BCAT
Amateur Radio Emergency Services of Brevard, Inc.
Operations and Logistics
Operations Quick Links

Southern Florida ARES Net: Monday - Saturday 7:45am EST. 3.940kHz
SFAN is a Southern Florida ARES Net for both EmCOMM Net Traffic and Traffic Handling Net. This NET is open to all.
Hurricane Season 2022: Nets to Know
Caribbean Emergency Weather Net - Meets daily at 1030Z and 2230Z on 3815 kHz.
Hurricane Watch Net -- 14.325 MHz, 7.268 MHz -- Activated whenever a hurricane is within 300 nautical miles of expected landfall. Disseminates storm information and relays meterological data to National Hurricane Center via embedded NHC station WX4NHC. Also relays post-storm damage reports and other relevant information.
Intercontinental Net operates from 7 AM to noon US Eastern Time on 14.300 MHz, providing a means of emergency communications to any location where normal communications are disrupted.
Marine Maritime Services Net -- 14.300 MHz -- The network acts as a weather beacon for ships during periods of severe weather and regularly repeats high seas and tropical weather warnings and bulletins from the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center.
Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN) -- 14.260 MHz -- The purpose of the SATERN net is to support the Salvation Army operations in local, regional and international disaster situations. - ARRL US Virgin Islands Section News
Name |
Frequency |
Duplex |
Offset |
Type |
CTCSS |
EOC North Tower |
147.075 |
+ |
.600 |
TSQL |
107.2 |
EOC Central Tower |
147.135 |
+ |
.600 |
TSQL |
107.2 |
EOC South Tower |
146.895 |
- |
.600 |
TSQL |
107.2 |
EOC Central 440 |
444.525 |
+ |
5.0 |
TSQL |
103.5 |
Florida SarNET |
444.650 |
+ |
5.0 |
Tone |
107.2 |
Field Repeater (Portable) |
444.150 |
+ |
5.0 |
TSQL |
107.2 |
North Simplex |
146.595 |
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Central Simplex |
146.420 |
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South Simnplex |
146.550 |
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Melbourne Simplex |
146.580 |
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EOC Simplex |
147.540 |
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GMRS North Repeater |
462.550 |
+ |
5.0 |
Tone |
103.5 |
GMRS Central /South Repeater |
462.675 |
+ |
5.0 |
Tone |
186.2 |
Repeater Quick Links
Note: ICS-205 and Repeater listings subject to change, Last Updated 4/27/2021
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Logistics Mission
To deliver the right resources, at the right place, at the right time, to support ARES® Objective and Mission.
Enable interoperable communications to ensure coordination and collaboration with ARES® served agencies, as well as the private sector and non-governmental organizations; Enable effective and efficient disaster response and recovery by providing Operational Communications support to first responders in coordination with the ARES® mission.