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Net Scheduler overview

The Net Scheduler helps you manage recurring on-air nets β€” think weekly club nets, daily DX nets, or monthly ARES drills. You can create entries with recurrence rules, set reminders that show a banner on the panadapter, and tune to a net with one click. Schedules can be imported or exported as JSON for backup or sharing.

How it works

  1. Open the dialog via Tools > Net Scheduler....
  2. The Net table lists every scheduled net with its name, frequency, recurrence rule, next occurrence, and reminder time. Double-click a row, or select it and click Tune Now, to QSY the active slice.
  3. Add Net opens the net editor where you supply a name, frequency, mode, Recurrence rule, and Reminder time.
  4. Capture Current grabs the current VFO frequency, mode, and filter settings to pre-fill a new or existing entry.
  5. Edit / Delete modifies or removes the selected net.
  6. Import / Export saves or loads the entire schedule as a .json file.
  7. When a net is due, a reminder banner appears on the panadagger the specified number of minutes beforehand.

A Next net indicator displays the name and countdown to the next upcoming scheduled net.

What each control does

Control Default Valid range Behavior
Net table β€” β€” Sortable table of scheduled nets. Double-click or use Tune Now to QSY. Mirrors the Memory dialog table layout.
Add Net β€” β€” Opens the net editor to create a new entry with name, frequency, mode, recurrence rule, and reminder settings.
Edit / Delete β€” β€” Edit the selected net entry or delete it from the schedule.
Tune Now β€” β€” Tunes the active slice to the selected net's frequency with stored mode and filter settings. Uses the same recall path as memory recalls.
Capture Current β€” β€” Captures the current VFO frequency, mode, and filter as a tuning preset for a new or existing net.
Import / Export β€” β€” Import or export the net schedule as a JSON file for backup or sharing.
Recurrence rule Weekly Once / Daily / Weekly / Biweekly / Monthly How often the net repeats. Sets the schedule planner's recurrence engine.
Reminder 5 min 1–60 min Minutes before net start to show the panadapter reminder banner.
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