Nets
The Vienna Wireless Society regularly conducts four weekly on-air nets and one face-to-face net. All hams are invited to participate.
| Monday Night Net | |
| Date/Time | Every Monday Night at 8:00PM EST |
| Frequency/Mode | FM 2M: 146.685(-) CTCSS: 110.9 Hz, Call sign: K4HTA |
| Net Control | Nancy, N1GFV; Don, KV4PH; Bill, W2WCM; Mike, WA4FJB; Lou, KN4IJC |
| Info | The VWS Monday Night Net is held on our 2-meter repeater. The net usually lasts about an hour and is an informal roundtable discussion. All licensed hams are welcome to join in the discussion. To join via Echolink:The 2 meter net can also be joined from almost anywhere in the world if you have internet access using Echolink software on a Windows computer, Android or iOS operating system device. To download the software, go to https://www.echolink.org/ The site also has detailed instructions on how to install and operate the software. To join the 2 meter net on the K4HTA, search for and select “K4HTA-R” in the Echolink software. You will be logged into the K4HTA repeater and ready to join the net. |
| Monday Night Weird and Wacky Digital ZOOM and HF Net | |
| Date/Time | Every Monday Night at 9:00PM EST |
| Frequency/Mode | HF 40 Meters 7073 KHz and zoom https://bit.ly/Weird-Wacky-Digi-Net |
| Net Control | Don, KM4UDX |
| Info | The VWS Weird and Wacky digital net is a relaxed “group help” zoom and radio event-focusing on all the fascinating digital modes beyond FT8/4. While we love FT8/4, there are many other exciting digital modes waiting for us. If you have never used a HF radio “digital chat mode”, and want to, then join the Monday night zoom. We will help you with applications, installations and operation. Want to try a specific exotic mode with a friendly group? Join the zoom and lets do it. If your Fldigi will not play with your rig, we can help. We play with any new and interesting digital text and voice mode including: JS8CALL, Fldigi (many modes), FreeDV, VarAC, and any other interesting mode. Some nights we have wonderful presenters and other nights we just play and experiment with the latest hot trend. Other Mondays we help new users get their radio applications work well with their rigs. If you want to play digital conversational modes, we are your group. Members typically drive the topics, so things stay interesting. There are always problems to solve, new models to learn, and fun resources to digest. Zoom makes using digital modes relatively easy. We screen share and collaborate as we change modes, frequencies and topics so have zoom on your rig’s computer if possible. Interestingly, the net name “weird and wacky” actually referrers to all the strange, new and interesting digital modes out there, not net control. But the confusion is understandable. |
| Tuesday Lunch Face-to-Face Net | |
| Date/Time | Every Tuesday at 11:30 AM |
| Frequency/Mode | Face-to-Face |
| Info | We meet at PJ Skidoos, 9908 Fairfax Blvd, Fairfax, VA 22030 |
| Tuesday Night Digital Net | |
| Date/Time | Every Tuesday Night at 8:00PM EST |
| Frequency/Mode | HF 40 Meters (see below) |
| Net Control | Kerry, WA4BQM |
| Info | The VWS Digital Net has been meeting for more than 20 years, and there is a worldwide following of hams who join this weekly net. Join us for the conversation or DX opportunity that just might happen on this net. The net usually starts using Olivia (16 tones and 500 Hz wide) on a radio dial (carrier) frequency of 7071.5 KHz , and the sound card (audio frequency) initially set at +1500 Hz in order to establish an operating at 7073 KHz. The actual net frequency may be as much as -1000 Hz (below) to +500 Hz (above) 7073 KHz to avoid QRM . We move around in-progress contacts. Especially during good propagation windows, we’ll move from Olivia to other digital modes. We’ve experimented with Olivia, MFSK16, PSK31, Hellschreiber, RTTY, and machine-Morse Code, especially during the summer and winter solstices. Most of the regulars also monitor the VWS K4HTA 2m repeater (146.685- CTCSS 110.9 Hz) during the net. Give us a call on the 2m repeater if you are having trouble finding our signals, copying our signals or transmitting, or if you would like to try a different mode or band. Other backchannels such as the AIM window on NetLogger (“VWS Digital Net”) are also used. |
| Thursday Night CW Net | |
| Date/Time | Every Thursday Night at 7:00PM EST |
| Frequency/Mode | Held via Zoom Meeting (See Below) |
| Net Control | Sean, N3RTW |
| Info | The CW Practice Net is held every Thursday at 7:00 PM over Zoom. All skill levels are welcome including those looking to start learning Morse Code. Zoom requires you to be invited to the conference. You may do this by emailing Sean, N3RTW, at sean <at> ertw <dot> com. A reminder email with the Zoom link will be sent out every Wednesday. If you have problems connecting you can email Sean or call/text at (571) 489-9957. |
| Thursday Night 10m Pow-Wow Net | |
| Date/Time | Every Thursday Night at 8:30PM EST |
| Frequency/Mode | HF 10 Meters on 28.444MHz SSB (AM 1st Thursday of every quarter) |
| Net Control | Don, KV4PH |
| Info | On Thursday Nights, we hold a net on approximately 28.444 MHz upper sideband, tuned to our net control station. This is an informal roundtable discussion. |