(About five minutes prior to scheduled start time):
“ This is (CALL SIGN, NAME), Net Control station for the Alameda Disaster Preparedness Net which will be held on this frequency in five minutes.”
(At 7:00 pm:)
QST, QST, QST. This is (CALL SIGN, NAME), 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 at 19:00 hours, Thursdays on 444.575 MHz, PL 88.5 on 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, stated phonetically, 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.
First, is there any Emergency or Priority traffic for the net?
Next, are there any stations located at a Hospital, Fire Station, or Emergency Service location, please check in at this time.
Mobile or Pedestrian stations check-in at this time. {Repeat until no additional stations are heard}
All stations with call sign suffixes Alpha through Hotel please check in now.
All stations with call sign suffixes Alpha through Papa please check in now.
All stations with call sign suffixes Alpha through Zulu please check in now.
{Handle stations with traffic, QSTs and recognize contacts. Ask for questions or fills.}
Before we switch to the simplex portion of the net, a note about the simplex frequency. If our regular frequency of 146.505 is occupied, we will QSY up to the alternate frequency of 146.535. This is the final call for any stations, please come now.
As there is no further activity for the net, the repeater portion of the Alameda radio net is closed at (TIME) hours. We had (NUMBER) check-ins. Thank you to all stations that participated in tonight’s net. Please check into this net next Thursday at 19:00 hours on 444.575 MHZ.
This is (CALL SIGN, NAME). Net Control will now change frequency to the simplex portion of the net on 146.505 MHz, if that frequency is in use we will change to 146.535 MHz.
{Change to simplex mode on a frequency of 146.505 MHz. If 146.505 is busy, QSY up to alternate frequency of 146.535}
This is (CALL SIGN, Is this frequency in use?
{if you receive a response then inform the station that the net will QSY to a different frequency. QSY to the new frequency and ask again if the frequency is in use}
This is (CALL SIGN, NAME), net control for the Alameda Disaster Preparedness net. Welcome to the simplex portion of the net. This is a directed net. Net Control will roll call each check-in from the Repeater portion. Please respond with your call sign. Net Control will ask for relays for stations not heard.
{Go through the check-in list from the repeater portion. Then ask for late check-ins. When finished proceed to the conclusion}
This concludes the simplex portion of the Alameda Disaster Preparedness Net. There were (NUMBER) stations heard on the simplex portion of tonight’s net. Thank you all for participating in the net. Please check in to this net next Thursday evening at 19:00 hours beginning with the repeater portion on 444.575 MHz, PL 88.5, on the K6QLF repeater. The frequency is now returned to regular use. This is (CALL SIGN, NAME) signing clear.
{AFTER the net is over, please report the Net Statistics information on the:
ARCA web site using the following link: www.arcaham.org/feedback.htm
You should report the following:
(a) Date of net
(b) Call sign of net control station
(c) Location of the net control station
(d) Number of repeater net participants
(e) Number of simplex net participants}