The
Malaysian 2 Meter Net Controllers Infomation Page.
NET START'S
Sharp at 2100 hrs Local or 1300 Hrs UTC.
Opening call.
It is suggested that the 2-meter net has an introduction at the beginning, for information, similar to any other radio nets:
Good Evening,this is the MARTS 2 meter net meeting every Night at 13.00 UTC or 21.00 Hrs Malaysian Standard Time on 9M2RUK etc, Freq. Rx 147.900 MHz to handle amateur radio traffic for hams within the repeater coverage. The Net Controller tonight is Callsign
Please start with this phrase (Minimum 3 times at 15 sec interval)
Is there any Emergency, Urgent or Priory traffic for the MARTS 2 Meter Net, please Call Net Control Callsign
Give a readability report to the station checking in station.( Please use the RST system ).Then hand it back to the calling station for any traffic. (please note they can go QRU or QSY but cannot go QRT until net is over)
When you are satisfied that there is no Emergency, Urgent or Priority traffic then go for MOBILE station check in. Using this phrase ( Minimum 3 times at 15 sec interval).
Are there are any mobile, station wishing to check into the MARTS 2 Meter Net please Call Net Control Callsign
Give a readability report to the station checking in station.( Please use the RST system ).Than hand it back to the calling station for any traffic. (please note they can go QRU or QSY but cannot go QRT until net is over)
Followed by this phrase (Minimum 3 times at 15 sec interval).
Any station wishing to check into the MARTS 2-meter net please Call Net Control Callsign
Give a readability report to the station checking in station.( Please use the RST system ).Than hand it back to the calling station for any traffic. (please note they can go QRU or QSY but cannot go QRT until net is over)
Before closing the net it is advisable to call for any late Check Stations.
Followed by this phrase (Minimum 3 times at 15 sec interval).
Any LATE CHECK station wishing to check into the MARTS 2-meter net please Call Net ControlCallsign
Give a readability report to the station checking in station.( Please use the RST system ).Than hand it back to the calling station for any traffic. (please note they can go QRU or QSY but cannot go QRT until net is over). Prior to closing the NET please Request for volunteers for net controller. (Submit name to Net Control Supervisor)
B. Read that week's society news, info and other matters to all that have checked in to the net and the others who may be listening.
(Note: Try to avoid thing of a personal nature i.e. People wanting to sell rigs, cars, houses etc. If you are not sure Please check with Net Supervisor OR ANY COMMITTEE MEMBER.
Suggests closing phrase.
Thank you all for participating in the Marts 2 Meter Net for today ..............(DATE). The net controller for tomorrow will be ............(Callsign). Total stations check in today ..........(No). Thank You again and the MARTS 2 Meter net is now officially close. The frequency is available for general use.
General Infomation for net Controllers
Two Meter Repeater Etiquette.
The Society's Repeaters system is for Members of th society.
MARTS is working to increase repeater coverage. The increase in new license
operators using the Two Meters which will mean bigger QSO as more people
use the repeaters. If everyone employs the following procedures the repeaters
will continue to run efficiently.
1. Pressing your mike button for a second before you speak will ensures that the others on the repeater will hear your entire call sign. (It takes time for relays to click over when the repeaters switch to transmit from receive.)
2. Always give your full call sign, using proper phonetics, when you call. This enables the other station to copy your call sign correctly the first time, which reduces confusion and the need for repeats (i.e. 9 Whiskey 2 Alpha Alpha this is 9 Whiskey 2 Alpha Charlie).
3. You must direct transmissions to Licensed Ham stations only. You should not acknowledge unlicensed stations wishing to break in or speak to you.
4. Monitor the repeater before making your call.
5. Keep contacts and arrangements brief. If you can't finish an arrangement in a couple of sentences, please make arrangements to QSY.
6. When making a call, remember to speak S * L * O * W * L * Y and normally keeping to the speed of natural conversation. When using the repeaters, please remember that you are on a party line. In other words, you are not the only one who may want to use the system. Please leave a three-second pause before you start your QSO exchange with the party you are talking to. This will give someone else who may need to use the repeater a chance to identify themselves or in case of emergency traffic.
When calling another station, please make sure the repeater is not in use. Monitor for a few seconds to make sure there is no QSO in progress. If you hear nothing you are mostly assured the frequency is clear. This is especially important when using the repeater system, as you could end up jumping into the middle of a net or emergency situation. When breaking in on an ongoing QSO, please do so only if, it is an emergency, if you need to make a short call, or if you intend on joining the QSO. It is considered very rude to join in on a QSO just to start up your own. Give the first parties time to finish their QSO before you take over the repeater. During your QSO please note the courtesy tone that the repeater gives. The idea of the courtesy tone is to allow other stations to have time to break-in, in the event of an emergency. Please do not start your transmission until you hear the tone. If the repeater you are on does not have a tone then please wait for the squelch tail or the carrier to drop.
