Net Preamble
Net Control Stations may use the following as a script or guideline:
QST, QST, QST calling the Arlington County Net. Net control station for this evening is __. My name is ___, and I am located at ______.
Before we begin this net, does anyone need to use the repeater?
The Arlington County Net meets every Tuesday except the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM local time on 145.47 megahertz and is sponsored by the Arlington Amateur Radio Club and the Arlington County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, ARES. A PL tone of 107.2 Hertz is required to access the repeater.
On the third Tuesday of each month the club meets at 7:00 PM at the Saint Thomas More Cathedral School, 105 North Thomas Street.
All stations are invited to participate in tonight’s net, and all operators and listeners are welcome to our meetings.
The purpose of this net is to practice controlled net procedures for use in emergencies, and to keep the amateur community informed of ham radio activities in and around Arlington. Information about the club is available at its website, w4wvp.org.
PROCEDURE
After the preamble, ask for check-ins with name, call in ITU phonetics, and location. Do in the following order: Check-ins
- Which have traffic (i.e., announcements, information, questions);
- Which are mobile or short-time;
- Which are current or past club officers;
- Other stations, any type, any jurisdiction.
Go through the list in above order for their traffic, comments, etc.
Take breaks for check-ins; re-identify the net every 10 minutes.
When all topics are exhausted, close “with thanks to the Arlington Amateur Radio for the use of the W4WVP/R repeater” and give the time.
