Overview

Being a proficient Net Control Station operator is a fundamental and important part of the overall communications support ARES provides. Don't worry that acting as Net Control is too difficult a task for you to even try... Everyone that has ever done it starts with a first-time and everyone makes mistakes all along the way.

Think of it more as "challenging". It's not that hard. With just a little training and practice, anyone can become a proficient Net Control Station operator.  Dare to be GREAT!

Job Description

Currently the regularly scheduled net is also our weekly training net. This net is held each Thursday night on the W4AM Chattanooga Amateur Radio Club repeater (146.610- sometimes PL 107.2) 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

Our 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 oor Bob (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 do a good job and to recover from any boo-boos.

How Do I Become A Net Control Station?

Contact:
             John-KG4OVU at kg4ovu@arrl.net  -or-
             Bob-W4ROX at w4rox@arrl.net / Tel: 423.886.1023