Starting this week, on April 7 and for the first week of every month going forward, US Army Auxiliary Radio System members will conduct nets on 60 meters channel 1 (5.3305 MHz) with the goal of exercising the mission of MARS to Amateur interoperation.
These Nets will start at 8pm local time on April 7, for one hour and will repeat on Friday April 9 and be run by MARS Stations in Region One. On April 8 and 10 at 8pm ET the nets will be run by MARS stations in Region 2 and 4, but also encourage Amateur Radio check ins.
In addition, on Thursday April 8, Friday April 9 and Saturday April 10, nets will be conducted at noon ET, with NCS in New England.
All amateur stations with 60 meter capability and the time are asked to check in and participate in these nets. The goal of these nets is to train MARS stations with Amateur Radio stations on 60 meter channels. Initially, these nets will just involve check ins, but over time, we will practice ICS-213 messages on these nets in both voice and digital methods. The nets will last 1 hour.
| Net Time | Wednesday April 7 | Thursday April 8 | Friday April 9 | Saturday April 10 |
| Noon local | No Net | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | MARS /Amateur Interop Net |
| 8pm Local | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | NCS Region 2 | MARS /Amateur Interop Net | NCS Region 2 |
These Nets will repeat in the first week of each month.
If you have questions, please let me know.
Tom Kinahan
U.S. Army Military Auxiliary Radio System
Region One Director