World MM Nets
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Cruiser's Maritime Mobile HF Nets (Times and Frequencies)
Because HF Radio operates over a longer range than VHF Radio it is highly suitable for long range communication between groups of cruising sailors who may be spaced far apart over the oceans.
HF Radio Nets are set up, either on a permanent, semi-permanent, or ad-hoc basis by groups of cruisers, shore stations, and other groups in order to facilitate this communication over a specific geographic area and at regular intervals.
HF Radio Nets for marine use are set up and run by "controllers" all over the world (Indian Ocean, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Pacific, etc.) to handle and co-ordinate this traffic from vessels sailing the oceans. It is important for cruising yachts to know these radio net frequencies and times so as to pass message traffic, log positions, receive weather information, etc.
Be aware that HF Radio Nets are often ephemeral and change from year to year. As cruisers and other users drift away from some nets, others will spring up in their place. Any listing of HF Radio Nets therefore needs regular updating to be considered even approximately definitive.
Also See
- HF Radio
- Radio Calling Procedure, including emergency calling procedure.
Amateur Radio Net Listing
All times are UTC (Greenwich = Zulu = UTC) unless otherwise noted. Please listen first to note the procedures of each net.
Mode used is generally upper sideband (USB) above 7.300 MHz and lower sideband (LSB) below 7.300 MHz.
Net Name and Links | Contact | Coverage and Notes | Frequencies (MHz) | Times (Zulu) | Last verified |
MARITIME EMERGENCY NET | Various | Global | 14.300 MHz | 1100 - 0400 | 2020-04-19 |
Happy Hour Net | ? | W.Mexico, Baja | 3.968 | 0000 | ? |
Intermar (German) Maritime Mobile Net | DL0IMA | Caribbean and Atlantic | 14.313 | 0000 | ? |
Mobile Maritime Net - South East Asian Waters | S.E.A Mobile | Japan to Seychelles - Hong Kong to N & W Australia. (Specifically: Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, N Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, The Andamans & Nicobars, Chagos | 14.323 or maybe 14.232 | 0025 & Wx @ 0055 | ? |
Pacific Indian Ocean Net | ? | Pacific & Indian Oceans | 21.407 | 0100 | ? |
The Australian Travellers Net | Ross VK5KMH | The Australian Travellers Net operates 365 days of the year to provide a mantle of safety for Amateurs travelling long distances often in remote areas of Australia. | 14.116MHz | 0200 - 0300 | ? |
The Australian Travellers Net | George VK4HGT | The Australian Travellers Net operates 365 days of the year to provide a mantle of safety for Amateurs travelling long distances often in remote areas of Australia. | 21.185MHz | 0400 - 0500 | ? |
Gerry's Happy Hour | ? | Pacific, Baja | 21.402 | 0200 (M-Fri) | ? |
Pacific Seafarer's Net | N6HGG Robert | Pacific Ocean area | 14.300MHz | 0300 | ? |
Okera Net | Ogasawara Is. | Japan and the Pacific | 21.437 | 0320 | ? |
Sandia Net | ? | US W.Coast, Baja | 7.294 | 0330 | ? |
DDD Net | ? | Pacific to Canada | 14.115 | 0400 and/or 1730 | ? |
Arnold's Net | ? | South Pacific | 14.318 | 0400 | ? |
Tony's Net (Red Sea & Indian Ocean) | ZL1ATE Tony in New Zealand | Red Sea & Indian Ocean | 14.303 | 0500 | ? |
