Walton County ARES Weekly Net Script

Is this frequency in use? (pause and listen)

CQ, CQ, CQ. This is the Walton County Georgia Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net. This is a directed net. Please direct all communications through the net control station unless otherwise instructed.

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This net is being conducted on a frequency of 147.270 MHz, with a positive offset and a PL tone of 88.5 Hz.  We conduct this net every Monday at 20:30 hrs local time. (un-key, short pause)

The purpose of this net is to promote the Amateur Radio Emergency Service program in and around Walton County Georgia.  We will also use this net  for preparedness training, the sharing of ideas and information, to pass traffic, and drill for net procedures. (pause and listen)

Your Net Control Station is <call sign>. My name is <your name>.  And I am located in <your location/town>. (pause and listen)

Is there any emergency or priority traffic? (pause and listen)

Is there any routine ARES traffic? (If there is traffic listed, pass traffic at this time)

If you would like to become a member of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service, please notify the Net Control Station.

When you check in, please notify net control if you have an announcement, formal traffic, or if you have no traffic for the net.

Please give your call sign, then say it phonetically, tell us your name, and where you are currently located. (pause and listen)

We will now go into our roll call.

Calling any Walton County ARES Officers; this includes our Emergency Coordinator, Assistant Emergency Coordinators, and their assistants.  ARES Officers, please check in now. (pause and listen)

Acknowledge and thank each officer for checking in.

All Official Emergency Stations, and ARES members please check in now.

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At this time, are there any stations with announcements? (pause and listen)

(Acknowledge each station with announcements and have them make their announcements prior to proceeding. )

(Call stations that listed announcements or traffic when checking in.)

The net will now accept general check-ins. These check-ins are appreciated and are a very important part of the ARES program during an emergency.

Are there any late check-ins?  Please come now. (pause and listen)

Are there any questions for any of the ARES Officers on the net at this time?  (pause and listen)

I will now open the net for general discussion.  (pause and listen)

The net is now closed to general discussions, we are back under the direction of Net Control.  (pause and listen)

Are there any late check-ins? Please come now.  (pause and listen)

Any questions or other business before we close the net? (pause and listen)

This is <call sign> your Net Control Station, closing the Walton County Georgia ARES Net and thanking each one of you for taking the time to check-in.  (short pause)

Your participation and support is what makes the Amateur Radio Emergency Service a benefit to the public in times of disaster.  (short pause)

73’s and Best Regards from <call sign>.

This frequency is now returned to normal amateur use.