[Check-In
Procedures]
"Each station will be called
once." Call
a station only ONCE then WAIT for
ALL repeater carriers to DROP.
If no response, move on!
When acknowledging
stations, a BRIEF signal report may
be added in case of a poor signal
(i.e. static, dropping out, etc). Do
NOT do late NYC-ARECS check-ins for
each Boro list, only after
Queens and again after traffic
passed. Being a directed net with
you as NCS, speak clearly and
emphasize capitalized words in the
script. Some stations may not be
able to hear the net clearly. Do NOT
rush through the script. Let your
carrier drop every few sentences. If
a station tries to cut in, get their
callsign first then ask if they have
an emergency. Otherwise they are to
wait their turn in the check-in
process. Never SHOUT into your
microphone, but remain calm and
in-charge.
[Net Control Station Script]
THIS
IS the New York City Amateur Radio
Emergency Communications Service Net,
held on this repeater meeting Monday
nights at 2030 Local Time. The
purpose of this Net is to call together
members of New York City ARECS and to
disseminate information regarding
emergency communications, preparedness
and related topics of interest. This net
is affiliated with Radio-Relay
International and is available for the
taking and relaying of Radiograms. This
is a DIRECTED NET and all communications
MUST GO through the Net Control Station
AT ALL TIMES. Tonight your Net
Control Station is __________ (your
phonetic call, name and location). Is
there someone willing to act as an
Alternate Net Control should this
station go off the air? You will need to
have both Zello and a telnet or IRC
session to the packet chat turned on.
[Check-Ins]
At
this time I will take check-ins for the
Net in the following manner:
[BE VERY DELIBERATE
WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS] Net
Control will conduct a Roll Call by
Boro, of all the New and Active New York
City ARECS members on the current
roster. Each station will be called
ONCE and the repeater's output carrier
allowed to drop. [DEMONSTRATE IT] If
there is no response, Net Control will
move on to the next station. Please
respond ONLY with your call sign, OR
your call sign and the word TRAFFIC, if
you have traffic for the Net. When
you are acknowledged, Net Control will
respond with the PROWORD "Roger."
Any
late check-ins or non-NYC-ARECS stations
that wish to join this net will be
checked in AFTER the Boros by an open
call-up. All Zello check-ins will be
done by the Alternate Net Control during
the open call-up period ONLY. You should
STILL be listening to the net over the
air. After you ATTEMPT to check-in, if
you are unable to get into the net, feel
free to check into the N2NOV packet BBS
converse chat channel by using any
telnet client and going to [give the URL
phonetically] n 2 n o v . a m p r . o
r g on port
2-3-0-0. After logging in type C-O-N-V
at the prompt to join the conversation.
[Don't Forget Late
Check-Ins After Queens and Again
After Traffic Passed]
We
will now begin call up for tonight's New
York City ARECS Net. Give your callsign
in phonetics.
[Do NOT Ask If They Have Any
Traffic For The Net]
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[Late
Check-Ins]
If
there are any late check-ins or
non-NYC-ARECS stations that wish to join
this net, please give my callsign,
__________ (your
call), drop your carrier
to see that you are not doubling with
anyone, then proceed to give YOUR
CALLSIGN, YOUR NAME AND YOUR LOCATION.
The Alternate Net Control will also do
this on Zello. <--- [Enforce The Name
& Location Requirements]
[Acknowledge the late
check-ins in order, then ask your
Alternate Net Control for Zello and
Packet check-ins]
[Traffic
Handling and Training]
We
will now proceed with traffic for the
Net.
[Final Late Check-Ins]
At
this time we will give a final
opportunity to check-in. Please call Net
Control with YOUR CALLSIGN, YOUR NAME
AND YOUR LOCATION.
...wait...!...for
check-ins
...after final check-ins
ask:
Are
there any other stations with any
additional or final traffic for the net?
...wait...!
[Closing Down]
This
is ____________ (your
call), tonight's New York
City ARECS net control station.
We
wish to thank all those who have
participated in tonight's net for
expressing an interest in our emergency
communications organization.
New
York City ARECS also thanks the owners,
trustees and control operators for the
use of this repeater system.
We
also remind everyone to make use of the
resources on our website by going to www . nyc - arecs .
ORG for news, photos and
information on our activities.
The
website also has free eM - comm lessons and testing;
FEMA NIMS certification classes;
operating tips and additional amateur
radio information.
You
can contact us by sending an email to info @ nyc - arecs .
ORG with any comments or
questions that you might have.
All
stations may now secure from this
net. This is __________ (your
call), closing the net at
__________ (24
Hr Local Time) and
returning the repeater to regular
Amateur Radio use. OUT.
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