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ESF-2 Communications Net" Operating Guide and Preamble      8-10-10 (PRG)

Starting the Net on WC4PEM Repeater Frequency 146.985 ( - )  PL 127.3

Announce the following prior to calling the NET:

The weekly Wednesday Polk County "ESF-2 Communications Net" is about to begin.

Does anyone have any emergency traffic or need to use the repeater before we call the NET tonight?

This is ESF-2 Communications NET Control – [Say your call letters].  The net will begin in 2 minutes.

Call the NET

QRZed QRZed QRZed all Polk County amateurs

This is [Say your call letters] NET Control, for the Polk County Florida "ESF-2 Communications Net".

The Polk County ARES Net meets every Wednesday at 1930 hours Eastern Time for the purpose of disseminating information and training.  This net can also act as part of the national traffic system and can handle traffic into, out of, and throughout the greater Polk County area. Written traffic will be accepted latter in the net.

Information about the ESF-2 Communications Net can be found on the Polk County EmComm web site located at www dot Polk EmComm dot org, that’s spelled www dot p-o-l-k-e-m-c-o-m-m dot org.

Our monthly meetings are on the last Thursday of each month.  Meeting information and locations can be found on the web site.

You are listening to the WC4PEM Repeater, VHF frequency 146.985 MHz, with a negative off-set or on UHF the frequency of 444.95 with positive off-set. Both repeaters require a PL Tone of 127.3.hz. 

The transmitters are located in Bartow, Florida and serve the entire Polk County area.  Our thanks to Richard, KQ4KX - WC4PEM trustee, for the use of these repeaters.

This is a directed net organized for the purpose of coordinating the Amateur Radio Emergency Service activity in Polk County.  All stations that are not involved in the net are requested to standby until the net is clear.  Any station with emergency traffic may interrupt at any time. 

Are there any Stations with Emergency or Priority traffic?  - Please contact Net Control at this time.

Listen for response

NOTHING HEARD

Net Control will take check-ins of ARES officers first. After completing the officer’s check-ins, Net Control will take check-ins of any Polk County amateurs.

After check-ins I will call on net members to pass their traffic in the order received,

Finally, any other radio operators may check in.

Please respond with the following information:

Your call sign, please say letters phonetically,

Your name and town.

Please notify net control if you have traffic for the net.

Remember to enter ALL info on the LOG sheet, HIGHLIGHTING those with traffic.

I will begin with ARES officers, please call net control now.

Acknowledge each check-in as received.

Next, I am taking check-ins of Polk County operators with a suffix of Alpha through Hotel, please call now.

Acknowledge each check-in.

I will now take check-ins from Polk County with any suffix Alpha through Pappa.

Any other Polk County stations who have not checked in, suffix Alpha through Zebra, please call now.

I will now CALL MEMBERS with TRAFIC.

After traffic is received and discussed………..

Is there any written traffic for the National Traffic Service?  Please call net control.

Arrange for stations to pass & receive their traffic.

Before we close the net, are there any other amateur radio stations wishing to check into the net?  Please call Net Control?

Close the NET

OK, this concludes formal part of the "ESF-2 Communications Net".  Immediately following we will have an informal net for general discussion and questions.

The next session of the Polk County ARES Net will be next Wednesday at 1930 hours local time on this repeater.  Thanks to everyone who took part in tonight's net, and to Richard KQ4KX, repeater trustee, for allowing us to use the WC4PEM repeaters. 

Good evening to all and thank you for participating.

This is [Say your call letters] net control, closing this session of the Polk County ARES Net at (time) and returning the repeater to normal operation.

73’s