AMATEUR RADIO abbreviations

Some abbreviations used in this list:

AMSAT: Amateur satellites.
ARES: Amateur Radio Emergency Service.
ARMS: Amateur Radio Missionary Service.
ARRL: American Radio Relay League, Newington Connecticut. During a
communications emergency, check for ARRL station W1AW on the
hour on 1855, 3990, 7290, 14290, 18160, 31390 and 28590. W1AW
is silent on holidays.
CLARA: Canadian Ladies Amateur Radio Association.
DARF: Disciples Amateur Radio Fellowship.
EME: Earth-Moon-Earth bounce.
FRUPAC: Fleet Radio Unit Pacific. Former, current and retired
personnel of the Naval Security Group.
GERATOL: Greetings Extra Radio Amateurs Tired of Operating Lately. A
Worked All States Group active on 75 meters during the fall
and winter.
MARA: Mercury Amateur Radio Association. Consists mostly of members
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. If a
hurricane is approaching the United States, tune to 3872.5 at
8 p.m. Central Time for latest information.
MARCO: Medical Amateur Radio Council. Physicians, dentists,
veterinarians, nurses, therapists, etc. Check 14308 on the
hour for MARCO members.
NARF: Nazarene Amateur Radio Federation.
OMIK: OMIK [Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky] Amateur
Electronics Communications Association. African-American net
established in 1952.
OMISS: OM International Sideband Society. A Worked All States and
Awards group [so-called "paper chase" nets].
QCWA: Quarter Century Wireless Association. Established 1947.
Members must have been first licensed at least 25 years ago.
Currently has about 10,000 active members in 185 Chapters in
the US, Canada, Austria and Germany. http://www.qcwa.org
RACES: Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service.
RAIN: Radio Amateur Information Network.
SAROF: Salvation Army Radio Operators Fellowship.
SATERN: Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network.
SETI: Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence. 14204 kHz is the
official SETI League frequency, selected as being equal to
exactly one percent of the neutral Hydrogen line used for
radio astronomy.
UCAN: United Church Amateur Network.
WBCCI: Wally Byam Caravan Club International. Recreational vehicles.
YL: Young Ladies.
YLISSB: Young Ladies International SSB'ers, Inc. Incorporated in the
State of Florida, February 9, 1963. Organized as a worldwide
emergency communications System and advocates the promotion
of International Good Will through Amateur Radio. Has nearly
16000 members in all fifty states and over 250 countries.
http://www.qsl.net/yl-issb

In order to keep this list at a manageable size, I have restricted it
(more or less) to English language voice nets in North America. For
net listings in other modes and languages, check out the following:
AC6V: http://www.ac6v.com

This megapage contains numerous links to many sites, including nets,
organizations, bulletins, shortwave, equipment, etc. 

ARRL ON LINE NET DIRECTORY: http://www.arrl.org/field/nets (graphics
page) or http://www2.arrl.org/field/nets (text page)
The print publication, edited by Steven R. Ewald, WV1X, appears every
two years, the last being the 1999-2000 edition. The web version is
primarily a search engine of nets that has registered with the ARRL
and includes voice, CW, and RTTY nets on all bands.

KE4QCM PORTAL TO THE PLANET HF NETS AND FREQUENCIES:
http://pw2.netcom.com/~tofull/hfnets.htm
10-10 INTERNATIONAL NETS: http://www.qsl.net/k6rdk/10-10nets.htm
While some ten meter nets can be heard over great distances
(especially at times of high sunspot levels) most are intended for
local reception only. This lists some of some of these nets,
especially those associated with 10-10 International, and is updated
as needed.