Alabama Emergency Net Kilo
Training Net Preamble
Calling all radio amateurs: the Alabama Emergency Net Kilo is now active for a training session. This is [YOUR CALLSIGN], net control, my name is [YOUR NAME].
This net serves as the primary emergency net for Franklin, Marion, and Winston Counties in the state of Alabama and meets Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. on the K4NXB repeater in Spruce Pine. Alternate frequencies are 147.21 simplex and 146.48 simplex.
This net exists to train amateur radio operators for emergency operation. It is affiliated with the Alabama Emergency Net System and the Amateur Radio Emergency Service.
This is a directed net. Please do not call other stations without permission of net control. Please follow the appropriate rules for identification when making transmissions on the net.
Training Net Procedure
At this time, any station with emergency, priority, or welfare traffic, call now.
Are there any stations with announcements?
Are there any stations with formal written traffic?
Are there any stations with informal traffic?
Do we have liaison stations to the North Alabama SKYWARN Net?
Do we have liaison stations to the Birmingham SKYWARN Net?
At this time, I will take check-ins from the net’s primary service area, beginning with Franklin County.
Calling Marion County.
Calling Winston County.
At this time, I will take check-ins from all stations. Any check-in, please call.
Is there anything this net or station can do for anyone before we close, or are there any additional check-ins?
At this time, I will close this training session of the A-E-N-K at _________ p.m. with ____ checkins. The net appreciates your participation. The repeater is returned to normal amateur use. 73 from [YOUR CALL].
Emergency Net Procedure
Calling all radio amateurs: the Alabama Emergency Net Kilo is now active under ARES Condition [WHITE/ORANGE/RED] for [NAME OF EMERGENCY].
[Net control: Proceed as necessary for the situation. If the situation is not critical, say, “Any station wishing to check in, please call now.”]