wednesday   July 7, 14, 21, 28   7:00 PM CT   3.862 MHz [+/- 10 kHz] 
 Digital, All Voice K5TAL   Each Thursday   July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29   7:00 PM CT   See www.openquad.net 
 HF (80m) KN4YQL   Each Thursday   July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29   10:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET   3.856 MHz [+/- 5 kHz] 
 EchoLink KN4YQL   Each Thursday   July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29   10:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET   Echolink Node 593509 via N2GE-R 
 WIRES-X N3TAL   3rd Tuesday   July 20   7:00 PM ET   WIRES-X Post 275 Room, DTMF 21433 
 D-STAR W4CDA   1st Monday   Aug 2  8:00 PM ET   D-Star REF56C 
ET = Eastern Time   CT = Central Time   MT = Mountain Time   PT = Pacific Time

 

Does your American Legion post or radio club have a regularly scheduled net? Let us know—we will be glad to post your operating schedule here! k9tal@legion.org.

Updated: July 26, 2021