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WCARS INFORMATION NET - SUGGESTED FORMAT

This is to help those who might not know they can pick up the net and call it if the regular net control is not available.

GOOD EVENING.
WELCOME TO THE WESTERN CAROLINA AMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY CLUB INFORMATION NET.


THE NET CONTROL OPERATOR IS ___YOUR CALLSIGN____
AND MY NAME IS__ YOUR NAME_____________. I AM LOCATED AT___ YOUR LOCATION______AND THE CLUB REPEATER, 146.910, W4MOE , IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF SPIVEY MOUNTAIN ABOUT 3 MILES NW OF ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.


THIS NET MEETS EACH MONDAY NIGHT AT 9:00 PM AND IT IS YOUR NET, SET UP PRIMARILY FOR CLUB MEMBERS TO CHECK IN WITH CLUB INFORMATION, NEWS, FUNCTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.


WE ALSO ENCOURAGE OTHER HAMS, PLUS OUR NEW HAMS IN THE AREA TO BECOME REGULAR CHECKINS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER IN ORDER TO CHECK IN. IF YOU ARE NOT A MEMBER, I PESONALLY EXTEND A SPECIAL INVITATION TO BECOME A PART OF WCARS.


THE CLUB MEETS ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7:30 PM IN THE SIMPSON BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND AND VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED.


AT THIS TIME, DO WE HAVE ANY EMERGENCY TRAFFIC?
[pause. listen. react if needed]


[if none: HEARING NONE, I WILL ASK ALL CHECKINS TO PLEASE GIVE MY
CALLSIGN___CALLSIGN____, UNKEY TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE NOT DOUBLING, THEN RE-KEY, GIVING YOUR CALL, NAME, LOCATION, IF YOU ARE MOBILE, HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND IF YOU WILL BE IN OR OUT. OVER PLEASE.>>>

AT THIS TIME, LET'S TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ANY LOST FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, OR SILENT KEYS DURING THE PAST WEEK. [PAUSE.]

THANK YOU FOR THE RESPECT OF THE SILENCE.

NOW STANDING BY FOR CHECKINS ON THE WCARS INFORMATION NET, PLEASE CALL___YOUR CALLSIGN__.

( make a list as received, recognize each one after a group has been
gathered, and ask for further checkins, repeating this step until there are
no further checkins)

(once a group has been recognized and there are no further check-ins just
now, go back to the list and have those check-ins with announcements make them.

NOTE: if anyone has given an announcement containing
dates/times/places/contact persons, etc. ask if anyone needs a repeat or
fill in case someone missed something when the announcement was made.

Once these are complete, begin go back at the top of the list asking for
comments from those who have stayed in for the net.)

Once all comments have been heard and you have asked for additional
check-ins and found none.proceed to close the net:

I APPRECIATE ALL CHECKINS AND HOPE YOU WILL BE FAITHFUL TO CHECK IN EACH WEEK. I HAD A TOTAL OF _____ COUNT _____ CHECKINS INCLUDING MYSELF.

AT THIS TIME I WILL RETURN THE 146.910 REPEATER BACK TO NORMAL AMATEUR USE.
73's AND GOOD NIGHT.
THIS IS _____ YOUR CALLSIGN _____NOW CLEAR.

 

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