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.

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
 

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