Peri-Peri Radio East Africa | VK6BO Roy | African Coast | 8.297 | 0500 | ? |
Peri-Peri Radio East Africa (after wx) | VK6BO Roy | African Coast | 14.316 | 0530 | ? |
Swedish MM Net | ? | ? | 14.303 | 0530, 1630 & 2030 | ? |
Intnl. MM Net | ? | Atl., Med., Caribb. | 14.313 | 0630 | ? |
South African Maritime Mobile Net | ZS2ABK Graham and ZS1SAM Samuel | Indian and South Atlantic Ocean | 14.316 MHz & 7.120 MHz | 0630 | ? |
Pacific Net | ? | Heard only local ham VK3BR in a QSO with W7BY on 14222kHz (18 & 25 June 2011) | 14.220 | 0700 | ? |
International Net | ? | Nothing heard. | 14.303 | 0700 | ? |
Mediterranean Maritime Mobile Net | ? | 7.085 | 0700 | ? | |
Intermar (German) Maritime Mobile Net | DL0IMA | North Atlantic | 14.313 | 0800 (1100 as needed) | ? |
Mediterranian Maritime Mobile Net | ? | Austria and Spain. Nothing heard. | 14.313 | 0900 | ? |
Intercon Net | ? | N.Am., S.Am., Central Am. | 14.300 MHz | 1100 - 1600 | ? |
Waterway CW Net | Waterway Radio & Cruising Club | East Coast of United States | 7.053 MHz CW | 0700 Eastern Time | 2020-04-20 |
Waterway Net | Waterway Radio & Cruising Club | East Coast of United States | 7.268 MHz | 0745 Eastern Time | 2020-04-20 |
Pacific Inter-Island Net | ? | Micronesia & up to Hawaii - daily roll-call | 14.315 | 0800 | ? |
UK Maritime Mobile Net | ? | Nothing heard (UK and Austria) | 14.303 | 0800 & 1800 | ? |
Baja-California Maritime Mobile Net | Ralph N6ADJ | Coastal Baja & California | 7233.5 MHz | 0800 Pacific | ? |
South China Sea Net | ? | South Pacific | 14.320 | 1000 | ? |
Robby’s Net | ? | Australia. Nothing heard (Melbourne) | 14.315 | 1000 or 2300 | ? |
Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net | ? | The purpose of the net is to handle emergency and weather traffic at all times. | 3.815 MHz | 1030 and 2230 | ? |
Caribbean Maritine Mobile Net | St Croix | Caribbean | 7.237 or 7.241 or 7.230 +10KHz if frequency noisy | 1100 | ? |
Carribus Net | ? | US E. Coast, Caribb | 14.283 | 1100 | ? |
South African Maritime Mobile Net | ZS2ABK Graham and ZS1SAM Samuel | Indian and South Atlantic Ocean | 14.316 MHz & 7.120 MHz | 1130 | ? |
Le Reseau Du Capitaine' Net (Captain's Network) | Montreal, Bi-Lingual | Atlantic, Caribbean & Pacific | 14.118 MHz | 0700 - 0830 Montreal time | ? |
Mañana Maritime Mobile Net | ? | US West coast to Hawaii | 14.340 | 1200 PDT | ? |
Mississauga Maritime Net | Wynn in Halifax. | Europe, Med, Atlantic, Caribbean and Central America | 14.121 or 14.122 | 1245 | ? |
TransAtlantic Maritime Mobile Net | 8P6QM Trudi in Barbados, assisted by G4FTO Rudi and VE3AGS George | Med, N & S Atlantic and Caribbean. | 21.400 | 1300 | ? |
Chubasco Net | ? | Mexico West coast | 7.192 or 7.294 | 1530 ST & 1430 DST | ? |
Marquesas Net | ? | ? | 14.340 | 1545 | ? |
U.S. Coast Guard SSB Net | W5CGC | United States | 14.300 MHz | Sat at 1200 Eastern Time | ? |
Intermar (German) Maritime Mobile Net | DL0IMA | Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, Med, (worldwide). Nothing heard (Melbourne) | 14.313 | 1630 | ? |
Bejuka Net | ? | Central Am. | 7.240 | 1700 | ? |
California Hawaii Net | ? | E Pacific | 14.340 | 1600 | ? |
Maritime Mobile Service Net | Atlantic, Caribbean, Pacific | 14.300 | 1600 till 0200 | 2020-04-20 | |
