Hamilton County Severe Weather Net Script
                  Revised November 6, 2004

1. Calling the Hamilton County Skywarn Severe Weather Net.
   Calling the Hamilton County Skywarn Severe Weather Net.
   This is [YOUR CALL SIGN] calling the Hamilton County Severe Weather Net.
   My name is [              ] and I am located in [give town or building].
   I will be your net control operator.

2. This net is primarily operated on the 443.550 MHz (PL 77 Hz.) repeater.
   If this repeater fails during the net, the net will move to 145.170MHz(PL 77 Hz.). 

3. The purpose of this net is the reporting of severe weather in Hamilton 
   County. Stations outside Hamilton County please report severe weather 
   to your local county net.

4. This is a directed net. Please do not break the net unless you have 
   emergency or priority traffic.

5. This is [YOUR CALL SIGN].  Are there any stations with emergency or 
   priority traffic or severe weather reports? 
   (List stations and handle immediately)

6. I will now take check ins to the Hamilton County severe weather net.
   All stations [GIVE LOCATION DESIRED] please check in now advising if you are base, 
   mobile or can go mobile.

7. All other stations check in now.

8. This is a directed net. Please do not break the net unless you have 
   emergency or priority traffic or severe weather reports. 
   [Note: repeat this message throughout the net or immediately after 
    non-directed communications has occurred]

9. Are there any reports of severe weather?  [Pause]  
   We are looking for:
      Tornadoes
      Funnel clouds
      Wall clouds with or without rotation
      Winds greater than 50 MPH
      Any size hail (diameter in inches or relationship to a coin size)
      Rainfall exceeding an estimated rate of one inch per hour.

10. [CLOSING THE NET]

11. Severe weather no longer poses a threat to Hamilton County so we have 
    been released by the National Weather Service.

12. This is [YOUR CALL SIGN] thanking you for your participation in the 
    Hamilton County  Skywarn Severe Weather Net.  
    The net is now closed and the repeater is now released back to regular 
    service. 


Note to net control:
Please record the start and end time of the net, number of check-ins, 
and the call signs of check-ins and e-mail to the HCARES list at 
<hcares@yahoogroups.com>.  This will help keep a record of who has 
checked in.  Thanks!


Copyright (c) 2003. H.C.A.R.E.S., Revised - 11/06/04