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Net Control Script - Revision 16 - 09/20/2010

{EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT AT 18:55} This is (CALL SIGN) Net Control station for the Alameda Disaster Preparedness Net which will be held on this frequency in five minutes.

{PREAMBLE AT 19:00}

This is (CALL SIGN) Net Control Station for The Alameda Disaster Preparedness Net. The primary purpose of this Net is to organize and coordinate volunteer emergency and disaster communications in the City of Alameda. Although this net is based in Alameda, all amateurs on frequency are welcome and encouraged to check in and participate. This net meets weekly on Thursdays at 19:00 hours, on 444.575 MHz, PL 88.5 the K6QLF repeater.

This is a directed net. Net Control will request initial check in by full call sign stated phonetically. After Net Control acknowledges you, Please identify your station by repeating your call sign, followed by your name and your city of residence. For stations with routine traffic, please advise Net Control when checking in or by entering the net with your call sign suffix. Routine traffic will be passed after all stations have checked in. To interrupt the net, use "break" for priority traffic, or "break-break" for emergency traffic. Use "contact" if you wish to call a station that has checked into the net. Otherwise, all stations please standby unless called upon by net control.

Is there any Emergency or Priority traffic for the net? {Pause for response} Are there any stations located at a Hospital, Fire Station, or Emergency Service location? Please check in {Optional :} four stations at a time

Are there any Mobile or Pedestrian stations? Please check-in, {Optional :} four stations at a time

All stations with call sign suffixes Alpha through Hotel please check in, {Optional :} four stations at a time {Repeat as needed}

All stations with call sign suffixes Alpha through Papa please check in, {Optional :} four stations at a time {Repeat as needed}

All stations with call sign suffixes Alpha through Zulu please check in, {Optional :} four stations at a time {Repeat as needed}

{Handle stations with traffic, QSTs and recognize contacts. If any portion last longer than 8 minutes ID the net and your station call sign}

As there is no further activity for the net, the repeater portion of The Alameda Disaster Preparedness Net is closed at (TIME) hours. We had (NUMBER) check-ins. Thank you to all stations that participated in tonights net. Please check into this net next Thursday at 19:00 hours on 444.575 MHZ. Pl. 88.5 Hz. Net Control will now change frequency to 146.505 MHz for the simplex portion of the net, if that frequency is in use we will use 146.535 MHz. This frequency is now returned to regular use. This is (CALL SIGN) signing clear.

[AFTER the net is over, please report the following Net Statistics information: (a) Date of net, (b) call sign of net control station, (c) location of the net control station, (d) number of repeater net participants, and (e) number of simplex net participants. Use the link "Report Net Statistics" at the top of this page or click this link: feedback.htm for the reporting form. ]