THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET

THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET

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NET INTRODUCTION PROCEDURE -

CALLING THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET, CALLING THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET.

THIS IS (your name and call-sign), YOUR NET CONTROL STATION FOR THIS EVENINGS SESSION OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET. THIS NET MEETS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PASSING FORMAL THIRD PARTY TRAFFIC, INTO, OUT OF, AND THROUGH OUT SUFFOLK COUNTY, PROVIDING IT IS OF LEGAL ORIGIN AND DESTINATION. (un-key, count to five)

THIS IS A DIRECTED NET, AND PART OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC SYSTEM, SPONSORED BY THE A.R.R.L., WE ASK THAT YOU DO NOT BREAK INTO THIS NET, UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, IF AN EMERGENCY SHOULD ARISE, ANNOUNCE IT BY THE USE OF THE WORD "EMERGENCY", AND THE FREQUENCY WILL BE RELINQUISHED TO YOU UNTIL YOUR EMERGENCY HAS BEEN HANDLED,

I WILL NOW STAND BY FOR ANYONE WITH EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC ONLY. I REPEAT EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC ONLY, PLEASE CALL NOW. (un-key, count to five)

THIS IS THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET, THIS IS YOUR NET CONTROL (your call), MY NAME IS (your name), AND I LIVE IN (your qth).

THIS IS A TRAINING NET, WE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGE, ALL AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS TO JOIN US WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE TRAFFIC HANDLING EXPERIENCE.

NO STATION IS UNDER ANY OBLIGATION TO HANDLE TRAFFIC LISTED BY THIS NET.

WHEN CHECKING INTO THIS NET, PLEASE USE THE HESITATION METHOD, THE PROCEDURE IS AS FOLLOWS: SAY "THIS IS" RELEASE YOUR PUSH TO TALK SWITCH TO SEE IF YOU ARE DOUBLING WITH ANYONE, IF YOU DO NOT HEAR ANYONE TALKING, THEN PROCEED TO GIVE YOUR CALLSIGN SLOWLY AND PHONETICALLY.

NET OPERATION PROCEDURE -

LIAISON STATIONS, AND LIAISON STATIONS ONLY, PLEASE CALL AND LIST ANY TRAFFIC (un-key count to ten,.......acknowledge any Liaison stations, and any traffic that they bring)

STATIONS WITH TRAFFIC, AND ANY ADDITIONAL LIAISON STATIONS, I REPEAT, STATIONS WITH TRAFFIC ONLY, PLEASE CALL, AND LIST YOUR TRAFFIC. (un-key, count to five........acknowledge any stations, and their traffic)

(if traffic)

THIS IS THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET, THE NET IS CURRENTLY HOLDING TRAFFIC FOR (list by towns) IF TRAFFIC, ASK IF THERE IS ANYONE THAT WISHES TO HANDLE THE TRAFFIC ? IF THERE ARE, PLEASE ASK THEM TO GO DIRECT WITH THE STATION THAT HAS TRAFFIC AND TAKE IT.

(if no traffic) THIS IS THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET, WE ARE CURRENTLY FREE OF ANY TRAFFIC.

STATIONS FOR THE NET, WITH TRAFFIC, WITHOUT TRAFFIC, ANY STATION WISHING TO CHECK IN, YOUR CALL-SIGNS PLEASE. (acknowledge the check-ins, take another round of check-ins Acknowledge them, Pass traffic if any.)

(after all traffic has been passed)

LIST ANY BULLETINS OR MESSAGES YOU MIGHT HAVE FOR THE NET.

DIRECT THOSE STATIONS THAT HAVE MESSAGES FOR THE NET TO STATE THEM FOR THE NET.

HANDLE ANY EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION TO BE COVERED DURING THIS NET.

NET CONCLUSION PROCEDURE -

THIS IS THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET, THIS IS (your call-sign) COMMENTS, OR QUERIES FOR THE NET PLEASE CALL NOW . (count to ten) THIS IS THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NETS, FINAL CALL....STATIONS FOR THE NET WITH TRAFFIC, WITHOUT TRAFFIC, OR STATIONS WISHING TO CHECK IN, PLEASE CALL NOW. (un key, count to five.)

THIS COMPLETES THIS EVENINGS SESSION OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC NET.

I WANT TO THANK THE FOLLOWING STATIONS FOR CHECKING IN THIS EVENING, WHICH WERE (read the check in list).

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THOSE WHO MAINTAIN THE W2DQ REPEATER SYSTEM FOR THE USE OF THE REPEATER.

THIS NET WILL RECONVENE TOMORROW NIGHT AT 2000 HOURS LOCAL TIME, WHEN THE SCHEDULED NET CONTROL WILL BE (name and call-sign).

THE SUFFOLK COUNTY VHF TRAFFIC IS NOW CLOSED AT (-------------) 73 ALL.

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