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HOT ARES Net Control Stations#Who's Net Control Tonight?
HEART OF TENNESSEE AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY
SERVICE: W4HOT
HEART OF TENNESSEE SKYWARN ASSOCIATION: WX4HOT
7:30 PM Central time Tuesdays on the W4CAT Repeater System and WD4JYD Repeater-Net
Call Up and Procedures
The Codes: deleted puts 145.37
in net mode (if not automatic, normally kicks in at 7:27PM)
deleted takes 145.37 out of net mode (need to do
this at the end)
CALL UP: “Calling all radio amateurs, calling all radio amateurs. This is the HEART OF TENNESSEE Amateur Radio Emergency Service and Skywarn Training Net. This net meets Tuesday Nights at 7:30 PM Central time on the W4CAT Repeater System of 145.23 in Smyrna, 146.955 (Tone 114.8) in West Nashville, 145.37 located near Joelton, 147.36 (Tone 114.8) on Short Mountain, the WD4JYD repeater 145.35 in Franklin and the 220 system. 147.42 as the national emergency simplex frequency will be used when appropriate.” Any station wishing to test cross-band can now check in on 442.650 simplex and no tone. Set your radios to any VHF simplex frequency for the test except 146.52 or 147.42 and use your radio’s directions for cross-banding.
“Is there a Heart of Tennessee ARES station that will be available as secondary or backup net control for the net?”
“Is there a Heart of Tennessee ARES station that will be available as liaison to the MTEARS WX net if necessary?”
“Is there a Heart of Tennessee ARES station that will be available as HF liaison if necessary?”
“All Stations are invited to participate; you need NOT be a member of ARRL, ARES or any other group to participate as a licensed amateur. This is a directed net. After giving the information requested by net control please wait to be recognized by net control. This is YOUR CALL, my name is YOUR NAME, and I am net control for this evening.”
FCC RULES APPLY DURING THE NET TOO! IDENTIFY EVERY 10 MINUTES. It is quite
likely the net is being monitored by Official Observers and / or the FCC. Follow
the rules! §97.119 Station identification.
(a) Each amateur station, except a space station or telecommand station, must
transmit its assigned call sign on its transmitting channel at the end of each
communication, and at least every ten minutes during a communication, for the
purpose of clearly making the source of the transmissions from the station known
to those receiving the transmissions.
On the net prior to the first Thursday please announce: “The monthly meeting of the Stones River Amateur Radio Club will be held the first Thursday of (put month here) (the date of meeting) at 7:00PM at the Rutherford County Rescue Squad located on 1504 West College Street in Murfreesboro. Talk in is here on the W4CAT/KB4ZOE system.” Those who give announcements should be present for the entire net so that they are aware the announcement has been made and not repeat it. Also program information should be sent ahead of the net.
On the net prior to the third Thursday please announce: “The monthly meeting of the Heart of Tennessee ARES will be held the third Thursday of (put month here) (the date of meeting) at 7:00PM at the Rutherford County Rescue Squad located on 1504 West College Street in Murfreesboro. Talk in is here on the W4CAT/KB4ZOE system.” Those who give announcements should be present for the entire net so that they are aware the announcement has been made and not repeat it. Also program information should be sent ahead of the net.
“Stations with Emergency, Priority or Formal traffic only, please check in now.” (Pause a few seconds unless there is traffic)
“Stations with or without traffic please check in now by giving your full call phonetically. If you cannot stay for the net, please request to secure from net control. Please check in from the closest repeater near you to reduce “doubling” with other operators and please remember to key down for a second before speaking to allow the repeaters in the link to “connect” for you.
We will now take check-ins from any mobiles, portables, or stations operating on emergency power to check in now by giving your full call phonetically .”
Take the check in(s) individually or as a group. Please log all those who check in if you are able to and acknowledge them. You may need to break it down a bit by call prefix. It will reduce but not eliminate the doubles. Note: as net control you should run the net “your way”. Certainly better your way than not have your help!
*** IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU KEEP A COUNT OF THOSE WHO CHECK IN AT THE VERY LEAST ***
After acknowledging the list, ask for: “Additional stations for the HEART OF TENNESSEE ARES / Skywarn Training Net.” Repeat as necessary.
“Are there any stations with News, Bulletins, Club Business, or any other items of interest for this net.” Keep a note of the announcements so that you can do a short recap at the end before closing. Identify yourself when you handoff to the station wishing to give announcements in case they go longer than your 10 minutes (it has happened to me). ”OTHER CALL YOUR CALL”
Do a final request for checking in before handoff to the trainer for the evening. “Any more check ins to the Heart of Tennessee ARES/Skywarn training net before we go into training mode?” Acknowledge the list.
Hand off to the trainer: ”TRAINER’S CALL YOUR CALL” This is your end of communication for the time being.
When the trainer hands the session back to you. ”TRAINER’S CALL YOUR CALL”
Please thank everyone for participating! Please thank the repeater owner(s) and helper(s).
Close: “This is YOURCALL returning the repeater system to normal Amateur
Radio use.”
deleted takes 145.37 out of net mode (need to do
this at the end). The system will automatically perform this task
At 8:30 PM if you fail to do so.
NOTES: (1) It is an informal yet professional net. There may be an occasion
to handle formal traffic. It should be handled in the proper traffic format
and routed in the proper manner as soon as possible.
Thanks for your continued help and support.
HEART OF TENNESSEE ARES / SKYWARN TRAINING NETS
January – December 2008
DATE NET CONTROL DATE NET CONTROL
January 8 N9DGK Keith
January 15 AG4WK Alan
January 22 KI4MXY Greg
January 29 K4CJE Chris
February 5 W3BIL Bill
February 12 KE4OJC Steve
February 19 KQ4M James
February 26 KI4NDN David
March 4 KI4IGH Aaron
March 11 K4ING Frank
March 18 KI4IGH Aaron
March 25 K9IMI Bob
April 1 AG4WK Alan
April 8 Ki4MXY Greg
April 15 K4PWO Perry
April 22 KQ4M James
April 29 KI4NDN David
May 6 K4ING Frank
May 13 KI4IGH Aaron
May 20 K9IMI Bob
May 27 AG4WK Alan
June 3 KI4MXY Greg
June 10 K4PWO Perry
June 17 KQ4M James
June 24 KI4NDN David
July 1 K4ING Frank
July 8 KI4IGH Aaron
July 15 K9IMI Bob
July 22 AG4WK Alan
July 29 KI4MXY Greg
August 5 K4PWO Perry
August 12 KQ4M James
August 19 KI4NDN David
August 26 K4ING Frank
September 2 KI4IGH Aaron
September 9 K9IMI Bob
September 16 AG4WK Alan
September 23 KI4MXY Greg
September 30 K4PWO Perry
October 7 KQ4M James
October 14 KI4NDN David
October 21 K4ING Frank
October 28 KI4IGH Aaron
November 4 K9IMI Bob
November 11 AG4WK Alan
November 18 KI4MXY Greg
November 25 K4PWO Perry
December 2 KQ4M James
December 9 KI4NDN David
December 16 K4ING Frank
December 23 KI4IGH Aaron December 23 K9IMI Bob
NOTE: If you know ahead you cannot be on the air please contact the designated person for the following week and swap. If you are next week and the guy in front of you is AWOL this week, please take it and assume you have swapped! Please keep a count of those who check in and announcements and get to the net manager as well as the EC N9DGK formally on the air or informally via email. If you see now a problem let us know. If you are no longer interested in performing as net control we understand. Just let us know.
The following should be considered as “chain of command” if net
control is not available:
N9DGK Keith Miller EC Rutherford County
KG4DCI Jay Daniel DEC District 4
K1KY Tom Delker ASEC Middle Tennessee
revised:100340 March 2008