GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
The Net Manager assigns Net Control Operators. Please start the net
promptly. If the assigned Net Control Operator has not started the net,
any member familiar with this guide should take the initiative and act as Net
Control Operator and call the net. When the assigned Net Control Operator
knows he or she cannot start the net, the Net Manager should be notified ahead
of time so that an alternate can be assigned. The Net Manager for 2004 is
Harv Broverman, K1PZS.
As Net Control Operator, you should ALWAYS maintain control while the net is in
session. You decide whose turn it is to talk, and tell each checked in
operator when to go ahead. If an operator talks out of turn, you should
ask that operator to stand by and then give the go ahead to the operator actually
due to transmit. Always use your authority with courtesy. Show
firmness when necessary, conducting yourself in a "professional"
manner.
Maintain CALM & INTELLIGENT control over the net. Be patient when a
person is speaking. Use good judgment in curtailing discussions that drag
on or get too far off track.
Net discussions should proceed as long as is necessary. Casual
conversation can continue after the net is closed and the repeater is turned
over for regular use.
STANDARD STARTUP OF THE REGULAR NET SESSION
(1) "Calling the BARENS Net, calling the BARENS Net; calling the
Bloomfield Amateur Radio Emergency Net & Service. This is Net Control
Operator (your name, callsign). This is a directed net, which meets at
8:00 p.m. local time every Tuesday, except for the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
On each 2nd Tuesday, we meet at 7:00 p.m. at the Bloomfield Town Hall.
We are using our W1CWA repeater on 146.82 Mhz. The purpose of this
meeting is public service emergency preparedness, primarily for the North Central
Connecticut area.
(2) Check-ins for the net please call now, giving your callsign, name, town and
whether or not you are using emergency power or commercial power. This is (your
callsign), Net Control Operator.
(3) Listen for check-ins. Write them down in the order they check in,
using a standard net log sheet, listing your call at the top of the list.
(4) After the first group of check-ins has called in, acknowledge each station
by repeating their callsigns clearly. Next, ask for additional check-ins,
writing them down and acknowledging them.
(5) After receiving the first check-ins, call for liaison stations, by saying,
"Are there any liaison stations, or stations from outlying areas ?
Please call now." Add to your list any liaison stations as
check-ins, and make a note in the COMMENTS column of what town they are calling
from.
PROTOCOL FOR NET IN FULL SESSION
(1) With the net in full session, go down the list of check-ins asking for any
business or comments. Give each check-in a turn to state their business
and comments.
(2) After each check-in has their turn(s), ask: "Is there any final
business for the net before we close?" "Are there any final
check-ins for the net?" Write them down, if there are any, and offer
them a turn to state any business or comments for the net.
(3) As soon as net business is finished, close the net with "Thank you for
checking in and giving your comments. This has been a regular session of
the Bloomfield Amateur Radio Emergency Net & Service. The net is now
closed and the repeater returned to regular use. This is (your callsign),
Net Control Operator. Goodnight.
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