Overview

Being a proficent net control is an important part of the overall communications support ARES provides. People think being net control is difficult. In some ways it is, but with a little training we can all become good net control stations.

Job Description

Currently the only regularly scheduled net is our weekly training net. This net is held each Thursday night on the W4AM Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club repeater (146.610-) at 8:00 PM EST. Most sessions this repeater is linked to the WJ9J Repeater Network (442.150 and 444.450 ). The net typically lasts thirty to fourty-five minutes. Message traffic is passed, annoucements related to emergency communications are made, and training is conducted. Net control is responsible for directing net operations, logging check-ins,  and reporting that information to the emergency coordinator and the net liason station.

Commitment

The goal is to build a team of experienced net control stations. Each operator would commit to being the net control station for our weekly net for a month. Not up to month? Talk with John (see below) about taking a week or two. A little unsure of your readiness? We'll work to put you with another experienced operator, at the same location or on the air, to help you recover from any mistakes.

How Do I Become A Net Control Station?

Contact John, KG4OVU at kg4ovu@arrl.net.