Local Voice Networks
ACS/ARES Area 2 Nets
2 Meter Test check-in Tues 7:00-7:25 P.M. | 147.885 MHz, negative offset, PL 127.3 | Area 2-2 Meter Script
220 (1.25 Meter) Test check-in Tues 7:15-7:25 P.M. | 224.700 MHz, negative offset, PL 156.7 | Area 2 – 220 (1.25 Meter) Script
440 (70 cm) Test check-in Tues 7:05-7:15 P.M. | 449.440 MHz, negative offset, PL 131.8 | Area 2 – 440 (70cm) Script
At 6:50-6:58 P.M. on the second-fourth Tuesdays of the month there is a simplex net on ACS Channel 12: 146.445 simplex. Area 2 Simplex Net Script
ACS/ARES County-Wide Net
At 7:30 P.M. there is a Ventura County ACS/ARES Net on ACS Channel 9: Repeater 145.200 MHz, negative offset, PL 127.3.
County check-in net scripts can be downloaded from the Links & Resources page.
Please check into the Area 2 nets every Tuesday to ensure that your equipment is operable. Check in or attend the Operational Readiness Test (ORT) drills on the first Tuesday of every month for additional practice.
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rev. 09/21/2024