Skippers Net | ? | ? | 14.329 | 1700 | ? |
Confusion Net | ? | Pacific | 14.305 | 1900 | ? |
Partyline Net | ? | Caribbean & Central America | 14.260 | 2000 | ? |
Italian Amateur Radio Maritime Service | IK6IJF | Provides frequency updates weather forecasts to sailing vessels in the Atlantic Ocean. | 14.297 MHz | 2000, 1900 during DST. | ? |
New Zealand Weather Net | ? | New Zealand | 7.080 | 2000 | ? |
Swedish Maritime Net | ? | ? | 14.303 | 2030 | ? |
Comedy Net | ? | Oz - Southwest Pacific. Position reports, Wx, local inter-yacht traffic | 7.087 | 2040 | ? |
Pacific Maritime Mobile Service Net | ? | Pacific & worldwide | 21.412 MHz | 2100 - 2400 | ? |
Tony's Net | Dave ZL3DM | South Pacific - This is a very friendly amateur radio net that provides a means of communication between maritime mobiles and land based stations. There are net controllers on both sides of the Tasman and all stations relay reports when conditions are poor. | 14.315 MHz | 2100 | ? |
Micky Mouse Connection | ? | S Atlantic & S Pacific | 14.113 | 2100 | ? |
East Coast Waterways Net | ? | ? | 14.290 | 2130 | ? |
Seagull Net | Hokkaido Is. | Japan and Pacific | 21.382 | 2200 | ? |
South Atlantic Roundtable | ? | South Atlantic | 21.325 | 2330 | ? |
SE Asia Maritime Mobile Net | ? | ? | 14.320 | 2400 | ? |
Marine Nets
All times are UTC (Greenwich = Zulu = UTC) unless otherwise noted. Please listen first to note the procedures of each net.
Mode is upper sideband (USB) unless otherwise noted.
Net Name and Notes | Contact | Coverage and Notes | Frequencies (MHz) | Times (Zulu) | Last verified |
Radio Peri-Peri (now run by Roy) | East Africa | Indian Ocean & South Atlantic | 8.101 @ 0500 (Wx) & then 12.353 Mhz after Wx | 1500 (both freqs) | ? |
Far North Radio | New Zealand Local waters. | 6.516 then 4.417 | 0500 then 0600 | ? | |
Coconut Telegraph | Harry | Eastern Caribbean | 8.170 MHz | 0800 AST | ? |
Cruiseheimer's Net | ? | US East coast & E Caribbean | 8.152 (Summer) 6.227 (Winter) | 0830 EST | ? |
Mediterranean Cruisers' Net Maiko (Jacques) can follow-up on weather and help with phone calls | Sicilia | Central Med. | T-2': 22.174 T: 18.834 T+2': 16.543 T+5': 12.356 T+7': 8.297 T+10': 6.231 T+12': 4.042 | 1200 UTC & 1600 Summer 1200 & 1700 Winter | ? |
NW Caribbean SSB Radio Net | ? | NW Caribbean | 6.209 MHz (6.212 MHz and 6.516 MHz alt) | 1400 | ? |
Coconut Breakfast Net (East) | ? | French Polynesia. | 8.188 | 1730 | ? |
Coconut Breakfast Net (West) | ? | West of French Polynesia | 12.353 | 1830 | ? |
Isabella Net | ? | SW Pacific | 8.173 | 1800 | ? |
Bye Bye Bora Bora | ? | SW Pacific | 8.122 | 1900 | ? |
Rag of the Air | Fiji | SW Pacific | 8.173 | 1900 | ? |
Gulf Harbour Radio | ZMH286 | SW Pacific, roll call and weather updates. | 8.752 MHz (8.779 MHz or 8.297 MHz alt) | 1915, May 1 - Nov 25 Mo-Fr | ? |
Vanuatu Net | Vanuatu | Pacific | 8.230 MHz (8.188 MHz alt) | 2030 | ? |
Namba Net | Vanuatu | Pacific | 8.101 | 2115 | ? |
Sheila Net | ? | Covers NE Coast of Australia, New Guinea, Louisiade Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Noumea. Emergencies, position reports, general information and traffic contacts. | 8.161 | 2200 | ? |
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