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WD8IEL Net Preamble
GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THE CHELSEA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NET. IT’S (DATE) AND THIS IS (CALLSIGN).
MY NAME IS (YOUR NAME) AND I AM LOCATED IN (YOUR LOCATION).
I’LL BE YOUR NET CONTROL STATION FOR THIS EVENING’S SESSION OF THE CHELSEA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NET.
THIS NET MEETS EACH TUESDAY NIGHT ON THE 145.450 CHELSEA AND THE 146.980 MANCHESTER REPEATERS AROUND 8 PM EASTERN TIME.
BOTH REPEATER’S ARE BEING LINKED TOGETHER FOR THIS NET.
YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR CLUB TO JOIN THIS NET, EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
THERE ARE MANY MODES WHICH OPERATORS CAN USE TO CONNECT TO THIS NET. A LIST OF THESE MODES CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WD8IEL.COM
THE PURPOSE OF THE NET IS TO PROMOTE GOOD FELLOWSHIP AMONG AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS, AND TO HANDLE TRAFFIC WHEN WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE OUTLETS.
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I WILL BE TAKING A STANDBY PERIODCALLY FOR ADDITIONAL CHECK INS. PLEASE HOLD ALL CECK-INS UNTIL THAT TIME. IT WILL MAKE THE NET GO SMOOTHER.
BECAUSE OPERATORS CAN USE SEVERAL MODES TO CONNECT TO THIS NET, WAIT 2 SECONDS AFTER PRESSING YOUR PTT KEY BEFORE SPEAKING ON THE NET. DOING SO WILL ALLOW ALL THESE MODES TIME TO LINK UP.
WHEN CHECKING INTO THE NET PLEASE SAY YOUR CALL SIGN SLOWLY ALONG WITH YOUR FIRST NAME AND LOCATION.
AFTER GIVING YOUR LOCATION SAY YOUR CALL SIGN AGAIN PHONICALLY.
THIS IS A DIRECTED NET SO CHECK-IN ONLY WHEN YOUR GROUP OR MODE IS CALLED. DURNING THE NET, DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO THE NET CONTROLLER ONLY.
OKAY LET’S START THE NET.
ALL MOBILE AND PORTABLE STATIONS, PLEASE CHECK-IN NOW.
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ANYONE USING ECHOLINK, PLEASE CHECK-IN AT THIS TIME.
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ANY ALLSTAR NODES, PLEASE CHECK-IN NOW.
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ANYONE USING HAMSHACK HOTLINE, PLEASE CHECK-IN NOW.
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ALL BASE STATIONS PLEASE CHECK-IN NOW.
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I CURRENTLY HAVE THE FOLLOWING LIST OF CHECK-INS…….
READ EACH CALLSIGN ON YOUR LIST
WERE THERE ANY OTHER CHECK-INS I MISSED, PLEASE CALL (YOUR CALLSIGN) NOW?
YOUR QUESTION FOR TONIGHTS NET IS………
TO AVOID TIMING OUT THE REPEATERS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR TRANSMISSIONS TO 2 MINUTES OR LESS.
START THE NET!!!!
NET CLOSURE PREAMBLE
THIS CONCLUDES THE CHELSEA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NET. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. UNTIL NEXT TUESDAY EVENING AT 8:00 PM, THE ROUTINE CHELSEA AMATEUR RADIO CLUB NET IS CLOSED, THIS IS (YOUR CALLSIGN), RETURNING THE FREQUENCY TO ROUTINE USE.
VARIOUS MODES USED ON OUR NETS. (PLEASE THIS LIST ON OUR WEBSITE).
- USING OUR CHELSEA REPEATER ON 145.450 MHZ WITH A PL TONE OF 100 HZ
- USING THE MANCHESTER REPEATER ON 146.980 MHZ, ALSO WITH A PL TONE OF 100 HZ
- USING ECHOLINK, SEARCH FOR WD8IEL-R IN AREA EIGHT OF THE ECHOLINK PHONE APP. IF YOU WISH TO USE ECHOLINK, YOU WILL NEED TO BE ADDED TO OUR ECHOLINK WHITELIST. PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL MESSAGE TO WWW.WD8IEL.COM AND WE WILL SEE THAT YOU GET ADDED TO THE LIST
- USING ALLSTAR, CONNECT TO NODE 53113
- AND LASTLY, YOU CAN DIAL 94055 ON A HAMSHACK HOTLINE PHONE.