TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET SCRIPT

AT 7:29 PM  YOU MAY SAY "THIS IS _______.  THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET BEGINS IN ONE MINUTE.  ALL STATIONS PLEASE STAND BY."

[AT 7:30 PM  BEGIN THE NET.]

THIS IS ________, NET CONTROL STATION FOR THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET. MY NAME  IS ________, AND I AM LOCATED IN ____________, NORTH CAROLINA.

THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET IS A DIRECTED NET AND IS THE NORTH CAROLINA HF ARES NET. A.R.E.S IS "AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE," AND IS PART OF THE ARRL FIELD ORGANIZATION. THE PURPOSE THIS NET IS TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS DURING EMERGENCIES, TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN ALL ASPECTS OF NET OPERATIONS, TO SERVE AS A FORUM FOR DISCUSSIONS AND TO FOSTER FELLOWSHIP AMONG RADIO AMATEURS. ALL RADIO AMATEURS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET.

DO WE HAVE STATIONS WITH EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC FOR THE NET?

[HANDLE THIS TRAFFIC NOW]

DO WE HAVE STATIONS WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS OR NET BUSINESS FOR THE NET?

[CALL FOR AFTER CHECKINS AND AFTER TRAFFIC]

STATIONS ARE ASKED TO CHECK INTO THE NET ACCORDING TO THE FIRST LETTER OF THE SUFFIX OF YOUR CALL SIGN.  PLEASE GIVE YOUR CALL SIGN, YOUR NAME, LOCATION, YOUR ARRL APPOINTMENT IF ANY, AND LIST ANY TRAFFIC FOR THE NET.

DO WE HAVE ANY MOBILE STATIONS FOR THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET? 

STATIONS A-G PLEASE CALL__________.

STATIONS H-N PLEASE CALL__________.

STATIONS O-T PLEASE CALL__________.

STATIONS U-Z PLEASE CALL__________.

DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CHECKINS FOR THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET?

[HANDLE TRAFFIC AND ANNOUNCEMENTS NOW]

THIS IS ________ CLOSING THE FORMAL PORTION OF THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET. THOSE STATIONS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE EXCUSED FROM THE NET MAY SECURE YOUR STATIONS AT THIS TIME. THIS NET MEETS NIGHTLY AT 7:30 PM ON 3923 KHZ  AND AT OTHER TIMES, AS NEEDED.

[CALL ON STATIONS FOR COMMENTS]

THIS IS _________ CLOSING THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET. I THANK ALL STATIONS FOR CHECKING INTO THE NET, AND LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REGULAR PARTICIPATION EACH NIGHT AT 7:30 PM, AS YOU ARE ABLE TO DO.  THIS IS ________ CLEAR.