NET CONTROL SHOULD OPEN THE NET AS EARLY AS PRACTICAL BUT NOT BEFORE 0000Z. YOU SHOULD BE READY TO OPEN THE NET AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE GROUP ON 7183 SIGNS OFF. REGARDLESS, DO NOT HOLD THE NET BEYOND 0000Z!
Calling the North American Traffic and Awards Net. This is < your call>, your net control this evening. My name is _________ and I am located in the state of ____________ .
The purpose of this net is to handle message traffic as part of the ARRL National Traffic System. In addition this net provides the opportunity for all amateur radio operators to make contacts to earn various awards including those sponsored by this net. This net maintains a website at WWW.NATANET.INFO where you can find out about the net and our FREE awards program. You can also stay informed about net activities at our website.
We welcome you to join us both on the air and via our NATA Live! Web App at natanet dot info slash live.
This is <your call>. Are there any stations with written emergency, priority, or time-sensitive traffic?
[Pause to listen, ask for relays before proceeding!]Are there any stations wishing to make announcements or with questions before we begin?
[Pause to listen, ask for relays before proceeding!]
We respectfully ask all net participants to upload log entries to Logbook of the World as many participants are actively seeking awards which require LOTW or EQSL entries. We also encourage you to exchange QSL cards and we have a QSL bureau to assist you with this. Complete information may be found on our website. We welcome all amateurs however we will not acknowledge those who choose to not follow FCC regulations.
This is ______ with the North American Traffic and Awards Net.
Check ins please call now. Check ins.
Take check ins for a reasonable amount of time remembering we only have about 1 hour to complete a list at least once, and take check-ins on our online chat and also stop occasionally for further check ins. Relays may be used to further check ins.
This is ________ Let's get started! Everyone gets two calls this round.
(take added check ins occasionally)
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That ends our first round, This is __________ net control station for the North American Traffic and Awards net. Do we have any stations that would like to check in at this time?
(listen for check-in and repeat as needed)
We have approximately _____ minutes remaining in this net.
At approx. 30 min left, run the list one call each for this second round. Take check ins about half way thru the list, and then no further check ins if you are running short of time thereafter.
If time is extremely short, instead of a second round 1 call, do a lightning round where no up for grabs is allowed and make one quick call, one attempt, and skipping any one on the List who does not answer after the 2nd or 3rd attempt to alert them of their turn.
Alternately, if time is about up, you can ask for last calls and take a list and run them until 01:00 zulu in which time , you must end the net. ( a minute or two may be alright, but we cannot make a habit of running overtime)
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This is __________.
This concludes this session of the North American Traffic and Awards net. We thank all for their participation in this net and invite you to join us again tomorrow at this same time on this frequency. We ask all participants to upload your log entries to LOTW and eQSL as soon as possible in order to assist those stations working toward special awards.
We now return this frequency to regular amateur use. This is ______ (your call), clear.
Calling the North American Traffic and Awards Net. Calling the North American Traffic and Awards Net. This is < your call>. My name is _________ and I am located in the state of ____________ and I'll be your net control this evening (afternoon, morning, etc.).
This net meets daily at 2300 Zulu on 7185 kHz, plus or minus QRM, to handle message traffic as part of the ARRL National Traffic System. Our goal is to provide amateurs a fun net with the opportunity to make contacts toward the ARRL Worked All States as well as the free awards sponsored by this net. More information about NATA, our schedule, QSL bureau and free awards program can be found on our website at N-A-T-A-NET Dot INFO.
Written traffic is always handled immediately upon being listed and takes precedence over other net activities. If you have routine or health-and-welfare traffic please indicate that when you check in.
We welcome you to join us both on the air and via our NATA Live! Web App hosted by K3UK at natanet dot info slash live. We encourage you to bookmark our live webapp in your favorite browser!
This is <your call>. Are there any stations with written emergency, priority, or time-sensitive traffic?
[Pause to listen, ask for relays before proceeding!]Are there any stations wishing to make announcements or with questions before we begin?
[Pause to listen, ask for relays before proceeding!]
