Pacific - List of Radio Nets

Created by doina. Last modified on 2011-08-01 13:06:40
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Topic: Communications
Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Mexico, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, USA, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

Coconut Breakfast Net, French Polynesia 8188 kHz at 1730Z (English)
Coconut Breakfast Net, West of French Polynesia 12353 kHz at 1830Z (English)

Comedy Net, daily meeting on 7.087 MHz at 2040 Zulu (just after the Australian MSL wefax broadcast). Leans towards the irreverent and informal. Several land based regulars who'll help solve local problems. All licensed hams are welcome, esp. newcomers. Cheers and 73 from Jim and Ann Cate (N9GFT/VK4GFT) s/v Insatiable II

French Net, 13940 kHz at 0300Z (French).

Pacific Maritime Mobile Net, (HAM) 14300 - 14313 kHz 24h/day in different languages.

Pacific Maritime Net, 21412 kHz at 2200Z.

Pacific Seafarers Net, (HAM) 14300 kHz at 0300Z. Informal chat followed by roll call at 0325Z.

Panama Pacific Net, 8143 kHZ at 1400 UTC. Weather Panama to Galapagos.

Rag of the Air Net, 8173 kHz at 1900Z. Confirmed June 2010 it is still on air.
To All that are interested:
I have resumed the "Rag of the Air" on a some what abbreviated schedule. I am not covering the weather as extensive as I used to. I read the gribs and the Mid-South Pacific. It was taking too much time to get all of the weather down previously.
Jim Bandy, "Rag of the Air".

Russell Radio, 4445 kHz (1830 to 1900), 4417 kHz (1900 to 1930), 6516 kHz at 1800 NZ Time (sched. most used by Kiwi crusiers in the South Pacific)
Any other frequencies by appointment. Working 7 days a week all year round.
See Russell Radio for more details.

"SHEILA" Net, 8161 kHz daily at 2200Z. Covers NE Coast of Australia, New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Noumea. Emergencies, position reports, general information and traffic contacts.

Sonrisa Net for Sea of Cortez, 3.968 MHz (3968 LSB) at 0730 PDT.

The Namba Net, operates during the cruising season May to about October on HF frequency 4003 at 0815 hrs local time Vanuatu (GMT +11). It is a sister net to the Sheila Net and provides similar coverage but with more relevance to yachts in New Caledonia, Vanuatu and north to the Solomons. Depending on who is the net manager (voluntary) local weather is provided through a combination of translated French broadcasts and email from Meteo Vanuatu. Yachts enroute to Australia can transfer to the Sheila Net as they near the Australian Coast.

Tony's Net (ZLIATE), 14315 kHz at 2100UTC. HAM net - relays - weather.