Tri-state D-Star Net Preamble

OPENING

Good evening. This is ----------- calling this session of the Tri-State D-Star Net on K8BIG Port C and Reflector 001C.  This is a directed net sponsored by the K8BIG D-Star Repeater Group in Cincinnati, Ohio. We meet here each Tuesday at 9 PM for the purpose of providing a forum for amateurs to buy, sell, and trade amateur equipment and to share information about D-star. All licensed amateurs are invited to join us regardless of their location, or if they have something to buy, sell or trade or whether you have information to share. 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. If you have any information to share, please let net control know that you have an announcment upon checking in.  Please hold all traffic until prompted by net control.  Only amateur equipment or amateur-related equipment may be listed for sale or trade  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 K8BIG Port B repeater.

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 with a callsign Suffix beginning with Alpha through Foxtrot please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

We will now take check-ins from those stations with a callsign Suffix beginning with Golf through Lima please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

We will now take check-ins from those stations with a callsign Suffix beginning with Mike through Romeo please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

We will now take check-ins from those stations with a callsign Suffix beginning with Sierra through Zulu please call now. (Check in any stations. Acknowledge the stations and any listings they may have.)

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

This is ---Your call---- with the Tri-state D-Star Net.  Now we will start with listings followed by announcements, and questions.  When listing 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 D-Star 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.)

----callsign---- I have you with --#-- announcements.  Please go ahead with your announcement.  (Write the announcement down. Repeat until all announcements are handled.)

----callsign---- I have you with --#-- questions.  Please go ahead with your questions.  (Write the question down.)

 Does anyone on the net have an answer for ----callsign----'s question please call now.  (Write the answer down.) (Repeat these two steps until all questions are answered.

Are there any additional listings, announcements, questions, or queries for the net.  Please call now. (Handle the listings, 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 listings, announcements, questions, and queries  then continue to the close.)