RC AND A MOONPIE NET SCRIPT

“Attention radio amateurs, attention radio amateurs – Welcome to the RC AND A MOONPIE NET.
This is (your name), (your call), and my location is (your location).
I am the net control station for this session.
This net is open to all Hams with privileges on this frequency.
This net meets each Friday at 8:00 PM ET on the 147.32 Russell County ARES repeater for the encouragement of fellowship and to become proficient in emergency communications.
This is a directed net, so please direct all traffic to the net control station.
We do encourage traffic handling on this net, and recommend that traffic listed be in the format prescribed by the National Traffic System.
This is (your call) and the RC AND A MOONPIE NET. Is there any emergency or priority traffic?”

Check Ins:
“Please give your callsign phonetically, your name and location. If you do not wish to hang around for the duration of the net or join in any discussion please announce that you will “secure your station”.

1. Mobile stations
2. Stations with suffixes beginning ALPHA – INDIA
3. Stations with suffixes beginning JULIETT – ROMEO
4. Stations with suffixes beginning SIERRA – ZULU
5. Any station ALPHA - ZULU


SWAP NET:

“You may swap, sell or give away any item that can be used with amateur radio. You may give a price over the air, but do not negotiate a price over the air. Do we have any listings for the Swap Net?”


TRAFFIC MAILBOX:

“This portion of the net is for stations to send and receive training traffic messages. This affords Radio Amateurs the opportunity to remain proficient in traffic handling and to become an asset to supported organizations during an emergency. Does anyone have any training messages for the traffic mailbox?”

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION:

“This portion of the net is very INFORMAL. You may discuss any item under the moon! Just maintain the integrity of your Amateur Radio License! Jokes, folklore, and current events are highly encouraged. At this time I’d like to welcome any station to open the ROUND TABLE of the RC and A MOONPIE NET.”


LATE CHECK-INS:

“This is (your call) and the RC and A MOONPIE Net. Do we have any late check-ins?”


CLOSE:

Do a BRIEF recap of bulletins and announcements.


“This is (your call) and the RC and A MOONPIE Net. Thanks to each and everyone for checking in. We had ______ check-ins. This is (your call) now returning the repeater to normal amateur radio use.”