by WA5LOU, Net Manager. Rev. 09/30/08.
Calling the Texas Traffic Net. Calling the Texas Traffic Net! This is (Call)____________________. My name is (Name)____________________, and my QTH is (City, St.)____________________. I'm your Net Control Operator, for tonight!
This net meets daily, on or about 3873 kilohertz, as a public service, and is an active part of the National Traffic System of the American Radio Relay League.
All Stations licensed to operate on this frequency are encouraged and invited to participate.
This is a Directed Net, which means check in by giving your call-sign only, please, and use ITU Phonetics only! This helps a lot!
Net Control will then acknowledge you and check to see if you have any traffic.
Please get as close to net control's frequency as you possibly can. And, if you list traffic and have to leave the net for an extended period of time, please advise Net Control.
At this time, do we have any emergency or priority traffic? Over!
Any relays for emergency or priority traffic?
The net will now recognize mobile or QRP stations! Mobile or QRP stations only! Come now please!
Any relays for mobile or QRP?
The net will now recognize stations with traffic! Stations with traffic only… Come now, please!
Any relays for stations with traffic?
The net will now recognize any station… with or without traffic… Come with your call-sign, please!
During the net, every 20 seconds or less, say something like:
This is (Call) ____________________, for the Texas Traffic Net. Any stations, wishing to check in, with or without traffic, come with your call-sign, please!"
Or, maybe: This is the Texas Traffic Net! Stations with or without traffic, come with your call-sign, please!
(NOTE: The idea is to identify the net and yourself often. And, most of all, have fun with it!)
This is (Call) _____________________, (Name)____________________, in (City, St.)____________________, and this has been the Texas Traffic Net.
This net will meet again tomorrow evening, on or about 3873 kilohertz, at 1830 hours Central Time, with a different net control station.
I wish to thank all who checked in, and all those who brought or took traffic. I would also like to thank our liaisons and relays. Your assistance is very much appreciated.
The Texas Traffic Net is now closed, and the frequency returned to other amateur radio use.
Good evening and 73 to all. This is (Call) ____________________, now clear.
(NOTE: If another net follows, always turn the frequency over to them.)