MONTGOMERY CERT – TRAINING NET – SCRIPT

2000 hours Local – 146.955 repeater (negative offset) 
 

• Net Control Station: Say what is in bold font.
• Use standard ITU phonetics to set a good example
• Italics indicate instructions for the net control. Do not say what is in italics.
• Items in [brackets] will change from week to week or with each net control person. Make sure you substitute the correct information.
• Break periodically to allow emergency break-ins and so as not to “time-out” the repeater.

 
 

[START at 2000 hours local after the repeater announces the hour and the female voice says “Good Evening.”]

Is this frequency in use? [Wait 5 seconds] 
 

This is the MONTGOMERY CERT – TRAINING NET.  This is [YOUR CALL SIGN – phonetically] [YOUR NAME - phonetically]. Is there EMERGENCY traffic for the NET??

[Wait – then acknowledge anyone with emergency “traffic” (message) and ask them to say their message. After they do this, you will continue with the formal net.] 
 

Is there a backup net control station on frequency?  [Wait and acknowledge] 
 

Calling the Montgomery County Maryland CERT net.  This net is for members of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in Montgomery County Maryland who hold amateur radio licenses and those who are monitoring and are working on, or considering, an Amateur Radio license.    
 

This net is scheduled to meet here on the 146.955 repeater courtesy of the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club.  We meet the first, third, fourth, and fifth Thursday evenings, from now through the end of June 2007.  That is, all but the second Thursday. 
 

This is a training net allowing newly licensed amateurs who are members of CERT to become comfortable with amateur radio net procedures and their equipment before being called into service during an incident.  
 

Later on, as CERT members become more familiar with their equipment and radio procedures, we expect to include a review of message traffic handling procedures. We encourage our CERT radio amateur licensees to participate in the Montgomery County Emergency and Public Service Net every Tuesday, once they are comfortable with net procedures. The Emergency and Public Service net takes place at 2000 hours (8 pm) on this same frequency: 146.955 with the standard negative offset. 
 

Finally, we hope to graduate to a simplex net or nets in the fall of 2007. 
 

This is [YOUR FIRST NAME], [YOUR CALL SIGN] The Backup Station this evening is [CALL SIGN AND NAME OF BACKUP STATION]. 
 

I will now take check in s from Montgomery County CERT members.  Say your call sign using standard ITU phonetics; your name; whether your are fixed, mobile, or portable; and your current location 
 

As an example, my reply would be Whiskey BRAVO three Hotel Alpha Delta; portable ; Silver Spring.  
 

Check in's please come now. 
 

[take check ins ] 
 

This is [YOUR CALL SIGN], Net Control for the Montgomery CERT net, with Backup Station [CALL SIGN OF BACK-UP STATION]. 
 

Are there any additional Montgomery County CERT members or out-of-county CERT members who would like to check into the net? [Acknowledge each station that replies and add to the check-list] 
 

Here are the announcements for tonight [today's date]:   
 

1. Our monthly membership meeting will be [Day and date] in Rockville, Maryland. 
please verify date with CERT secretary, do not assume its scheduled.

2. Those interested in training for and becoming a member of Montgomery CERT may email info@MontgomeryCERT.org for information about upcoming training.

3. At our monthly meeting, we will review the locations of our CERT members who hold amateur radio licenses in preparation for subsequent simplex nets in the fall of 2007. 
 

Are there any additional announcements from any of the other CERT officers?

[Wait. Calling stations should indicate their desire to speak by saying their call sign only. Net Control recognizes each calling station in turn by repeating their call sign and saying “go ahead,” allowing the station to make their announcement. At the end of all comments, Net Control should resume running the net.] 
 

Again, this is [YOUR CALL SIGN AND NAME] with Back-up Station {CALL SIGN AND NAME OF BACK-UP STATION]. 
 

[End of “Program” – net continues…] 
 

Questions about Montgomery County CERT can be answered by looking at our web site: www.MontgomeryCERT.org  
 

Are there any non-CERT stations with specific questions about CERT? 
 

[Field these questions and answer if you can and if they do not involve sensitive information. Thank the station for their question; get contact information; schedule a reply off the air.] 
 

This is [YOUR CALL SIGN] wishing to thank all stations for participating in tonight’s net and the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club for the use of their repeater.  We also thank [CALL SIGN ]for serving as back-up. 
 

The net is now closing. We will reconvene on Thursday June 21st 2007 at 2000 hours Local or 8:00 PM on this repeater. 
 

The net is now secure at [say the current local time].   
 

This is [YOUR CALL SIGN]. OUT.

[END OF THE NET]

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After the net, please email a copy of the check in list to communications@montgomerycert.org.