TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET SCRIPT

AT 7:29 PM:  "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 (                  )  COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.

THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET IS A DIRECTED NET AND IS THE NORTH CAROLINA HF ARES AND AUXCOMM NET. 

A.R.E.S IS "AMATEUR RADIO EMERGENCY SERVICE," AND IS PART OF THE ARRL FIELD ORGANIZATION.  AUXCOMM IS A PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO TRAIN RADIO OPERATORS TO ASSIST EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WHEN NORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE DISRUPTED.

NORTH CAROLINA AUXCOMM IS A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, COMPOSED OF VOLUNTARY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, THE VARIOUS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO PROVIDE AUXILIARY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DURING DECLARED EMERGENCIES AND OTHER OFFICIAL INCIDENTS. NORTH CAROLINA AUXCOMM IS NOT PART OF THE ARRL FIELD ORGANIZATION.

THIS NET MEETS NIGHTLY AT 7:30 PM ON 3923 KHZ AND AT OTHER TIMES AS NEEDED.

THE PURPOSE OF 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?

ANY RELAYS?

[HANDLE THIS TRAFFIC NOW]

IF WE HAVE STATIONS WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS OR NET BUSINESS FOR THE NET, THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL BE HANDLED AFTER CHECK-IN; SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU CHECK IN IF YOU HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS OR NET BUSINESS.

WHEN CHECKING IN, PLEASE GIVE YOUR CALL SIGN TWICE, SLOWLY AND PHONETICALLY USING STANDARD ITU PHONETICES, THEN GIVE YOUR NAME, LOCATION (THAT IS THE COUNTY THAT YOU ARE IN), YOUR ARRL OR AUXCOMM APPOINTMENT IF ANY, AND LIST ANY TRAFFIC FOR THE NET.  ALSO ADVISE WHETHER YOU WILL BE REMAINING IN FOR COMMENTS, OR WILL BE OUT AFTER CHECKINS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

DO WE HAVE ANY PORTABLE, MOBILE OR LOW POWER STATIONS FOR THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET? PLEASE CALL (                  ) OR NET CNTROL.

ANY RELAYS?

DO WE HAVE ANY OUT OF STATE STATIONS FOR THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET?

WE NOW WILL CHECK IN FIXED STATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA ACCORDING TO THE FIRST LETTER OF THE SUFFIX OF YOUR CALL SIGN. THAT IS THE LETTER THAT FOLLOWS THE NUMBER IN YOUR CALL SIGN.

Ok All STATIONS Alpha through Golf A-G call now:

STATIONS Hotel through November H-N call now:

STATIONS Oscar through Tango O-T call now:

STATIONS Uniform through Zulu U-Z call now:

DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CHECKINS Alpha through Zulu any state FOR THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET

[NOW HANDLE TRAFFIC, ANNOUNCEMENTS, NET BUSINESS]

HEARING NONE, I AM 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.

[CALL ON STATIONS FOR COMMENTS]

AT THIS TIME I AM OPENING THE NET TO INFORMAL COMMENTS FROM THOSE WHO INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO STAY AFTER THE FORMAL PORTION. I HAVE ______ STATIONS THAT SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN IN.

GO THROUGH THE LIST OF INFORMAL CHECK IN STATIONS.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FOR THE TAR HEEL EMERGENCY NET OR ANY ADDITIONAL LATE CHECKINS?

HEARING NONE, I WANT TO THANK ALL STATIONS FOR CHECKING INTO THE NET AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REGULAR PARTICIPATION EACH NIGHT AT 7:30 PM, AS YOU ARE ABLE TO DO. AT THIS TIME, I AM CLOSING THE TAR HEEL NET AND RETURNING THIS FREQUENCY TO NORMAL AMATEUR USE.

THIS IS (                ) 73 CLEAR. 

When the net is complete, please send an email to the Net Manager that includes:

• The number of participants: This includes all check-ins, including yourself as Net Control.
• The total minutes of the formal portion of the net: This time begins when the net is officially started at 7:30 PM and includes time for check-ins, announcements, and the formal closing of the net—ending when operators are excused and given the option to secure their stations. Do not include time spent in the informal portion (i.e., rag-chew comments or casual conversation).
• Number of messages passed: Include only ICS Messages or ARRL Messages exchanged between stations that checked into the net. Please note: An announcement made at the beginning of the net—while sometimes referred to as “traffic”—does not count as a message passed.