RADIO NETS IN THE RICHMOND AREA

By Edie Alderette-Sellers
PR-CERT

Nets are a radio-enthusiast term for on-air networking. 

At a specific time and day, participants all turn on their radios and the organizer puts out a call for anyone listening to "check in" with their ID and location. 

This is how users find out how far their signals travel and nearby radio friends they might call on in an emergency.

This list is by no means comprehensive. There's hundreds of nets going on all around the Bay Area at any time, using many different radio bands. 

If you know of a net in the Richmond area that's not on this list, contact us and let us know.

Want to learn more about ham, GMRS, and FRS radios? Check out our article on how pick the right emergency radio for your family.

Richmond Area Net Schedule

HAM

4Cs — Contra Costa Communications Club
Mondays through Fridays
7:10 a.m.
RX: 145.110
TX: 144.510
Tone: 82.5
http://www.wa6kqb.org/

West Contra Costa County ACS/RACES
Thursdays
6:45 p.m.
RX: 145.110
TX: 144.510
Tone: 82.5

KARO-ECHO
Thursdays
7:00 p.m.
RX: 146.415
TX: 146.415
https://www.karoecho.net/

Oakland Radio Communication Association (ORCA)
Thursdays
7:30 p.m.
RX: 146.880
TX: 146.280
Tone: 77.0
https://www.ww6or.com/

Ready2React
First Wednesday of the month
6:45 p.m.
RX: 442.150
TX: 447.150
Tone: 100.0
(NOTE: This is a "beginners" repeater and is a great net for new hams.)

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GMRS

Richmond Annex Net Control
Tuesdays
7:00 p.m.
Channel: GMRS Ch. 15

Ready2React
7:00 p.m.
Channel: ???

BeCERTAINN (Berkeley CERT teams)
Tuesdays
7:30 p.m.
Channel: GMRS Ch 22R
Tone: 88.5
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/becertainn