CAROLINA STATE LINE NET PREAMBLE
(Note: Where pauses are indicated, listen for 3-5 seconds before resuming transmission)
CALLING THE CAROLINA STATE LINE NET.
CAROLINA STATE LINE NET.
THIS IS (Your call, repeated once, phonetically). MY LOCATION IS (your location). MY NAME IS (Your name). THIS IS A DIRECTED NET. THIS NET IS BEING HELD ON THE NORTH AUGUSTA BELVEDERE RADIO CLUB REPEATER, K4NAB, ON 146.73 MHZ DUPLEX.
CAROLINA STATE LINE NET.
THIS IS (Your call). STATIONS WITH FORMAL TRAFFIC CHECK IN NOW. (Pause)
<>>> IF ANYONE CHECKS IN WITH FORMAL (NATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM) TRAFFIC, IT SHOULD BE HANDLED PER ARRL PROCEDURE. TAKE THE TRAFFIC NOW, OR ASK THE STATION(S) TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE CHECKS IN WHO CAN HANDLE THE TRAFFIC. ALLOW THE TRAFFIC TO BE PASSED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF AFTER ALL CHECK INS, THE TRAFFIC HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED, LET THE STATION(S) KNOW THAT THERE IS NOONE TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC<>>>
CAROLINA STATE LINE NET.
THIS IS (Your call). ARE THERE ANY STATIONS WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS? STATIONS WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS CHECK IN NOW. (Pause)
THIS IS (Your call) TAKING CHECK-INS FOR THE CAROLINA STATE LINE NET. STATIONS WILL BE CALLED ALPHABETICALLY BY CALLSIGN SUFFIX. PLEASE GIVE YOUR CALL, NAME, AND LOCATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMAL TRAFFIC, LET ME KNOW.
<>>>BEFORE CALLS FOR CHECK-INS, MENTION ANY NTS TRAFFIC NEEDING PASSED. MAKE KNOWN ANY UPCOMING ANNOUNCEMENTS. INDICATE THAT THE ANNOUNCEMENT(S) WILL BE MADE AFTER ALL HAVE CHECKED IN. WHEN SOMEONE CHECKS IN WITH INFORMAL TRAFFIC, MENTION THAT THEY WILL BE DIRECTED TO GO AHEAD WITH THEIR INFORMAL TRAFFIC AFTER ALL HAVE CHECKED IN<>>>
STATIONS ALPHA THROUGH FOXTROT, CALL NET CONTROL
STATIONS GOLF THROUGH LIMA, CALL NET CONTROL
STATIONS MIKE THROUGH QUEBEC, CALL NET CONTROL
STATIONS ROMEO THROUGH UNIFORM, CALL NET CONTROL
STATIONS VICTOR THROUGH ZULU, CALL NET CONTROL
<>>> CALL STATIONS WITH ANNOUNCEMENTS, ONE AT A TIME <<<>
<>>> CALL STATIONS WITH ANY OTHER INFORMAL TRAFFIC, ONE AT A TIME <<<>
<>>>IF THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE ACTIVITY, TRY SOMETHING LIKE THE FOLLOWING, AS A WAY TO MAKE THE NET MORE TALKATIVE <<<
THIS IS NET CONTROL (Your Call) FOR THE CAROLINA STATE LINE NET. STATIONS THAT HAVE CHECKED IN ARE (List the stations that have checked in). DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE WITH THE NET? MAYBE YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT ANOTHER STATION, TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU’VE BEEN DOING IN AMATEUR RADIO, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING IN AMATEUR RADIO, OR ANYTHING ELSE. CALL NET CONTROL.
<>>>WHEN IT IS TIME TO CLOSE THE NET, THANK THE GROUP FOR PARTICIPATING, AND CLOSE THE NET<>>>
THIS NET MEETS EACH SUNDAY AT 9 P.M. ON THE NORTH AUGUSTA BELVEDERE RADIO CLUB’S K4NAB REPEATER, ON 146.73 MHZ DUPLEX. THIS NET MAY AT ANY TIME BE ACTIVATED, FOR EMERGENCY OR PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES. IN CASE OF REPEATER PROBLEMS, THE NET WILL MEET ON 146.73 MHz SIMPLEX.THIS IS (your call) CLOSING THE CAROLINA STATE LINE NET, RETURNING THE FREQUENCY BACK TO NORMAL USE.