REMEMBER: Emergency Traffic takes priority over all other traffic and you enter by using the word BREAK and all traffic must stop for you.
Use your call sign in international phonetics only, to join normal traffic.
Repeater Usage Priority
1. Emergency Traffic or calls
2. Mobile / Portable stations,
3. Fixed stations / Control to open close repeater.
4. Public service events / Non emergency nets
5. General QSO
Call Signs
Hams are very famous it seems for their constant exchange
of identifying your station, and that of the other party. You only need
to identify your station when you first start your QSO and at the end of
your QSO or over. You do not have to identify the other party's station,
that is their responsibility. It is suggested that you always use international
phonetics (i.e. Mike, Alpha, November) when giving your call sign. This
especially true when you are on the fringe of the repeaters footprint,
or during nets and emergency situations. A lot of letters sound the same
when spoken quickly, or with QRM (i.e. C, D, E, G, T, and V). Please try
to remove the heedlessness from our airwaves.
Mobile Operation
When travelling around the city where the repeater is
located, you may from time to time experience dead spots. Do not worry,
simply move to another location and try again. If you are in your car please
make sure that you have eliminated as much of the background QRM as possible.
(i.e. broadcast radio, wind noise, etc.). The repeater system is designed
to provide superior audio throughout the entire linking system. Any noise
that goes into the system will be amplified several times, and could end
up being stronger than your voice at the receiving end of the QSO. Do not
speak directly into the microphone, this just ends to producing popping
sounds. It is suggested that you hold the microphone approximately 4-6
cm. from your face and speak across (diagonal)to the microphone. Please
make sure that when you are finished with your QSO that your microphone
is placed back on its bracket, and is not left on the seat where the PTT
may be stuck in the closed position. Nothing is more embarrassing than
tying up the repeaters with an open microphone. Squelch should be adjusted
when getting near the fringe of the repeater coverage, as the signal gets
weaker.
Hand held Operation
Amateurs these days are using small hand held rigs. While
these are adequate for most city operations, they are not intended for
use along the highways. The current setup of MARTS repeaters is for operation
of mobile rigs with 25 watts of power to a 5/8 wave boot mounted antenna.
When your signal is too weak to make it to the repeater, so is the repeater's
ability to make it back to your vehicle. Portable rigs just do not have
the power for this type of operation. Please use your portable rigs only
when in the vicinity of the local repeater. If you run with low power,
please make sure that it is enough to make it to the repeater without needless
noise. Remember that a noisy signal into the repeater; means a noisy signal
out all repeaters.
If you are one of these hams please remember that not
only are you kerchunking the local repeater, but you are also kerchunking
many other repeaters and hundreds of radios monitoring those repeaters.
One possible reason to kerchunk a repeater would be to test if your
rig is transmitting (always use a dummy load for this). The another possible
reason would be to test if the repeater is transmitting. For that one-second
transmission it is suggested that you also send some audio along with your
transmission. This should be your call sign.
The administrators are always monitoring the repeaters
that may not be functioning properly. If there is kerchunking, it
is very hard to know if it is a ham or a malfunction on a repeater. Hams
in these areas leave their rigs on all day long in the event a fellow hams
is in need of assistance while travelling. If there is constant kerchunking,
they just might end up turning off their rig and missing that emergency
call for help. Please be courteous and think of your fellow Ham.
Nets
Nets are becomingpopular on 2 meters. The Society encourages
people who have a need for a net to start them, and then ensure that they
continue. If anyone wishes to start a net they are more than welcome. The
repeaters have been established for the use of fellow hams for their enjoyment
of the hobby. They are also there for use in the event of an emergency
situation. The use of controlled nets is a way of training net controller
operators and monitoring hams, proper technique and skill, should they
ever be required. If you have a net you would like to get started, please
contact the president of the MARTS, who will help to co-ordinate a scheduled
time for the net to take place.
Signal Readability and Strength
1— Unreadable.
2— Barely readable, occasional words distinguishable.
3— Readable with considerable difficulty.
4— Readable with practically no difficulty.
5— Perfectly readable.
1— Faint signals, barely perceptible.
2— Very weak signals.
3— Weak signals.
4— Fair signals.
5— Fairly good signals.
6— Good signals.
7— Moderately strong signals.
8— Strong signals.
9— Extremely strong signals.
International Phonetics