We ask everyone to upload your
net logs to Logbook of the World and eQSL as many of our participants are
actively seeking awards which require their use. QSL cards are not required for
NATA awards but we encourage you to send them if possible. Our QSL Bureau will
help you save on the costs and is open to all. We ask all participants to keep
envelopes on file with the bureau and they may be purchased on our website. A
limited number of complimentary envelopes are kept on file for newcomers so no
card sent to the bureau has to be returned and gets to the recipient.
We warmly welcome all amateurs to join our net and however we reserve the right to not acknowledge or allow the participation of those whose intent is other than be positive and cooperative. All net participants and listening stations are advised that our nets are actively monitored and should assume that they are being recorded at all times.
This is <your call> and the North American Traffic and Awards Net.
The following stations are already checked in via our online chat…
[list all early check-ins on air along with their state now]
Are there any regular NCS operators or volunteer officials that would like to check in at this time?
Are there any stations joining us for the first time tonight or who are recently new to the net? We invite you to check in now. Please give your callsign phonetically followed by your first name and state. Welcome aboard newcomers now, please...
We will now take check-ins from mobile or QRP stations at this time… Mobiles or QRP stations only, please check in now.
We are now taking open check ins from those stations located EAST of the Mississippi River.
We are now taking open check ins from those station located WEST of the Mississippi River.
Finally, are there any stations not already recognized from anywhere? Please come now...
(Ask for at least one station east of the Mississippi and one west to call for check-ins)
[Take check ins for the first 15 minutes of the net then start the first round ASAP. Try to run first round as soon as you have 10-12 check-ins.]
In the interest of keeping the net moving and to be ready to close our net on time at 0030z, we ask that all participants have their desired contacts planned before your turn. In addition, we ask you to try to make your contacts quickly and limit yourself to no more than three attempts at a completed contact. After that I will have to ask you to scratch the call and move on down the list. Please keep net control advised of your status via our NATA Live! web app if at all possible.
If you need to get my attention, please say "Contact" or "Query". Please do not relay unless requested I specifically ask for relay help. Signal should be exchanged using the standard RS signal report format in the range of 2-1 to 5-9. Log your contacts in UTC time
READ THIS FROM FEB. 20TH THROUGH THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MARCH:
We will soon return to Daylight Savings Time for the summer and fall months. This is a reminder that our 40 meter net will start at 2300z (1900 Eastern, 1600 Pacific Time) and conclude at 0030z.
READ THIS FROM OCT. 20TH THROUGH THE FIRST SATURDAY IN NOVEMBER:
We will soon return to Standard Time for the winter months. This is a reminder that our 40 meter net will start at 2330z (1830 Eastern, 1530 Pacific Time) and conclude at 0100z.
Let's begin our first round! All stations may make two contacts this round. We encourage everyone to go "up for grab's rather than take a pass during this round. We will stop about one third of the way through the list to take additional check ins. You may also use the NATA Live! webapp to check in and encourage you to use that system so we can keep the net moving with as few stops as possible.
This is <your call> and the North Amercian Traffic and Awards Net. Round one starts NOW!
This is <your call>. This concludes this session of the North American Traffic and Awards net. We thank all for their participation in this net and invite you to join us again tomorrow at this same time on this frequency when your net control will be _____________ (next NCS, if known).
We respectfully ask all participants to upload your log entries to LOTW and eQSL as soon as possible in order to assist those stations working toward special awards. If you need assistance with electronic QSLing, please contact us through the N.A.T.A. website. (Insert special recognition for assistance, special stations, etc. at this point!)
FOR OPERATION ON 7185 KHZ:
We now return this frequency to regular amateur use. We wish everyone a pleasant evening!
FOR OPERATION ON 3905 KHZ:
(if closing before 0415z):
We now return this frequency to regular amateur use and thank those who have
stood by while the net business was handled this evening.
(if closing past 0415z):
We now turn this frequency over to NW6DX and the West Coast Group and wish
everyone a pleasant evening!
73 this is <mycall> now clear...
TEXT UPDATED 4/3/2013, KU0G