70cm Sunday Net Operations Guide

This is the text you should follow in acting as the net control for the 70cm Sunday Night Net on 443.100.

IT IS A GUIDE. Some net control operators have deviated from this guide quite a lot, and their individual flavor to the net has been welcome. Many of us have very little to no experience in being a Net Control operator, and if you are reading this over as it is your time to be Net Control, take heart, we were all nervous and made some mistakes. But at the end of the Net, got congratulated on a job well done.

Relax, do your best, and thank you for participating.

Begin here at 9 p.m. ****************

CQ, CQ, CQ, This is the Big Country Amateur Radio Net.

Good evening, to all amateur radio operators. This is ( insert your call sign ). This is a non-club affiliated net operated for the purpose of promoting the hobby of amateur radio.

My name is ( insert your name ) and I'm your net controller this evening for the Big Country Amateur Radio net.

The net will be held every Sunday night, starting at 9:00 PM with various net controllers on a rotating basis.

If you would like to find out more about the net or see who the net controllers are for future nets, visit the internet website at www.bcarntx.org, that is (spell it) w w w dot b c a r n t x dot o r g

If you wish to contact BCARN, the email address is webmaster @ bcarntx dot org

The purpose of the net is to pass news and provide a place where every licensed amateur radio operator can meet other hams, make friends, and seek out those with a current interest in a particular aspect of Amateur Radio that also interests you.

Your participation is not only welcome, it is needed.

All check-ins are welcome. The net especially invites new checkins to join in instead of just listening to the net.

Also good evening to our scanner listeners and to any visitors to the net tonight.

The Big Country Amateur Radio Net meets on Sunday at 9 p.m. on this repeater. The PL Tone is 88.5

Again, your controller for tonight's net is ( insert your name ), and my call is is ( insert your call sign ).

Check-in procedure options:

NOTE: Please begin the net by taking all checkins that are mobile or people who want to just check in and out without making any comments, and get them done at the very beginning.

A). When checking in, please announce your call sign using phonetics, followed by your first name, and location. (USE THIS OPTION ONLY ON NIGHTS WHEN A LIGHT CHECK-IN IS ANTICIPATED).

B). When checking in, please give only your call sign suffix, or prefix if a 2x1 call sign. (USE THIS WHEN A HEAVY CHECK-IN IS EXPECTED).

C). Perform the check-in by geographic area. (PLEASE USE THIS ONLY WHEN WE HAVE A VERY LARGE NET COVERING AT LEAST THREE AREAS).

Please observe good amateur operating procedures during the net.

Before we commence general check-ins, is there any emergency or priority traffic only?

Please come now .......

Are there any check-ins with a time line or time limits? That means if you're in a rush or your hand held battery is about to expire, you are mobile and may leave the repeater coverage, or you simply wish to check in and out without making any comments...

Please come now....

Are there any general check-ins for the BCARN Sunday night net?

Please come now , with your call sign and first name....

(last call)

I'll take one more listen for check-ins to the Big Country Amateur Radio Net, Sunday night net.

Please come now ....

Acknowledge each person as they check in. Allow for comments.

Check for activities, announcements, VE exams in area or announcements, Message Board announcements (include special interest group activities), and general announcements (BE BRIEF, DON'T READ EVERYTHING FROM THE INTERNET).

**** READ ONLY THE TITLES on the SWAP LISTINGS, then ask if anyone wants more information, and provide contact info ON REQUEST *****.

Take late check-ins.

Does anybody have any announcements or comments? Call for announcements a few times.

Does anybody have wanted or sale items to announce?

Would somebody like to volunteer to call this net next week?

( at the end of net)

Thank you for joining the net tonight. If you have any comments, thoughts or suggestions you can contact BCARN via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

IF YOU CAN, GIVE A COUNT OF THE CHECK IN'S, and RE-CHECK'S.

If you would like to learn more about BCARN, please visit the website at www.bcarntx.org.

This is ( insert your call sign ), closing the net and

returning the repeater to normal use. Thank-you all, for your participation.

Good Night and 73 this is ( give your call sign ) closing the Big Country Amateur Radio Net.