The Radio Club of Tacoma links our repeater system to several external and special-interest nets throughout the week via AllStarLink. These links allow our local members to participate directly through our repeaters or remotely via our AllStarLink and EchoLink nodes. Stop by and join in!
Operating Notes for Linked Nets
- Pause Between Transmissions: Always leave a 2 to 3 second pause before keying up and after pressing PTT. This gives internet audio links time to establish and allows repeater controllers across multiple linked nodes to unkey and reset their timeout timers cleanly.
- Automatic Node Reset: Our node runs a scheduled macro daily at 2:00 AM PT to cleanly disconnect any active or lingering external links.
- Remote Club Access: Operators outside local RF coverage can access these nets directly through our AllStarLink node 68688 or linked EchoLink node W7DK-R (515469).
Alaska Morning Net | Daily at 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT
The Alaska Morning Net is a long-running, daily rag-chew net that brings together operators across Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, Canada, and around the world. It provides a friendly morning roundtable for casual conversation, technical discussions, and keeping in touch with operators across the north.
- Schedule: Daily (Monday through Sunday), 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT
- Link Target: AllStar Node 29332 (Alaska Morning Net Hub)
- Website: alaskamorningnet.com
Western Washington Amateur Television Society (WW7ATS) Net | Wednesdays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM PT
The WW7ATS Net is a specialized technical net hosted by the Western Washington Amateur Television Society. The net focuses on Amateur Television (ATV), Digital ATV (DATV), microwave linking, digital video modulation, and station builds. Members are invited to check in with voice via our local repeaters.
- Schedule: Wednesday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 PM PT (approx. 1 hour)
- Link Target: AllStar Node 564560 (EchoLink 512069 / WW7ATS-R)
- Host Repeater: WW7ATS (147.080 MHz)
- Website / Streaming: qsl.net/ww7ats
The Nightcrawlers Net | Nightly (Special 9:00 PM start Mondays; 10:00 PM all other nights)
Hosted on the WM9W 220 Good Guys and Gals System out of Chicago, the Nightcrawlers Net is a casual late-night roundtable net welcoming night owls, shift workers, and insomniacs across North America. Discussions vary nightly—ranging from Amateur Radio Newsline broadcasts and archived RAIN Reports to trivia and open check-in ragchews.
- Schedule:
- Mondays: 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM PT (Starts early to catch our West Coast / early Nightcrawlers)
- Tuesday through Sunday: 10:00 PM to Midnight PT
- Mondays: 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM PT (Starts early to catch our West Coast / early Nightcrawlers)
- Link Target: AllStar Node 458800 (WM9W Repeater 224.520 MHz)
- Website: wm9w.org
