Directed Nets


	During an event, if the authorities ask you to move, do so immediately and without comment, then notify the NCS of your change in status as soon as you can.
	If an on-scene authority requests that you shut your radio off, or that you not transmit, do what they ask immediately and without question. This is one circumstance where you do not notify the NCS of a change in your status. This would normally occur only if there is a presence of explosives or explosive chemicals or vapors, and there is the possibility that a spark-producing electronic device is present which might be triggered by an RF signal.
	Be patient with the NCS. An NCS operator is under high stress. His or her questions and requests should be clear and crisp; but as he/she begins to tire, there may be a tendency to become rather terse. Typically, there is a whole lot going on at an NCS that the field operators never know about.
	Hams are patriotic, independent people and they are volunteers. The attitude among a few hams is that 'Volunteers don't have to take orders.' That's absolutely correct. We don't have to take orders. But if you are not ready to follow instructions, you may want to do something outside of ARES/RACES.
	Don't over identify There is nothing that will expend more time, needlessly, than over identification. Someone that uses their FCC issued callsign in every transmission is usually a person that is unsure of himself or worse yet, someone that is more interested in having their call known to everyone at the event. In the latter situation, help them find work elsewhere.
	The FCC tells us that you need only identify at ten-minute intervals during a conversation (NOT during a net unless you talk for more than ten minutes) and during your last transmission.
	If you end each exchange with your call, that tells everyone that you are of the opinion the exchange is complete and you fulfill all FCC requirements.
	Write it down The easiest way to minimize what you say during a net is to write down everything before you key the microphone. Since very few of us like to write lengthy notes, this will promote brevity.
	An excellent place to keep this information is in your location log. This serves two purposes:
	1) You have a complete log of everything that came from your location, and
	2) It will become very brief.