News:
- Silent key: Ken Lanoue (N1RZ) has passed away. He was a past president of
SOVARC.
He was also an Emergency
Coordinator appointed back in 2013. There is a writeup in the SOVARC January
Newsletter.
- As of this post, Mt Equinox UHF is still off-line.
- The February 2026 edition of the Chittenden County Region 2m FM simplex net will be at 6:00pm
EST on
Saturday, February 7, 2026, on 146.55 MHz. NCS will be running the special call sign W1AW/1 for
all
those who want to log it on 2m simplex. This net will also be right in the middle of the
Vermont
QSO Party & will follow the announced 5pm 40m “activity hour” for Saturday. Stop on by, test
your
simplex gear, work W1AW/1, and log some points in the VTQP!
- Winlink and JS8 nets have experienced CW traffic on the frequency. After looking at propagation
and
monitoring frequencies both audibly and using a waterfall display (the digital mode built into
Ham Radio
Deluxe), we will be moving to 7090.0 kHz. We will also continue to use Monday's in February for
setup with full peer-to-peer attempted in March.
- We will be adding in more JS8call testing with the idea of creating designated relay stations.
These stations will store messages to allow for other stations to call in to receive their
messages. JS8 could prove vital in bad conditions and the relay/storage functions important in
handling traffic.
- Website has updated infomation including reviews on DigiPI, Boomerang Hotspot, VARA, and Ham
Radio Deluxe.
- In case you missed this awesome tour of an emergency communiction vehicle, check out this video
January recap
| Week |
Monday SOVARC ARES Net |
Skywarn DMR Net |
Tuesday DMR ARES Net |
Tuesday NFMRA ARES Net |
Wednesday Digital Practice Net |
| 2026-01-06 |
5 |
0 |
16 |
10 |
4 |
| 2026-01-13 |
6 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
5 |
| 2026-01-20 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
6 |
9 |
| 2026-01-27 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
6 |
4 |
Zeroes can indicate there was no net or a lack of report of participation.
Monthly
|
2 m Chittenden County Simplex |
| 1/17/2026 |
6 |
Community:
2,247 strong
| 14 |
Novice |
| 1,045 |
Technicians |
| 559 |
General class |
| 103 |
Advanced class |
| 526 |
Amateur Extra class |
Helpful Links
each link opens in a new page
Net Schedules
ARES nets are marked
| Sunday night |
| 8:00 AM |
ARES Vermont Emergency Phone Net* 3.976 MHz |
| 8:00 PM |
SOVARC 10 meter USB phone 28.333 MHz |
| Monday night |
| 7:00 PM |
ARES SOVARC Bennington Repeater* 146.835 PL 100 (Echolink K1SV-R).
SOVARC Club Net
follows the formal net. |
| 7:50 PM |
ARES WRCC club net 146.865 PL 100 |
| Tuesday night |
| 7:00-7:30 PM |
ARES UHF Linked system (NFMRA)* |
| 8:00-8:30 PM |
ARES DMR TG3150 VT Statewide (NEDECN)* |
| Wednesday night |
| 7:00 PM |
Digital Practice Net FLDIGI
THOR22 on 3.570Mhz offset: 1500hz |
| Monthly |
12/16/2025
7:00 PM |
2m Chittenden County Simplex 146.55 |
* denotes a directed net
ARES nets are dedigned as practice for RACES operations as well.
|