BCARN

Net Operational Guidelines

CQ,CQ,CQ . Calling all Amateur Stations. The Big Country Amateur Radio Net, sponsored by BCARN is called at 2100 hours each Tuesday night. Your net control operator for tonight is (call sign) ___________ , (name)____________, in (town)________________. This is a directed net by and for amateur radio operators, and for amateur radio use only. All amateur stations are welcome and urged to check in. Also, we welcome those interested in amateur radio who are listening on scanners. Our web site is WWW.BCARN.NET Remember the Central Texas Net on Tuesday night, at the same time and the same frequencies, sponsored by the Brownwood Amateur Radio Club. That web site is WWW.K5BWD.ORG

The KCARC information Net is Thursday at 8 PM on 146.76 with a CTCSS of 146.2. their website is WWW.KCARC.COM.

As we begin our check-in, come with your (Call Sign Only) or (Call Sign & Name) or (Call Sign, Name & Location). (You chose the way you want stations to check in)

Stations with emergency or priority traffic, come now.

Are there stations with formal traffic?

Stations on Emergency Power

Mobile stations, portable stations or handhelds or time sensitive stations or in and out checkin's.

Now for the general call up. This is (call sign) ___________, (name) _____________, in (town) _________________. Please come with your (Call Sign Only) or (Call Sign & Name) or (Call Sign, Name & Location) (You chose the way for stations to check in)

Recognize stations heard. After several check-in, contact each station for comments.

Ask for more check-ins and repeat above.

Ending:

Do we have any rechecks or announcements?

Are there any more check-ins?

We had _______ checks-ins. Thank you for checking in and making this a successful net.

Your net control operator next week is ________ (if you know). (You can get this info from the web-site)

We want to thank Joe, KD5YCY for providing the Abilene link to the 146.94 repeater and the IRLP / exholink node at 444.975 MHz + offset CTCSS is 103.5. The IRLP node is 3866 and the echolink node is 408004. For more information visit IRLP.KD5YCY.COM. We also thank GENE, K5IIY, and others for the Stephenville link and the Brady echolink repeater. We appreciate KEVIN, KB5ZVV for maintaining the Brownwood Club repeaters.

If there is no further business, I will close the Big Country Radio Net and return the repeater to normal amateur use. God bless you and our Country, Please remember all of our brave men and women in the armed services and their family.(optional), 73, (call sign) ____________.