SO CAL EMERGENCY FREQUENCIES AND NETS
During an emergency (most commonly an earthquake), you’ll want to get in touch with other hams and communicate about what’s going on. Depending on your location will depend on what frequencies you’ll use. It’s a good idea to program all of the frequencies into your radio so that it’s ready for use when needed.
Emergency Frequencies to have handy are as follows:
- 146.520 Simplex – if power is out and repeaters are down, this will be your best option for communicating. Check your repeaters first to see if any are operational.
- See our list of linked repeater systems.
Official Emergency Communication Repeater for the Inland Empire
Keller Peak Repeater
146.385 + PL 146.2 / IRLP #3216 / KE6TZG
Net Schedule
- Red Eye Net – 10:00 PM nightly
- Hospital Net – 7:00 PM first Monday of every month
- San Bernardino County Fire Emergency Communications Services – 7:30 PM first Monday of every month.
- National Traffic System Net – 9:00 PM Mon/Wed/Fri and during emergencies.
- SATERN – 8:00 PM Sunday nights
- Outdoor Adventure – 7:30 PM every Thursday
- Swap Net – 7:00 PM Wednesday nights
- Trivia Net – 7:30 PM every Friday night
Los Angeles Section Traffic Nets
| Time* | Days | Mode | Freq | ||
| Local | |||||
| Los Angeles Net (LAN/V) | 2030 | Tu Th | FM | SCRN repeater system | |
| SCN/V | 2100 | M W F | FM | 146.385 MHz +/146.2 | |
| Southern California Net (SCN) | 1900 | M-F | CW | 3.537 MHz | |
| Regional | |||||
| Region Six (RN6/1) | 1945 | Daily | CW | 3.575 MHz | |
| Region Six (RN6/2) | 2130 | Daily | CW | 3.575 MHz | |
| Natl Traffic Syst (NTSD) | 24 hrs | 7 days | Pactor | ||
| National | |||||
| WAN Cycle 2 | 1530 PT | M W F | SSB | 14.345 MHz | |
| WAN Cycle 4 winter | 2030 PT | Daily | CW | 3.552 MHz | |
| WAN Cycle 4 summer | 2030 PT | Daily | CW | 7.052 MHz | |
| Other | |||||
| Northern California Net (NCN/1) | 1900 | Daily | CW | 3.533 MHz | |
| Northern California Net (NCN/2) | 2100 | Daily | CW | 3.533 MHz | |
| * All times local (ie, current PST or PDT) |
California:
All Sections:
1.916.00 “up” (NTS/ARES/traffic/calling Alternate Sacramento Valley
1.982.00 LSB alternate nighttime Sacramento Valley
3.906.00 LSB Alternate Sacramento Valley
3.987.00 LSB Primary Sacramento Valley
5.332.00 USB (alternate: 5.348 USB) Sacramento Valley 7.232.00 LSB secondary Sacramento Valley
7.111.00 “up” CW: (NTS/ARES/traffic/calling Daytime Sacramento Valley 3.711.00 “up” (NTS/ARES/traffic/calling CW: Daytime Sacramento Valley
1.987.00 LSB Secondary Nights San Diego
3.905.00 LSB ARES Central/San Diego Section
3.913.00 LSB ARES Southern District HF Net San Diego
3.925.00 LSB ARES Eastern District HF Net San Diego
3.992.00 LSB Primary Nights San Diego
7.070.00 LSB Manana (Baja California) San Diego
7.235.00 LSB Baja California San Diego
462.5625 FRS Emergency San Diego
462.675 GMRS Emergency San Diego
27.065 CB Emergency San Diego
3.867.26 LSB Santa Barbara Section ARES HF Net
3.905.00 LSB ARES Central
3.924.00 LSB ARES Northern District HF Net
3.933.00 LSB Imperial County District ARES HF Net
3.945.00 LSB Riverside Co RACES/ARES
3.952.00 LSB Western Public Service System
3.965.00 LSB Orange County ARES Public Service
3.987.00 LSB Siskiyou / Modoc County ARES
3.987.00 LSB Southern OR -Northern CA-NV ARES Net
3.987.50 LSB San Bernardino Co RACES
7.250.00 LSB Rescue Communications
144.390 APRS