American Radio Relay League, Inc

National Traffic System

Southern California net/Santa Barbara Section

NET CONTROL STATION GUIDE

NET CALLUP:

Good evening. This is (name & call sign) in (location) opening the Southern California Net/Santa Barbara Section. This Net meets every evening at 2100 hours local time on the WB6OBB Repeater. The purpose of the Net is to handle formal traffic into and out of the tri-counties area. THIS IS A DIRECTED NET. To break-in, give your call sign and be acknowledged by Net Control. All amateurs are welcome to participate in handling traffic listed. As you check-in, please advise Net Control if you can handle any listed traffic, and if you need to be excused early. Please stay on frequency until the session is closed or until excused by Net Control.

NET SESSION SEQUENCE:

“Is there any EMERGENCY or PRIORITY traffic to list?...call signs only.”

(If any such traffic listed, attempt to handle immediately.)

“Liaison Stations with traffic please check-in...call signs only”

(RN6, SLO Pkt, SB Pkt, SM Pkt, Vandenberg Pkt, Golden Bear, Mission Trail,

SB Cent Co ARES, SB No Co ARES, SLO So Co ARES)

“Any other traffic, bulletins or contacts to list?...call signs only.”

(At NCS option, an Assistant NCS can be requested to call roll.)

“Net stations, please check-in as you are called: We have traffic for (list open traffic)”

(NCS call roll from most current Net Roster. Liaisons identify as called.)

“Other check-ins or visitors, please come now,”

“Traffic listed has been spoken for.” (If not, ask for volunteers to take traffic.)

“Stations with bulletins and contacts...please stand-by.”

(Handle bulletins, first. Then excuse all but those handling traffic or involved in contacts, as follows):

“Except for those handling traffic (or involved with contacts), all others are excused at will. Thanks for checking in.”

(Handle listed traffic and contacts. Traffic is generally handled first, exception would be urgent business, station has

a schedule, etc.)

“Late check-ins or further business for this Net session?”

NET CLOSING:

“To those participating tonight, thank you and good night. The Southern California Net/Santa Barbara Section is now closed and the frequency is open. Our thanks to WB6OBB for the use of the repeater. (call sign) clear.”