******** K5TUP TRAINING PREAMBLE FOR THE SKYWARN NET **********
(1 to 3 minutes before net time make the following announcement)
THIS IS _____ ASKING ALL STATIONS TO STAND BY FOR THE LOCAL TUPELO SKYWARN WEATHER NET ON THIS REPEATER.
(At net time read the preamble and begin.)
GOOD EVENING, THIS IS _______ MY NAME IS _______ AND I AM LOCATED IN _____, MS. I WILL BE NET CONTROL FOR THIS SESSION OF THE NET. BEFORE WE BEGIN, DOES ANYONE NEED THIS REPEATER FOR EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC?
SKYWARN IS A PUBLIC SERVICE ORGANIZATION SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. THIS SESSION OF THE NET, CONDUCTED BY THE TUPELO AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, IS TO PROVIDE NET FAMILIARIZATION AND TRAINING IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT. THE NET WILL BE FORMALLY ACTIVATED SHOULD THE NEED ARISE DURING SEVERE WEATHER OR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. WE ENCOURAGE ALL TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND ALL LICENSED OPERATORS TO CHECK-IN.
THIS NET MEETS EACH MONDAY EVENING AT 2000 HOURS ON THE K5TUP REPEATER (frequency of 147.240Mhz with 100Hz tone) AND AS NEEDED DURING SEVERE WEATHER OR EMERGENCIES. THE ALTERNATE FREQUENCY IS SIMPLEX 146.520Mhz. THIS IS A DIRECTED NET, PLEASE DO NOT BREAK-IN UNLESS NECESSARY. LATE CHECK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE END OF THE NET.
IS THERE ANY BUSINESS OR ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE NET?
THIS IS _________ BEGINNING CHECK-INS BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF YOUR CALLSIGN SUFFIX.
STATIONS WITH THE CALLSIGN SUFFIX OF – – – – –
ALFA through GOLF (come now)
HOTEL through PAPA
QUEBEC through ZULU
ANY STATION Alfa through Zulu
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–AFTER ROLLCALL—
NOW FOR THE INFORMAL SESSION OF THE NET…..
(Call each station that checked in by Call Sign, name, location for any COMMENTS they may have.)
DO WE HAVE ANY LATE CHECK-INS OR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE NET?
THIS IS _________: I THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT. PLEASE JOIN US AGAIN NEXT MONDAY AT 2000 HOURS FOR ANOTHER SESSION. I NOW RETURN THE K5TUP REPEATER BACK TO NORMAL AMATEUR USE. THIS IS _____________ OUT!
1st Monday – W3PII, Benjie Quintana
2nd Monday – WA5TEF, Jim Miller
3rd Monday – K5TMN, Tom Mann
4th Monday – AK5CT, Curtis Tate
5th Monday – KG5IVL, Mike Stroup
REPORT THE NUMBER OF STATION THAT CHECKED IN TO JIM MILLER (WA5TEF).
