Nets

There are several nets throughout the week that can be found on the NOARC repeaters, either hosted directly or via link. The 443.775 repeater is normally linked to ~29 other repeaters via WMSF, and the 149.450 repeater is accessible via AllStar and EchoLink. See the repeater info page for more details such as tones and node numbers.

All of theses nets are open and all amateur radio operators are welcome to participate.

Day TimeRepeaterModeDescription
Monday10:00 AM149.450Analog FMCoffee Time Net – linked into this MAARC net on the W8ZHO repeater in Muskegon.
Tuesday7:00 PM443.775Digital (YSF)Digital net on WMSF (Wires-X room 21335) with ~29 repeaters in and around the west Michigan area.
Tuesday8:00 PM149.450Analog FMNOARC Tuesday night net
Wednesday8:00 PM149.450Analog FMWest Michigan Emergency Communication Net – linked to the K8DAA and K8SN repeaters in Holland and Grand Rapids.
Thursday6:00 PM149.450Analog FMMCECS Skywarn net – linked into this MCECS net on the W8ZHO and K8WNJ repeaters in Muskegon.
Saturday7:00 PM149.450Analog FMAudio Art Asylum SSTV net – voice and SSTV over FM. See below for more details

SSTV Net Info

What do you need?

You almost surely already have all the hardware you need to get started. All that is needed is a phone or computer and a radio. A wired connection between the radio and device will work best, but you can get good results by just holding your phone up to the radio, particularly if there isn’t a lot of background noise. This makes it nice because you can participate with just a phone and an HT! And if you want to use a computer and already have a radio setup to work with Winlink, then you should be good to go (or holding a radio up to a computer mic and speakers should work just like it would using a phone) There are various apps that will either receive, transmit, or do both.

We have had stations participate over both AllStar and Echolink. Allstar has at times produced results sending images that are semi-workable, and Echolink has not worked. It never hurts to try though.

We enjoy newcomers and we don’t mind working through technical difficulties, so come try it out!


Apps:

Some recommended apps for different platforms.


Android:

iOS:

Windows:

  • MMSSTV – TX/RX
  • YONIQ – TX/RX – An updated version of MMSTV. For basic use either should be fine

Linux:

Mac: