Net-Controller’s Script
In the situation where the usual net control person is unavailable, the following script can be used by any licensed amateur willing to help out and run the net.
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-Good evening, this is the Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club’s Weekly 2-meter net.
-My name is _____and my call sign is______, and I will be your net controller this evening.
-The net runs every Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. on this repeater, VE7RMR on the frequency 146.800 megahertz, with an input down 600 kilohertz and a tone of 156.7.
– The Club also operates the following: A UHF repeater on 443.625 megahertz with an input up 5 megahertz and a tone of 156.7. A 220 repeater on 224.880 megahertz with an input down 1.6 megahertz. And a D-star UHF repeater on 440.800 megahertz with an input up 5 megahertz.
-You do not have to be a member of the Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club to participate on the net. All licensed radio amateurs are welcome and encouraged to check-in.
-We will start with emergency or priority traffic. If anyone has any emergency or priority traffic, please come now. <___pause to await traffic___>
-The net can be interrupted at any time for any emergency or priority traffic.
-Are there any reports of sick or injured amateurs? <___pause to await traffic___>
-Are there any reports from the Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club executive? <___Pause___>
-Are there any bulletins or announcements from any licensed amateurs? <___Pause___
-Before we do general check-ins, we’ll take check-ins from our sister club in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. To avoid any repeater time-outs, we’ll take their call signs and come back to them later. If there are any Ipswich club members on IRLP, please come now with your call sign. <___Pause to take/record check-ins__>
-Again, to avoid the repeater timing out, we’ll come back to our sister club members shortly.
-Next, we will have general check-ins. Are there any check-ins for the Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club net, come now with your call sign and name.
<Check ins answered>
<NOTE: After 15 minutes, return to Ipswich members on IRLP- this continued activity allows their repeater to remain connected and not timeout>
-We will now return to IRLP and our sister club members in Ipswich, Australia. <Call their Call signs as recorded>
-Are there any other members of our sister club on IRLP?
-Are there any other check-ins on IRLP?
<Closing>
– This will be the final call for general, late or missed check-ins. If there are any more check-ins, please come now with your callsign. <Pause>
-Hearing nothing, this will conclude the Maple Ridge Amateur Radio Club net for Wednesday, ____month ______, ____<day____.
-We had a total of ______ check-ins tonight. We thank you all for checking in and hope to hear you back here next Wednesday at 7:30. For more information on the club, please check out the club’s website at MRARC dot net or the club’s Facebook page.
-This is ______<call-sign> now returning the repeater to normal operation at_____ p.m.
73.
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