This is [your callsign] calling the Alexander County ARES-RACES communication's
emergency response team weekly training and information net.
 
 

Stations on frequency with emergency or priority traffic for the net please call [your callsign]?
[Wait for traffic and then acknowledge. If possible listed emergency and priority traffic should
be passed immediately].
 
 

Stations on frequency with net announcements or business please call [your callsign].
[Acknowledge stations. Net announcements or business should be handled following
checkins].
 
 

This is [your callsign]. My name is [your name] and I am located in [your city]. This ARES-RACES communication's emergency response team net is held each Sunday evening
at 21:00 hours local time for the purpose of weekly training in emergency communications and directed net procedures. All amateurs are invited to participate.
 
 

This is a directed net and all traffic should be directed through net control. If at any time during the
formal portion of the net you must leave the net please contact net control and properly secure your
station. Informal comments will be accepted following the formal portion of the net.
 
 

Checkins

We also take PACKET check in's on a frequency of 145.090Mhz please address them to
KE4TSC-1 via TVILLE.

At this time all stations will be asked to check in alphabetically according to the first letter in your
callsign suffix. Please give your callsign, location and any traffic for the net. If you do not desire to
remain for comments after the formal portion of the net you may check in and out.
 
 

This is [your callsign] calling for stations ALPHA THROUGH NOVEMBER. [Acknowledge
stations in this group before going to the next]. This is [your callsign] recognizing the following
stations . . . .
 
 

This is [your callsign] calling for stations OSCAR THROUGH ZULU [Acknowledge checkins].
This is [your callsign] recognizing the following stations . . . .
 
 

Are there any other stations for the net ALPHA THROUGH ZULU  for the Alexander county ARES-RACES communication's emergency response team net?  please call [your callsign].
[acknowledge additional stations].
 
 

NET TRAINING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS/BUSINESS
 
 

Pass Formal Traffic. [Begin this portion of the net by passing any non-emergency,
non-priority formal traffic listed during checkin - if there is no formal traffic proceed to the
next section].
 
 

Net Announcements/business: [Call each station in turn that listed announcements or
business at the beginning of the net.] Are there any other stations with net business or
announcements?
 
 

Late Checkins: This is [your callsign] calling for any late checkins to the Alexander County
ARES-RACES-CERT  net. [Acknowledge. If any late stations check in with traffic or announcements handle before proceeding.]
 
 

Training [Each first Sunday of the month is training night - ignore this portion on other net
nights]: At this time we will have a few moments of formal training. [Call EC W4AW for training.
Following training net control resumes].
 
 

Informal Portion of the Net
 
 

This ends the formal portion of the net. Those who checked in and out may close your station. All
others will be asked for comments.
[precede down the list until complete]
 
 

Before we close the net are there any late checkins for the
Alexander County ARES-RACES-Communication's emergency response team net?
 Please call net control [your callsign].
[Acknowledge any late checkins and ask for their comments].
 
 

Closing the Net
 
 

Alexander County ARES-RACES-Communication's emergency response team meets each third Saturday of the month at the Alexander County Courthouse in Taylorsville at 7:00 pm. All of those interested in emergency and public service communications are warmly encouraged to attend. If you would like further information about ARES/RACES please contact Jonnie Hutchison, W4AW, at 632-7344.
 
 

I would like to thank all stations for checking in to this session of the Alexander County
ARES/RACES communication's emergency response team training and information net. The repeater will now be turned back to normal operation. This is [your callsign] net control now securing this weeks net at _______ hours local time. 73.
 
 

[Net reports should be submitted by radio, phone (632-8080), or email ([email protected]) to
N4NNX, Net Manager. Reports should include (a) date (b) length of net in minutes, (c) total
number of check-ins (don't forget yourself), (d) number of formal messages passed (e) call-sign
of net control station.

Approved 4-16-2000 N4NNX