START BY WRITING DOWN, ON PAPER, ANY REPORTS THAT MAY BE SENT. 

START BY WRITING IN THE TIME OF DAY. 

(YOU’RE CALL), IS THE FREQUENCY IN USE?

THIS IS (YOUR CALL); MY NAME IS (YOUR NAME).  AT THIS TIME I AM OPENING THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SKYWARN NET.                                                                                                                                         

THIS IS A DIRECTED NET AND ALL AMATEURS

ARE ASK TO CHECK IN AND MONITOR THIS FREQUENCY. 

CONDITIONS MAY BE BUILDING FOR (DECRIBE WEATHER REPORT BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IF POSSIBLE)

I AM LOCATED (NCS LOCATION)

BEFORE WE GET STARTED IS THERE ANY EMERGENCY OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC……

NOW WE WILL TAKE CHECK-INS FROM SHORT TIME STATIONS THAT FEEL THEY MUST TAKE SHELTER. 

PLEASE CALL USING YOUR CALL SIGN.  START CALLING NOW.

ALL OTHER STATION CHECKING IN PLEASE CALL USING YOUR CALL SIGN FOR ID AND THEN STAND-BY FOR THE NCS

RECOGNIZE YOU…….

(AT THIS TIME GIVE WEATHER INFORMATION)  IS THERE ANY OTHER STATION WITH MORE WEATHER INFORMATION THAT I MIGHT HAVE LEFT OUT.

NOW WE WILL TAKE ANY REPORTS OF DAMAGE/HAIL REPORTS/OR ANYTHING YOU MAY THINK IMPORTANT TO THIS NET.

FROM HERE ON YOU NEED TO REPEAT TAKING CHECK INs  and WEATHER INFORMATION.

MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE WRITING EACH REPORT DOWN.

PLEASE REPEAT THE CHECK INs AND WEATHER INFORMATION AS NEEDED. 

AND USE YOUR ID LIKE THIS:  “THIS IS (YOUR CALL)  WITH THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SKYWARN NET”.

WHEN CONDITIONS CALM DOWN YOU MAY GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE NET. 

WRITE DOWN THE TIME OF DAY ON YOUR REPORT TO END IT.

THE EOC/ JEFF-KI4WDR WILL BE CHECKING IN.  AT THAT TIME GIVE HIM YOUR REPORT.  IF IT IS ITEMS THAT WILL BE TOO LONG

IN NATURE OR ITEM THAT ARE SENSITIVE TO THE PUBLIC USE OTHER COMMUNICATIONS. (EI. CELL/OR LAND LINE)

(IF YOU HAVE THINK OF ANY CHANGES ON THE ABOVE WRITE IT DOWN AND GIVE IT TO ME ASAP.)

TNX   DANNY/N4GXE-EC/RO