[ETS/PARC List] ETS Wednesday night net 9/4

Sat Aug 31 15:28:01 EDT 2013

Jeff,

What the heck, I'll run the net of no one else steps up.  Will kind of take
me back to the days when I used to run the Old Bridge Trash and Traffic Net.

Larry W2LJ

On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 11:28 AM, <jefflih at aol.com> wrote:

>
> I will NOT be able to run the Wednesday Night ETS net this coming
> Wednesday (9/4).
>
> I have a commitment to run an archery safety class which normally ends
> after 8:00.
>
> So I am asking that someone please step up and run it
>
> Thanks and best 73 N2VHV
>
> ETS NET CONTROL SCRIPT (rev 03/21/13)
>
> I. Introduction:
>
> Good evening, Welcome to the ETS Wednesday night general information net.
> This net is operated and sponsored by the Electronic Technology Society of
> N.J., Inc. “ETS”.  This is the Watchung repeater at 146.940, with a PL of
> 141.3 using the call K2ETS. We also run a backup repeater at a secondary
> site on the same frequency and call using a PL of 151.4.
>
> The club also operates a 220 repeater on 223.96, using the same call with
> a PL of 110.9. The 220 repeater is normally linked to the Raritan Valley
> Radio Club’s W2QW 440 repeater at 442.250 using a PL of 141.3. The 440
> repeater offers IRLP, Allstar, as well as Echolink.
>
> Thanks to the generosity of the Raritan Valley Radio Club, we have also
> used their W2QW repeater at 146.625 with a PL of 141.3.
>
> We normally link the K2ETS and the W2QW repeaters for our nets.
>
> The Raritan Valley Radio Club holds an informational social net on Sundays
> at 8pm. All radio amateurs are invited to participate with access available
> via all the repeaters that I just mentioned, including Echolink and
> All-star.
>
> RVRC also operates a repeater on 927.050.
>
> My name is _______ and my Callsign is _______, I will be net control for
> this evening's session. Anyone having traffic for the net should direct
> their information to net control when acknowledged.
>
> ETS-NJ Meetings are held on the last Friday of each month at the Clark
> Municipal Building. The Municipal building is located at 430 Westfield
> Ave., Clark, NJ 07066. The next meeting will be ________________ at 8:00 PM.
>
> The November and December meetings are combined, and we usually run an
> announcement prior to all of our meetings on K2ETS.
>
>
>
> II. Check-In's:
>
> I will now call for Check-In's. All stations wishing to be recognized
> please provide your Callsign, Name, and the Town you are calling from.
> Non-members are always welcome, so please feel free to join in. As Net
> control, I kindly ask that all stations wishing to Check-in, please wait
> for the current station to be acknowledged by Net Control to avoid multiple
> key-ups and the possibility of a missed check-in. Any stations not wishing
> to participate in the net can check in and state “supporting the net” -
> we’d be happy to hear that you are out there.
>
> All stations wishing to join us tonight please call Net Control at this
> time, but remember that with the various linked repeaters you should wait
> about 2-3 seconds to talk after hitting the Push-To-Talk, and that there is
> no “courtesy beep” or Squelch tail.
>
>
>
> III. VE Schedules:
>
> ETSNJ VE Board: "Second Saturday", Next Session is _______________ at the
> Union County College, Science Building South Lecture Hall, Cranford Campus.
> Candidates should be there at 8:00 am for registration. Exams start
> promptly at 8:30 am. Contact Drew, W2OU, at 732-801-4654, or via E-Mail to
> w2ou at arrl.net  for further information.
>
> Raritan Valley Radio Club: Next session is ____________. Their location
> for exams is the Somerset Fire Academy at 402 Roycefield road in
> Hillsborough NJ. The registration time will be announced in advance of the
> exam date. The exams start at 8:30 am with actual testing starting at 9:00
> am. You must be there before the exams start or you will not be allowed to
> take an exam.
>
> PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED please call Drew, W2OU at 732-801-4654, or
> e-mail him at 4w2ou at arrl.net for further details.
>
> If you are handicapped and need special assistance you must call in
> advance to give the examiners time to set up for your particular needs.
> This applies to both VE sessions that I just mentioned.
>
> You must bring your current original license and a photocopy. Also, bring
> any original CSCE(s) and a copy if you have prior element credits and are
> planning to upgrade. Bring a pen for the form 605, and a check in the
> amount of $15.00 made payable to "ARRL/ VEC".
>
>
>
> IV. Main Operations:
>
> A. If there is a special program, proceed with it now.
>
> B. General Information call.
>
> C. Hamfest Information: If available, give out the dates and times and
> location of any Hamfest and flea markets in the local state area. At the
> time when Gaithersburg, Timonium, and Dayton are scheduled, give out this
> information also, due to the size and significance of these Hamfests.
>
> D. Additional Check-ins.
>
> E. Health and Welfare.
>
> F. Swap & Shop: Stations wishing to buy or sell items should provide their
> first name, phone number, and a brief, but concise description of the
> item(s). Price maybe mentioned over the air.
>
>
>
> V. Final Messages & Closing:
>
> Communications directed to the club or a request for a membership
> application can be done by e-mail by directing your question to
> k2ets at arrl.net.
>
> The club has an informative website at K2ETS.COM.  Stations wishing to
> join the Electronic Technology Society may contact Gene kc2wdz at arrl.net.
> He will be happy to provide you with the proper information and an
> application.
>
> Membership Drive: The ARRL has an incentive membership drive in place.
>
> First time membership provides $15 in revenue monies to participating
> clubs. Please direct potential new ARRL members to our club treasurer
> Victor Panetta at k2nbc at arrl,net
>
> Last call for check-ins: Anyone wishing to add their thoughts to the net
> tonight. Or “the good of the cause” Please call now.
>
> On behalf of ETS, I would like to thank all stations for joining the net
> tonight.
>
> We also thank the owners, operators, and all of the technical people
> involved with linking the network of repeaters.
>
> The net is now closed at (give time HH:MM). We now return the repeater to
> normal operation. Please try to give us a few minutes to reconfigure the
> various machines that we have used tonight.
>
> This is _________, 73, good night to all.
>
>
>
>
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>
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