How do ham operators find the particular people they want to talk to?
Numerous nets operate on a daily basis on set frequencies so that hams can find and communicate with each other. We have several nets in Alaska. The Alaska/Pacific net originated the day after the Great Alaska Earthquake in 1964 and is still operating with about 200 hams from Alaska and the lower 48 responding to each daily roll call. We have the daily Alaska Bush Net so that friends and family members can meet and communicate. Sailboaters have ham radio nets so that it is possible to communicate and relay their messages from anywhere in the world. For example, at least four daily nets are used to stay in touch with sailboaters in Mexico. Rec. Vehicle users, truckers, and many other groups have their own radio nets. All nets have net managers to list the hams checking in or to manage the roll calls.
