19:58(ish)

All stations on this frequency, this is __________, please stand by for the Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association Net at the top of the hour.

20:00

All stations on this frequency, this is __________, net control for this session of the Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association Net. My name is ________.This net meets each Thursday at 2000 hours local time for the purpose of traffic handling, training, and encouraging communications among amateur radio operators. All licensed amateurs are welcome and encouraged to check into this net. This net is conducted on the CMSARA 147.345 repeater, which has a positive offset and a 100 Hz tone.

Do we have any emergency or priority traffic?

(handle immediately)

Do we have any formal traffic?

(handle immediately if possible)

When checking in, please, slowly and clearly, give your call sign and name. Immediately following the first round of check-ins, we will offer each station the opportunity to make a brief comment or announcement for the net. If you do not want to be called on for comments, just announce “no comment” when checking in. Please limit comments to matters pertaining to amateur radio or club activity.

(OPTIONAL) For those willing to make a comment, I would suggest _______________.

• Personal ham achievement

• New radio or antenna

• Club activities

• Ham fest/convention • etc…

Do we have any CMSARA officers, or officers from other local clubs, wishing to check-in?

(acknowledge each check-in by call and office)

This is __________, net control for the Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association Net and my name is _____.

The net will now take check-ins from mobile and portable stations. Please call now.

(acknowledge each check-in by call)

The net will now take checkin from those on EchoLink.

Please wait a few second between each transmission for the repeater to clear.

(please wait for check ins and then acknowledge all check ins. Ask again for EchoLink check ins before proceeding with the rest of the net)

(acknowledge each check-in by call)

The net will now take all other check-ins. Please call now.

(acknowledge each check-in by call )

( call upon club officers, if any, for comments )

( call upon all other stations for comments )

( identify if needed )

Do we have any late check-ins for the net?

( acknowledge late check-ins )

Do we have any further business to tend to prior to closing the net?

( handle if any further business or announcements )

This is __________, closing this session of the Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Net.

I would like to thank all stations that checked in tonight and remind everyone that the Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association meets at 7 PM on the second Tuesday of each month at the Rankin County Emergency Operations Center, located at 601 Marquette Road in Brandon.

Information regarding the upcoming meeting and other matters can be found on our website, CentralMSHam.club or the Central Mississippi Amateur Radio Association Facebook page.

This is __________, returning the frequency to normal use.