"We are listening for you every morning on 14.300 MHz."
The Intercontinental Amateur Traffic Net [Intercon] 20-meter Net was formed in 1960 to promote goodwill and friendly relations among radio operators everywhere. We handle third party traffic and provide emergency communications to any station when needed.

The net operates every day from 0700 to 1200 Eastern time on 14.300 MHz, which has been designated by the International Amateur Radio Union IARU as a worldwide center-of-activity frequency for emergency traffic. Please cooperate with our goal of monitoring this frequency by operating individually at least 5KHz away up or down to avoid interference, or join us in monitoring the frequency and provide relays when you can. You may not hear the current Net Control Station Operator due to current conditions, but we are there. We change operators every hour from all the over this hemisphere.
(Operating 1200Z-1700Z during standard time, and 1100Z-1600Z during daylight savings time)

The Maritime Mobile Service Net (a different organization) takes over at noon Eastern time.

All Licensed General Class (or above) Amateur Radio Operators are welcome to check in.

When checking into the net, please use standard phonetics, twice. This gives the Net Control Station (NCS) an opportunity to enter you into our unique logger. If you have checked into the net before, we have instant information about you to confirm the contact. The NCS Operators change every hour on the hour. See the schedule link at the top of this page.

Tell your fellow operators to come by and check in. Signal and audio reports are welcomed when requested.

All operators are expected to give way when emergency or priority traffic is being handled. Relays are requested whenever possible if your hear a station calling and we don't answer. Your help is appreciated.

You can join our elite team of Net Control Operators

We are always looking for periodic relief and steady shift operators to cover slots. Contact the Net Manager or use the link below if you are interested in becoming an NCS operator. Our Team enjoys the Amateur Radio art while monitoring for emergencies and logging general check-ins with or without traffic.

Email us to find out more details.

NCS Operator Basic Requirements:

-Be able to read and write English
-Have a valid General Ham License, country equivilent, or above
-Have a radio station that reasonably can be heard around the country when the conditions are right
-Have basic Ham Radio communication skills using the Phonetic Alphabet and can conduct yourself with common courtesy and professionalism on the air (as in a business environment)
-Have a tablet or computer connected to the Internet and have basic computer skills
-Be able to enter call signs into our logging program after a one hour familiarization program with attention to detail
-Be dependable and on time to cover the time slots that you sign up for or agree to cover
-Check your email at least once per day to stay in tune with any Net developments and communicate with other team members on a regular basis as needed

Those are the basics which I am sure you will agree are pretty simple.

You can start out as a relief operator, selecting "open" or "needs relief" spots on a daily basis.
The SCHEDULE Page link at the top navigation bar, has a list of the scheduled operators with a relief Google Calendar below it, that changes almost every day. Once you are proficient with the logger, you may request a regular slot to operate on a weekly basis.

We use GROUPS.io as our email list server to make it easy for all team members to communicate via email.

So, if you like the premise behind what we do, after reading the history of our Net on this website, we invite you to join as a relief operator or regular operator, your choice, to fit your daily schedule. Be sure to also read the PROCEDURES page that has additional operating and administrative information.

Email us for an application to join.