Waupaca County ARES
Amateur Radio Communications
Weekly Net Preamble
Waupaca County ARES/RACES WEEKLY Net Preamble
At About 7:58 pm on the 147.390 Repeater announce that the Waupaca County ARES/Races net will begin shortly. Begin the net at 8 PM.
This Repeater will remain open for any emergency traffic. Stations checking into this net are requested to state slowly your callsign phonetically, your name, location, and whether or not you have traffic for the net. Calling the Waupaca County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Net.
Your net control station is _________, My name is _________ and I am located in ________________. This net meets each Sunday evening at 8 PM local on the 147.390 Repeater, PL 118.8. In the event of repeater failure the net will move to the 146.925 Repeater with a PL of 118.8
The purpose of this net is for the training and education of ARES/RACES matters, and information exchange. This is a directed net, all communications on the net will be under the direction of the net control station: however, emergency traffic may break the net at any time.
Is there any formal or written traffic? Please call ________ net control.
We will now stand by for short time, portable, or mobile stations, please call____ net control
We will now stand by for all stations anywhere, with or without traffic, wishing to check in to the Waupaca County ARES net, please call_______net control
Remember to take check-ins about every 10 - 15 minutes.
The practice of second go-rounds is up to the net control station, if you choose to do so, now would be the time.
After second go-rounds, is the time to let people go that have traffic for the net.
Are there any other discussion items from any of the members before we close the net?
I would like to thank everyone for checking in this evening, everyone is welcome back next week when your NCS will be______. This is ________and the Waupaca County ARES net is clear at _______ local time. The repeater is now back to normal amatuer use, 73 everyone.
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Current WI ARES/RACES HF NET MESSAGE
WISCONSIN ARES/RACES HF NET 11-09-26
Follows book of 6 in NTS format.
NR R K9LGU ARL 8 FORT ATKINSON WI 0800CST NOV 8
<BT>
ARL FIFTEEN PLEASE FORWARD BLANK
COUNTY STATUS REPORT
<BT>
K9LGU/STM
552 W9AH MANITOWOC
553 WB9WKO DUNN
554 KB9CBL ONEIDA
555 KC9GMW MILWAUKEE
556 KD9UWG OZAUKEE
557 KA9KJE RACINE
Using book messages saves time and still creates documentation. Begin by telling the receiver that you are sending a book.
Notice the common parts of the message are sent first. This is followed by the fills for each message. All of the messages in the book might be sent to one operator who will relay them or individually on a net as we did today. Each message has its unique number and part of the text which goes in the space in the text labeled “BLANK.” If the variable part were three words, the original text sent would include “blank blank blank.” Each station receiving this message can respond to their unique message number.
The numbered text ARL FIFTEEN in today's message means “Please advise your condition and what help is needed.” It should be translated when it's delivered.