Emergency Service Nets

The Cumberland County Emergency Service Net is conducted every Sunday at 2000 (8:00 p.m.) Central Time.  This net is open to all licensed operators interested in Emergency Service.  The net is held on the 147.345 (PL 118.8) repeater with an alternate of 147.330 (PL 82.5).  These same repeaters are used when ever a SKYWARN net is activated.  This net is open to all licensed operators regardless of your affiliation.  If you need a copy of the Net Preamble it is just a mouse click away.

In the event the repeaters are not available the net will be conducted on a Simplex frequency of 147.420 MHz.  It is suggested that everyone program 147.420 into their radios in case the simplex frequency is required.  Tone Alert will be used with a PL tone of 88.5 Hz.

The purpose of the net is to:  

• Train operators in Directed Net procedures
• Relay Traffic to/from the NTS
• Maintain contact with all volunteers 
• Conduct brief training sessions
• Announce meetings & training opportunities
• Test Repeater and station equipment

The Roane County Division of Emergency Communication Net is conducted every Tuesday (except the third Tuesday of the month which is a meeting night) at 2000 Central time.  The repeater frequency currently being used is 147.120 (PL 82.5)   The alternate repeater is 147.330

The mTEARS Net (ARES/SKYWARN) meets weekly and is conducted on the UHF linked repeater system.  This net is at 2000 hours (8 p.m.) Central Time on Monday evenings.  Our local repeater is 443.875 (PL 88.5).  Timely and valuable training is presented on each of these nets. A map depicting the coverage areas for several of the repeaters that are linked in the MTEARS network can be found at mTEARS Repeater Coverage Map

The Cumberland Plateau Amateur Radio Club (CPARC) conducts a weekly emergency service net on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM on 146.865 (PL 118.8)

Other helpful forms and instructions that are used on our nets can be downloaded here:

• ARRL Disaster Welfare Message Form and Instructions
• ARRL Numbered Radiogram Instructions
• ARRL Standard Phonetic Alphabet

To be USEFUL, we MUST be READY.
To be READY, we MUST be TRAINED.
To be TRAINED, we MUST plan AHEAD.

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