home
info
nets
photos
videos
audio
letters
letters
traders net
announcements

TRI-STATE AMATEUR TRADERS’ NET PREAMBLE

OPENING

Good evening. This is ----------- calling this session of the Tri-State Amateur Traders’ Net. This is a directed net sponsored by the K8CLA Repeater Group. We meet here each Tuesday at 8:30 PM for the purpose of providing a forum for amateurs to buy, sell, and trade amateur equipment. All licensed amateurs are invited to join us regardless of their location, or if they have something to buy, sell or trade. Your net control station this evening is ----------, that's (repeat phonetically), my name is ---------- and I am located in ----------. Being a directed net, net control will control all traffic and net activities. Upon checking in, please give your call, name, location, and the number of items you have to buy, sell, trade, or any wants.  Please hold all listings until prompted by net control.  Only amateur equipment or amateur-related equipment may be listed.  There is to be no bartering on the air during or after the net.  If technical difficulties should arise the net will move to the 444.000 repeater with a 123.0 PL.

NET BUSINESS

Is there any emergency or priority traffic at this time? Please call now. (handle any emergency or priority traffic before continuing).

Are there any mobile, portable, or short-of-time check-ins? Please call now. (Check in any stations and handle any listings they have immediately.)

We will start check-ins with those stations residing in Butler, Warren, or Clermont Counties in Ohio.  Please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

Any check-ins from stations residing in Boone, Kenton, or Campbell Counties in Kentucky.  Please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

Any check-ins from stations residing in Switzerland, Ohio, Dearborn or Ripley Counties in Indiana.  Please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

Any check-ins from stations residing in Hamilton County, Ohio. Please call now. (Check in any stations.  Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

Any check-ins from anyone anywhere.  Please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

This is ---Your call---- with the Tri-state Amateur Traders’ Net.  Now we will start with listings.  When listing your items be sure to list the make, model, accessories, condition, any asking price, and your contact information – a phone number or e-mail address where you can be reached.

----callsign---- I have you with --#-- listings.  Please go ahead with your listings.  (Write the listing and all contact information down.)

Are there any questions, queries, or does anyone need a repeat of these listings? Please call now.   (Handle any traffic directly or allow the listing station to go direct.)

(Repeat this until all listings are handled.  Handle listings in the order that they were listed. Be sure to ID and ask for any further check-ins every 10 minutes.)

This is ----Your call---- calling this session of the Tri-State Amateur Traders’ Net.  Are there any further check-ins or listings at this time.  Please call now. (Handle the check-ins or listings then repeat this until there is no more traffic.)

Are there any general announcements, questions, or queries for the net.  Please call now. (Handle the announcements, questions, and queries  then repeat this until there is no more traffic.)

As I prepare to bring this week’s session of the net to a close, I'd like to ask if there is anyone's listings, questions, queries, or announcements I might have missed, or any last minute check ins please call now. (Handle the announcements, questions, and queries  then continue to the close.)

CLOSE

While closing tonight's session of the Tri-State Amateur Traders’ Net, I'd like to thank everyone who checked into the net and those who brought listings or announcements.  We meet here each and every Tuesday on this frequency at 8:30 PM.  Net control would like to invite all stations to participate in the net again next week. You can visit our web site at www.big535.com for more information about this net including information on taking a turn at net control.  This net is now closed at ---time--- local time and the frequency is clear and available for normal and customary amateur use. This is ---your call--- out.