SPECS Monday Night Nets

Every Monday night, Mountain View ARES members can access three directed nets:

1. UHF/220 Net: 7:30 pm W6ASH repeaters 440.800 +, PL 100 and 224.140 –, PL 88 (linked for the net)

2. Main Net: 8:00 pm, W6ASH repeater 145.270 –, PL 100

3. Local Net: 8:10 pm (approximately), simplex 146.535 or 147.495 (choice announced on Main Net)

For newcomers to the nets, please see the description on how to participate.

Any licensed ham may participate in the Monday night nets (listen and call in).

Mountain View ARES/RACES members can sign up to be net control or shift supervisor/scribe for the Mountain View local net, and net control for the UHF/220 and Main SPECS nets in February and August. You need a copy of the current roster and script for the net. Knowledge of the phonetic alphabet is helpful.

Local net

Sign-up to run a Monday night net (Mountain View ARES/RACES members only).

You can run the net remotely from home, or from the K6MTV radio room (shack) where restrictions apply.

Current roster of local net participants (ICS 211A): 2026-01-17 update (PDF)

Mountain View SPECS Monday Night scripts & instructions (PDF) for the net control and shift supervisor/scribe roles.

UHF/220 and Main nets

Mountain View provides Net Control operators for the UHF/220 and Main nets in February and August, when they will appear on the signup page for Mountain View. Scripts, rosters, and frequencies are available on the SPECS Monday Net page.

SPECS stands for Southern Peninsula Emergency Communications System. SPECS is a group of seven cities in northern Santa Clara County. The SPECS Repeater Association maintains the W6ASH repeater. 

More information

See the county page for additional frequencies, Emergency Coordinator (EC) contact, packet BBS lists and other information for Mountain View.

Additional resources for the Mountain View local net

Practice recording call signs with audio recordings

Reception survey study