City of Santa Clara
ARES/RACES
2010.4 draft Net Control Script
City of Santa Clara |
This is <first name>, <callsign>, net control for the City of Santa Clara Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service net. Before I proceed, is there any emergency or priority traffic?
[PAUSE]
Remember, this net may be broken at any time for emergency traffic. This net meets every Tuesday night at 1930 hours.
[PAUSE]
First net of the month do | As part of our on-going training, members are requested to copy the following message on to an ICS 213 Message Form. Each member's message form should have an unique message number. After the message is sent and the roll call proceeds, members who copy the message should add their message number to their check-in. [PAUSE] Is there an AEC ready to send this week's message ? [Wait for the AEC to response, if none heard, proceed to the check in] Is there a volunteer to receive this week's message and that can hear <AEC Callsign>, <AEC Name>? [Wait for the volunteer to responsd, if none heard, net control should act as receiver] Okay, <AEC Callsign>, <AEC Name>, please proceed with sending this week's message to <Receiver Callsign>,<Receiver Name>. All other stations please copy the message: [The AEC will send the message to the volunteer receiver, all should copy] Okay, thank you <AEC Callsign> and <Receiver Callsign>. [PAUSE] |
Member station roll call follows. May I get a volunteer to keep count of tonights check-ins. Is there
a volunteer?
[Wait for a volunteer to respond]
Thank you <volunteer Callsign>. All members please listen for weak stations and relay if not acknowledged.
[For each group of calls that follow PAUSE for check-ins. Write down call signs.]
[Read the check-ins back to confirm and get corrections and additions.]
Member stations only, suffixes Alpha through Echo, please check-in now.
[Examples – WA6BTP, KD6DIF, KF6EMB, etc]
Member stations only, suffixes Foxtrot through Lima, please check-in now.
[Examples – KI6FPZ, KI6HFU, W6HOC, N6IL, etc]
Member stations only, suffixes Mike through Romeo, please check-in now.
[Examples – N6OSK, KF6OTD, WA6QYS, etc]
Member stations with suffixes Sierra through Zulu, please check-in now.
[Examples – KG6SBN, KJ9U, KA6WRL, etc]
Visitor stations, please check in now.
[Wait for visitors if any and write in to the visitor rows on the roster]
Are there any announcements at this time?
[Wait for callsigns of people wishing to make announcement and then call in order]
Are there any requests for traffic after the net?
[Wait for requests and attempt to confirm the request]
Are there any requests to repeat this week's message ?
[If there are requests, ask the AEC to repeat the message]
Are there any late or missed check-ins?
[Wait for any late or missing check-ins]
Is there any further business for the net?
[Wait for any requests]
There were a total of ___ check ins tonight. Does <callsign of count volunteer> agree?
[PAUSE for confirmation or correction]
Next week's net control operator is <callsign of next weeks operator>. Is there an acknowledgment from <callsign of next weeks operator>?
[PAUSE for acknowledgement]
All stations, please tune to the AA6BT repeater, 146.115 MHz, positive offset, PL of 100hz, for the Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System net at 2000 hours and the training net at 2030 hours. This is <your name>, <your callsign> thanking all who checked in and closing the Santa Clara RACES net at <the current time – usually 1945> hours.
[NET CONTROL OPERATOR - please remember to check in to the SVECS net and provide our city count]