Welcome to our 2026 website
Revision: 1st June 2026
Latest record count 49,000 in our data base!
Funding for this site is sponsored by the following
sponsors:
* GPS Central
* Mario the Tube Man
Please mention that you saw their ad here on the Trans
Canada Net Website.
Click for more details and special pricing.
The TCN starts at 18:00 GMT on Sundays and most Canadian
Satutory Holidays
The main Trans Canada Net (TCN) focus is to provide
a nation wide informal HF radio forum for Canadian radio amateurs.
However check-ins from other countries are welcomed
as long as radio regulations are complied with.
To protect operators (including Canadians in the USA)
from citation exposure USA located stations are only permitted
to check into the TCN on CW. This is because the USA
FCC regulations do not permit voice transmissions on the 20M band below
14.150 MHz.
The net usually runs with 3 net control stations (NCS)
strategically located across Canada to provide overlapping coverage
within the usual 20M HF propagation skip zone gaps.
Typically there are NCS operators located in Eastern,
Central and Western Canada.
Currently, VA7TA is Western Net control and manager.
Assistant Western control provided by: JC VE7OI and
Norm VE7AMF
Grant, VA4GD handles the Central Canada NCS duties
with back-up from
Mike, VE4BAE and Lee, VE4LS when needed.
Grant developed the foundation for the TCN check-in
database which continues to grow.
Eastern Net Control
Dave, VE3EI handles the Eastern Canada NCS duties
when he is not out globe trotting or travelling around Canada.
Dave obtains much back-up support from Barry, VE3ISX
(our
very appreciated Webmaster);
Western Net Control team
