Nets

RACES Net -- every Wednesday at 7:00 pm local time.  Net meets on  146.70 MHz with a PL of 131.8 This is a directed net so wait for net control to  call you or wait until the net control asks for visitors or late comers.   The backup frequency is 147.00 MHz with the same PL tone.

W9LJ Club Net: Meets the first and third Thursdays at 7:30 pm local.  Frequencies are 442.075 or 147.000 (the repeaters are linked for the net so you can use  either frequency).  This is a general information net.  There is  always a net question which encourages everyone to contribute. Nets usually last  about an hour or a little less.

         HOOSIER DMR NET: This net meets very Tuesday at 20:00 EST  on talkgroun 3118 (may be Indiana State in your radio).

SKYWARN --The weekly net is every Tuesday at 8:00 PM on the 146.685 repeater 131.8 During a severe thunderstorm warning or a tornado warning we will activate the net as well. WX9LOT the NWS monitors our net during severe weather so all reports can be sent to that net control. We are the only net in NWI the NWS monitors.

GERATOL NET - While this is not a club net, you might try to work W9LJ, the club station for the Lake County ARC on the GERATOL  net, at 3.668 MHz. The GERATOL NET meets each evening at 01:00Z from October 1
through April 30 This is in the EXTRA portion of the 75 meter phone  band so do not work the net unless you have an EXTRA class license..  Get more information on the GERATOL net and its awards at: http://geratol.net/

QCWA Chapter 36  -  Quarter Century Wireless Association.  This national organization is for those hams who have been licensed for a minimum of 25 years.  There is a very active chapter (#36) to which many of the LCARC members belong.  Check them out at their web site http://chapter36.org/

Chicago Area Nets

CHICAGO AREA NETS - this link will bring up a GOOGLE spreadsheet listing many nets in he Chicago area.  It is maintained by Ben, KC9UNS and one should contact him with additions/deletions/or changes.