A Net Has Been Activated
¢Prepare
¢Listen
¢Follow NCS
instructions
¢Plan
¢Inform
| Prepare:
Batteries charged? Best gear for the frequency? Pencil and paper at
hand? Other items you will need? |
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| Listen:
Listen for several minutes before jumping in to an active net. |
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| Follow:
NCS will ask for specific things as they are needed. Follow the instructions. |
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| - don’t editorialize |
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| This is Phred in the North East portion of
the county at 9300 feet where it is snowing, but it was sunny five minutes
ago when I came in from feeding the birds, geese and hamsters, but it's cold
right now and it looks like it could rain in the next day or so - just
checking in" is unnecessary and unwanted |
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| - check in with your callsign/tactical |
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| Plan:
Plan your transmission – don’t think on the air. Write it down in advance if you need to
then read the note |
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| - check in only if you are going to be part
of the net. |
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| - Checking in with "This is" then
a pause or unkey followed by the call may work on a few nets, but causes
delays and potential problems on most. It is the option of your local net. |
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| - Unless your transmission is longer than
ten minutes, you need only identify at the end of the transmission/exchange
of information. |
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| Inform:
Let NCS know when you leave or if you need to leave early. Do not go into
details of why you need to leave. |
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