Pierce County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Group Net Preamble

Is this frequency in use?
(If you have been monitoring the frequency you do not need to ask.)

Good evening to all hams on frequency.
This is the Pierce County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Group Net. 

This is a directed net. 

Please direct all communication through the net control station.

The purpose of this net is to promote Amateur Radio in Pierce & surrounding counties, to share ideas and information, pass traffic, and act as a preparedness and training drill for net procedures.

If you would like to become a member of this group or participate in the ARES program, please give this information to Net Control when checking in.

Your Net Control Station is _____________. 
My name is _____________.    I am located in _______________.

Is there any emergency or priority traffic? 
(Pass this traffic at this time)

Is there any routine Traffic?
(If there is traffic listed, pass traffic at this time)

This is the Pierce County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Group Net calling for Mobiles only with or without Traffic. 
(Take Mobile Stations check-ins and comments at this time))

Are there any stations with announcements for the net?
(Call stations that listed announcements.)

I will now call the roll, 

Please do not interupt the roll call unless you have an emergency, emergency traffic or formal written traffic. I will call for late and visitor stations at the end of the roll call:

“ROLL CALL”

(Begin your Roll from the Roster)

(After Roll Call)

I will now take late and visitor stations  

(Take around four stations, acknowledge each station in order of check-in and ask if they have any comments)

Do we have any other business, questions or comments before I close the net?

(Acknowledge those stations, call station in order received).

Close the Net

This is ____________ your Net Control Station closing the Pierce County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Group Net and thanking everyone for taking time to check-in. 

Your participation and support is what makes ARES be of benefit to the public in times of disaster.

Good evening from ____________ and the frequency is returned to normal use.

Net Control Stations should always be on frequency and ready to go a few minutes ahead of net time.