ARES · RACES · NTS · Public Service
Emergency & Traffic Nets
Verified net frequencies for ARES, RACES, NTS, and public service coordination across Southern California and the western region. Program these before you need them.
HF Nets — Long Range / Regional
HF · West Coast Regional
Western Public Service System (WPSS)
3.952 MHz LSB
Monitor from 18:00 · Net @ 19:30 Pacific
🕐 Nightly @ 19:30 Pacific — early monitor starts 18:00
Vital West Coast operational monitoring net. Excellent for mobile check-ins, signal updates, and structural emergency relay routing across states.
HF · NTS California
NTS California Section Net
3.985 MHz LSB
Primary California NTS · 80m
🕐 Nightly — check local NTS schedule for exact time
Official ARRL National Traffic System net for California. Handles formal message traffic routing between sections and into the NTS cycle.
HF · NTS Regional
Pacific NTS Net
14.340 MHz USB
20m · Regional NTS Routing
🕐 Daily — check NTS schedule for session times
Regional NTS traffic routing net covering the Pacific area. Connects California section traffic into national NTS cycle on 20m.
HF · National / International
SATERN — Salvation Army Emergency Radio Net
14.265 MHz USB
As activated · Scheduled drills
🕐 As Activated / Scheduled Drills
International and national health and welfare traffic handling during major disaster activations. Monitor during large-scale events.
HF · SW Mutual Aid
Southwest Telephone Emergency Net (STEN)
7.240 MHz LSB
40m · Arizona / SoCal mutual aid
🕐 Scheduled activations — monitor during regional events
Arizona and SoCal cross-border mutual aid coordination. Useful for wildfire and desert rescue operations spanning state lines.
HF · Inland Empire
Riverside Co. RACES / ARES Public Service
3.945 MHz LSB
Alt: 7.295 MHz LSB
🕐 Sundays @ 08:30 Pacific
Local Inland Empire section mutual aid coordination. Primary backup routing between county EOC structures and medical nodes.
HF · San Diego Section
San Diego ARES Eastern HF Net
3.924 MHz LSB
Primary HF · San Diego Section
🕐 Sundays @ 08:15 Pacific
Southern border sector regional check-in, propagation check, and tactical asset deployment tracking.
VHF / UHF Nets — Local SoCal
VHF · Los Angeles County
DARN — Disaster Amateur Radio Network
146.310 MHz
(–) PL 100.0 · LA County Primary
🕐 Scheduled nets & activations
LA County's primary disaster amateur radio network. Coordinated with LA County OES for emergency activations and public service events.
VHF · Orange County
OCARES — Orange County ARES
146.895 MHz
(–) PL 110.9 · OC Primary
🕐 Weekly nets & activations
Orange County ARES primary repeater. Coordinates county-wide emergency response, public service events, and RACES activations with OC Sheriff.
VHF · San Diego County
San Diego ARES VHF Net
146.730 MHz
(–) PL 107.2 · SD County Primary
🕐 Weekly nets & activations
San Diego County ARES primary VHF coordination repeater. Serves border region mutual aid and county OES emergency operations.
VHF · Ventura County
Ventura County ACS Net
145.200 MHz
(–) PL 127.3 · Ventura County Primary
🕐 Saturdays @ 08:00 Pacific
Ventura County Amateur Communication Service primary net. Coordinates VC OES activations, wildfire support, and coastal emergency operations.
VHF · SoCal Linked System
PAPA System
145.740 MHz
(–) PL 100.0 · Widely linked SoCal
🕐 Daily nets & continuous monitoring
Widely used SoCal linked repeater system covering LA, Ventura, and surrounding counties. Multiple entry points across the region.
VHF/UHF · Inland Empire
Inland Empire ARES Local VHF Net
146.550 MHz
Simplex · Alt: 447.120 MHz (–) PL 127.3
🕐 Mondays @ 19:30 Pacific
Local Western IE tactical coordination net. Hospital check-in drills and field public service response deployments.
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