AD1DA

Amateur radio station · Williamson County, Texas

AD1DA

Doug Alencar

Net control for the Monday Night New Hams Net and the WC-ARES Sunday Training Net, and an ARCHES operator at local hospitals. Here's how to reach me on and off the air.

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Listen live FM
  • 146.640MHz − · Tone 162.2
    WCARC N5TT Round Rock
  • 146.940MHz − · Tone 107.2
    AARC W5KA Central Austin
  • 147.080MHz + · Tone 100.0
    WC-ARES WC5EOC Georgetown
I'm almost always listening on A and B. Press a channel letter to listen live. Checking the streams…

Schedule

Where to find me on the air

All times are US Central.

  1. WC-ARES

    Sunday Training Net

    Second Sunday · 8:00 PM

    Net control or backup, alternating each month

    147.080 + · Tone 100.0

    Details
  2. WCARC

    Monday Night New Hams Net

    Every Monday · 8:00 PM

    Rotating net control

    146.640 − · Tone 162.2

    Details
  3. ARCHES

    Hospital station test

    Third Friday · 3:00 to 5:00 PM

    Operator at Baylor Scott & White Taylor or St. David's Georgetown

    Voice on 146.640 −, then Winlink

    Details

Member of

Nets

Running the nets

WC-ARES

Sunday Training Net

I'm a net control operator for Williamson County ARES, the county's Amateur Radio Emergency Service. My turn is the second Sunday of each month, and I alternate between net control and backup net control from month to month.

Members check in to exercise their equipment and practice the procedures used in a real net. That keeps us ready to support emergency managers and first responders when normal communications fail.

When
Every Sunday, 8:00 PM Central. Mine is the second Sunday.
Primary
WC5EOC repeater in Georgetown, also on EchoLink as WC5EOC-R and AllStar node 49661
MHzOffsetToneUse
147.080+100.0Primary, WC5EOC
146.640−162.2Secondary, WCARC N5TT
146.700−110.9Tertiary, N5MNW Round Rock
147.430SimplexNonePrimary simplex
147.500SimplexNoneSecondary simplex
147.540SimplexNoneDistrict 7 simplex

From WC-ARES net notices and the WC-ARES website, which has the latest details.

WCARC

Monday Night New Hams Net

I'm one of the rotating net control operators for the Williamson County Amateur Radio Club New Hams Net. It's a round-robin net where new and experienced hams practice talking on the air, try out their equipment, and get Elmer help. You don't need to be a club member. All licensed operators are welcome.

When
Every Monday, 8:00 PM Central
Where
N5TT linked repeater system, on any repeater below
Backup
David, KJ5RRT, is my backup net control
MHzOffsetToneLocation
146.640−162.2Round Rock
145.450−162.2Taylor
146.900−100.0Cedar Park
444.600+100.0Cedar Park
145.270−103.5Sun City, Georgetown

From the WCARC website, which has the latest details.

ARCHES

When a hospital's phones go down

I'm a member of ARCHES, the Amateur Radio Communication for Hospital Emergency Service, a WC-ARES program. If an emergency knocks out a hospital's phones and internet, ARCHES operators keep it connected to other hospitals and emergency operations centers by voice radio and Winlink email, including ICS and HICS forms.

The hospital stations are supplied by CATRAC, the Capital Area Trauma Regional Advisory Council. Each has two dual-band radios, antennas and a computer for Winlink.

When
Third Friday of each month, 3:00 to 5:00 PM Central
Where
Baylor Scott & White Taylor or St. David's Georgetown Hospital
  1. 1

    Voice check-in

    Check in with net control on the 146.640 WCARC repeater.

  2. 2

    Winlink over VARA FM

    Send a test message from the hospital station.

  3. 3

    Winlink over packet

    Send a second test to confirm the backup mode works.