Bellevue Amateur Radio Club Weekly Protocol Net

Attention Stations, this is [callsign], net control for the Bellevue Amateur Radio Club Weekly Protocol Net. My name is [first name] and I will be your net control operator this evening.

Although sponsored by the Bellevue Amateur Radio Club, this net is open to all ham operator checkins regardless of club affiliation. Anyone within range of this repeater that wishes to checkin may do so. This is a directed net, meaning all transmissions will be directed by this net control station.

When checking in this evening, I would ask that you call "net control," and let the repeater drop, then continue with your name, callsign, and location. Please give all three, name, callsign, and location. Because this is FM, phonetics are not necessary unless specifically requested by net control for you individually.

If you do not have traffic for the net, there is no need to state "no traffic," just your callsign is sufficient.

   At this time I will standby for mobile or portable stations. Any stations that are mobile or portable tonight please call "net control," and let the repeater drop like this... [kerchunk] then continue with your callsign and announce if you have traffic for tonight’s net.

   [checkins]

   All stations please wait. At this time I will acknowledge...

   [recall checkins]

   If I have any of those callsigns incorrect, please call "net control" now.

   This is [callsign], net control station for the Douglas County ARES net. At this time I will take checkins from any station. If you wish to checkin please call "net control," and let the repeater drop like this... [kerchunk] then continue with your callsign and announce if you have traffic for tonight’s net. If you have no traffic, just your callsign is sufficient.

   [checkins]

   All stations please wait. At this time I will acknowledge...

   [recall checkins]

   [...]

   That takes care of all listed traffic. At this time I will take another standby for any other stations that would like to checkin to the Douglas County ARES net. Please checkin now with your callsign and list any traffic you may have for the net.

   [...]

   I would like to thank everyone that checked in to tonight’s Douglas County ARES net. According to my record all traffic has been handled. Are there any exceptions?

   Attention all stations, this is [callsign] net control for the Douglas County ARES net. I am now closing this net on Sunday, [month] [day] [year]. I would like to thank the Aksarben Amateur Radio Club for the use of this repeater, as well as KETV and KPTM for providing the tower space for the K0USA repeater.

   This net is secured, this station is secured, and this repeater is now open for normal amateur use. This is [callsign].

Typically it is the backup net control that then gives the callsign of the net control station followed by his own callsign, and after acknowledgement the checkin count is compared.