Here is the Monday night net preamble for anyone that may need it:

Okaloosa County ARES Net Preamble

Okaloosa County ARES Net Control Procedures

Last updated Monday, 9 July 2007

NET PREAMBLE

Calling all amateurs, this is the Okaloosa County ARES Net.

This is and I will be your net control for this session of the Okaloosa County ARES Net. This Net meets each Monday evening at 2030 hours local time on the 147.12 W4NN repeater. A 100 Hz tone is needed to access this repeater.

This net will also meet as needed by our served agencies and each of you are encouraged to monitor here or the 146.79 repeater. The purpose of this net is to provide ARES members with routine equipment checks, training in emergency communications procedures, emergency preparedness information, and traffic handling opportunities. All traffic is welcome.

This is a directed Net; please do not transmit until instructed to do so by the Net Control Station. Emergency traffic will be recognized immediately, and can be indicated by the use of the appropriate break tag. Net control for this session is YOUR CALL, YOUR NAME, and I am located in YOUR QTH.

When checking into the Net, please state your call sign, your name, the city where you are presently located, and the nature of any traffic you may have. All stations that are short of time or on emergency power, please call now.

repeat the list of acknowledged check-ins

Those stations that are short of time may secure their stations at this time.

All other stations may check in at this time:

repeat the list of acknowledged check-ins

Are there any relays?

At this time, call each station in turn and allow stations that listed traffic to pass it, make announcements, and have the training information presented to the members.

at the completion of the above, continue with the following text

This is YOUR CALL. I will now take late, missed or new check-ins for the Okaloosa County ARES Net. When checking into the Net, please state your call sign, your name, the city where you are presently located, and nature of any traffic you may have.

After any additional check-ins (late, missed or what have you), proceed with the following:

Is there any further business for the net?

business discussions may ensue, when done continue with:

This is YOUR CALL closing the Okaloosa County ARES Net at CURRENT LOCAL TIME hours. I would like to thank all who checked in and W4NN for the use of their repeater.

If you have any questions concerning the operation of this net or about ARES in Okaloosa County, or wish to become a Net Control Station, you may contact the Net Co-ordinator, Steve, KB4OID, or the Okaloosa County ARES Emergency Coordinator, Sean, KI4IIB.

This is YOUR CALLclear and returning the frequency to general amateur use.

I hope not too much of the formatting is lost in the import to Yahoo.

Rich
WA4SXZ