Amateur Radio Emergency & Disaster Relief Nets
Connect with ham radio nets providing vital communication support during emergencies, hurricanes, and maritime incidents.
Emergency nets are a critical component of amateur radio, providing organized communication channels during times of crisis, natural disasters, or other urgent situations. These nets facilitate the rapid exchange of vital information, often when conventional communication infrastructure is compromised or unavailable. They serve as a backbone for coordinating relief efforts, passing welfare traffic, and supporting public safety agencies. Operators participating in these nets are often trained in specific protocols for message handling and net discipline, ensuring efficient and reliable communication under challenging conditions.
Resources within this category focus on established emergency communication networks, many of which operate on specific frequencies and schedules. These include nets dedicated to maritime safety, hurricane tracking, and general disaster preparedness, often with a regional or international scope. They provide essential information on net operations, participation guidelines, and the types of traffic handled, ranging from situational awareness reports to formal radiograms. Such resources are invaluable for amateur radio operators seeking to contribute to emergency response efforts or to maintain communication capabilities when other systems fail.
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One of the oldest emergency traffic handling nets on amateur radio -
Maritime Mobile Service Net for disaster help on high seas on foreign lands -
Natick emergency radio net -
The Hurricane Watch Net, Amateur Radio Serving the National Hurricane Center Since 1965. The HWN provides up to date tropical weather information for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific. Subscribe for tropical weather email. -
This website is in place to convey the importance of 14.300 MHz as a frequency of recognition -
The Amateur Radio network now known as the Caribbean Emergency and Weather Net was established in 1958 by Colonel Henry Frew, KV4BZ, for the purpose of having a general calling frequency for the Caribbean Islands and our North and South American friends. -
Daily 20m net for emergency communications and goodwill among hams. -
The Pacific Seafarer's Net is an amateur radio communications net organized to provide support, assistance and daily tracking for maritime operators. -
SATERN Net provides emergency communication support through amateur radio. -
The Hurricane Watch Net provides vital weather information for hurricane preparedness. -
Waterway Net promotes amateur radio for boating safety and weather info.