Radio Nets For Pacific

Created by doina. Last modified on 2006-02-23 16:36:52
Topic: Communications
Countries: American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, 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)

French Net 13940 kHz at 0300Z (French)

Pacific Seafarers Net (ham) 14300. 0230Z informal chat followed by roll call at 0325Z

Maritime Mobile Net (ham) 14300 - 14313 kHz 24h/day in different languages

Pacific Maritime Net 21412 kHz at 2200Z

Rag of the Air Net 8173 kHz at 1900Z

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

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

SW Pacific (New Caledonia and Vanuatu):

The Namba Net operates during the cruising season May to about October on 8161 Kz at 0800 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.