Wake County ARES

(One minute prior to net make the following announcement)

This is (Call sign), the Wake County ARES net begins in one minute. All stations please stand by.

(Net begin)

All Stations this net, this is (Call sign phonetic) – assuming net control for the Wake County Amateur Radio Emergency Service net, out.

All stations this net, this is (Call sign), net control for the Wake County ARES net. This is a directed net. All stations are requested to direct all calls to net control.

This directed net meets every Thursday evening around 9:20 pm for the purpose of providing training and information for the local Amateur radio community. All stations in the coverage area of this repeater holding a Technician class license or higher are invited to check in.

To check in, please give my call sign (Call sign); pause your transmission to check for any doubling, when clear, give your call sign, name, ARES appointment (if any), and your Area Number or Branch. Please also advise if you wish to immediately secure from the net.

Let’s start by taking check-ins from any stations with any ARES related announcements, call net control (Call sign). Over

(Log & acknowledge all stations with ARES traffic or announcements)

I’ll now take check-ins from stations with call suffixes beginning with A – G. Call net control (Call sign). Over

(Log & Acknowledge check-ins)

I’ll now take check-ins from stations with call suffixes beginning with H – N. Call net control (Call sign). Over

(Log & Acknowledge check-ins)

I’ll now take check-ins from stations with call suffixes beginning with O – Z. Call net control (Call sign). Over

(Log & Acknowledge check-ins)

I’ll now take check-ins from any stations who missed the earlier call up. Stations call net control (Call sign). Over

(Log & Acknowledge check-ins)

(Call all stations with announcements)

I will now call all stations checked-in to the net. Please limit your comments to ARES-related business or topics.

(Conduct roll call. When finished close the net.)

All stations this net, this is (Call sign) now securing the Wake County ARES net. Stations may now contact each other without going through net control. This is (Call sign). Out.