This is (CALL) now activating the DeSoto County Emergency Net due to (severe weather, or describe other disaster). This Directed Net* on CARA's 146.91 repeater in Hernando will be providing coordinated emergency communications in response to (severe weather, or describe other disaster). Information will be passed to the DeSoto County EMA or the National Weather Service in Memphis as needed.

If the 146.91 repeater is down then the 145.35 repeater in Southaven will be used. All amateur radio operators in the Mid-South area are encouraged to participate.

***Unkey to allow the repeater to reset***

To initially check into this emergency net, give your suffix only. You will then be recognized by net control and asked to give your full call, name, location, and whether or not you have any traffic. This is (CALL), net control for the DeSoto County Emergency Net.  Are there any stations with emergency or priority traffic?

***Unkey to allow the repeater to reset***

(HANDLE EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY FIRST, IF ANY IS LISTED)

Hearing none, I will now begin taking check-ins with suffixes beginning:

ALPHA through HOTEL (Take Check-ins)
*
ALPHA through PAPA (Take Check-ins)
*
ALPHA through ZULU (Take Check-ins)
*

(Log check-ins. Handle and log emergency, priority, welfare, and information traffic as reported. For severe weather event storm reports, encourage tornado, funnel cloud, wall cloud, 3/4" hail, and 50 MPH wind reporting. Always give priority to emergency or EMA traffic.)

Deactivation of the DeSoto County Emergency Net

This is (CALL), net control for the DeSoto County Emergency Net. Are there any stations with emergency or priority traffic?

***Unkey to allow the repeater to reset***

(HANDLE EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY FIRST, IF ANY IS LISTED; KEEP NET OPEN AS NECESSARY AND REPEAT)

The DeSoto County Emergency Net is now being deactivated as the (severe weather, or describe other disaster) in the area no long requires the formal use of this net. Do we have any other late check-ins or announcements before we close the net?

***Unkey to allow the repeater to reset***
(Take check-ins)

Hearing no more check-ins, I will now close the net at (Time) and return the repeater to normal use.
This repeater is owned and operated by the Chickasaw Amateur Radio Association.
Good evening and 73. This is (CALL).

*Directed Net
A radio net in which no station other than net control station may communicate with any other station with first obtaining permission from the net control station.

Other Alternate Repeaters

1. 145.37 in Hernando
2. 146.91 simplex

(revised 01/18/2024)