ARES
/ RACES - AREA 2 NET SCRIPT
This
is (MyName - MyCallsign), net control this evening
for the Ventura County Area 2 ARES/RACES check-in net. Area 2 serves the
If
there is any emergency or priority traffic before I begin the net, please come
now.
[ Un-key and check for response ]
In the
event of an emergency, all unaffected ARES/RACES members will remain
away from the incident.
Members
should check in with the Area 2 net control station on this repeater at
146.850, minus offset, with a PL of 94.8.
Reporting members will
inform the net control station of their availability during the crisis period. The
net control station will take names, call signs, and availability information
for later reporting to the emergency coordinator for the incident.
This
repeater has a battery backup, but in the event of a power failure and the
repeater going down, please tune your radios to the output frequency of 146.850
in the simplex mode for further Area 2 instructions.
If
there is not an emergency net in progress on 146.850, then check the backup
repeater on 147.885, minus offset, with a PL of 127.3, and the 147.555
Area 2 simplex frequency.
The
Amateur Radio Emergency Service, ARES, is a group of radio amateurs dedicated
to providing public service and emergency communications for our community, and
is a vehicle of the American Radio Relay League
Field Services. ARRL membership is not required for checking into
this net.
Checking
into this net also checks you into the main
If you are
not able to stay through this net, or if you are mobile and expect to lose the
repeater, please indicate that you are checking in and out.
I
do suggest that you remain tuned to the net, as there are usually important
announcements to follow.
If
an Area 2 check‑in net is not in progress by 1905 hours, then any
available Area 2 ARES/RACES member should begin the net and serve as the
net control operator.
The
net control operator will report the results of the Area 2 check‑in
net on the county net.
In
addition to check‑ins on this frequency, we are also accepting check‑ins
on 224.700, minus offset, with a PL of 156.7; and on 449.440, minus offset,
with a PL of 131.8. If you can, please check in on these other repeaters.
For
all those checking in, please give your call sign phonetically, your first
name, and your RACES ID number, and state if you have traffic for this net, or
any traffic to pass onto the county net.
All
ARES/RACES stations please check in now.
[ Un-key and wait for responses ]
Record the call signs, names, and ARES/RACES numbers of those checking
in. Periodically acknowledge those that have checked in so they know you copied
their name and call sign correctly.
Make a list of those members with traffic for the net and call on them
to give their traffic at about 1915 hours, about half way through the net.
Try to keep the net active by asking for others to check in and asking
for any comments or information that members would like to share with the net.
Thank
you for checking in tonight and for supporting ARES/RACES. Anyone wishing to
sign up for membership, please contact the Area 2 EC,
You are
invited to join us on the main
I would
like to thank KK6UE for the use of his repeater, and for his continued support
of ARES/RACES Area 2.
This is
(MyName - MyCallsign) closing the net at _______
hours. The repeater will now return to normal use. The frequency is clear.
COUNTY NET
PARTICIPATION
The Area 2 Net Control Operator should use the following script to
provide the Area 2 report when requested by the
Good evening ___________________________________ and
the net.
(name of the County net control operator)
This is (MyName MyCallsign),
net control operator for Area 2. Can you copy?
[ Un-key and wait for reply ]
Area 2
serves the
Tonight
we had a total of _________ check-ins, consisting of
________
members and ________ visitors. Call signs follow.
Read the list of Area 2 check-ins, call signs only.
This is (MyName MyCallsign),
back to net control.
Grisson Repeater 2-15-06
Script with 2 meter / 220 / 440