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Official Net Calling Guide

QST, QST, QST, This is _______(Call) My name is ______.and I am the net control for
this session of the Treasure Valley Radio Assn. 2 meter net. This net meets weekly at
7:30 PM every Tuesday evening. All check-ins are welcome and all amateurs are
invited to join in. The purpose of the net is to inform members of any events or news
and allow anyone to express their views on any subject regarding our hobby. It also
provides experience in net operations and emergency operating procedures.

This is a directed net - please address all comments to the net control. When checking
in, please give your call sign using phonetics, followed by your first name and location.

Is there any Emergency traffic for the Net?

Is there any QST’s or announcements to list?

This is _______ (Call) your net control. I will open the net and invite Mobile stations and
early check-ins for anyone who need to leave early, come now please.
(Only acknowledge each station as they check-in at this time).

I will now take check-ins:

All call signs with suffixes beginning A thru G come now please:
All call signs with suffixes beginning H thru N come now please:
All call signs with suffixes beginning O thru U come now please:
All call signs with suffixes beginning V thru Z come now please:

That complete the roll call is there any late check-in at this time

This is _______ (Call) your net control. This completes the formal portion of the net.
I will now call on stations to express their views on any topic of their choosing.
(net controls may call on any stations that checked in for comments or open up the
session for general comments but keep the net under control at all times. Keep the
session open until anyone wishing to respond has the opportunity to do so.)

This is _______ (Call) your net control. I will now take any late check-ins at this time.

CLOSING

Would anyone like to list any amateur equipment for Sale or Trade?

Is there any there further business for the TVRA net?

I would invite anyone wishing more information on the Treasure Valley Radio Association
to visit out web site at www.k7oji.org. I wish to thank everyone for checking in this evening.
I now close this session of the TVRA 2 meter net and return the repeater to normal use.
This is _______ (Call) signing off, Good Evening.

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