Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System (SVECS)
Net Control Script
Santa Clara County, California ARES/RACES
http://www.svecs.net/netcontrolscript.html
(last update 8-24-24)

SVECS Net Control Script in PDF format (click here)

NOTE:
After 7:00 but before the start of the net, obtain the Weekly Packet Practice Count from:
www.scc-ares-races.org/pacpractice
Use the packet total for the SVECS Net for the correct date, do not use the combined numbers.

This is _______<<Give your name and call>> Net Control for the Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System ARES net. This net meets every Tuesday at 2000 hours local time on the AA6BT repeater, 146.115 Megahertz, plus offset, PL of 100 Hz. The net is also coordinated through the K6SNY repeater on 443.275 Megahertz, plus offset, PL of 107.2 Hz.

<<Pause for the repeater to reset>>

The purpose of this net is to maintain a crew of trained Amateur Radio Operators to provide back-up emergency communications where needed. This is a directed net and permission to pass traffic should be obtained from net control. However, this net may be broken at any time for emergency traffic.

<<Pause for any emergency traffic and the repeater to reset>>

We wish to recognize any elected ARRL officials present tonight. Please identify now.

<<List the officials checking in and acknowledge them.>>
<<Allow any announcements the officials may have>>

Will our Section Emergency Coordinator please check in now.

<<Acknowledge the SEC>>

Will our District Emergency Coordinator please check in now.

<<Acknowledge the DEC>>

Will other Santa Clara County ARES officials please check in now.

<<Acknowledge the officials>>

Visiting Emergency Coordinators, please identify now.

<<Acknowledge the check-ins>>

Thank you for checking into the SVECS net.

SVECS members are reminded to check in through your local area net. Please contact the Emergency Coordinator in your area for the time and frequency for the local net.

<<Pause for the repeater to reset>>

We invite all visitors interested in emergency preparedness to check-in. Please give your city or county along with your name and call to identify your emergency coordination area. Visitors please check in now.

<<List the visitors and acknowledge them; connect new prospects with their EC>>
<<Pause for the repeater to reset>>

Anyone desiring further information on the Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System should contact Don Steinbach AE6PM email at ae6pm@arrl.net after net. Again that email for Don is ae6pm@arrl.net. The SVECS webpage is at www.svecs.net, again that is www.svecs.net.

Stations wishing to list announcements please identify now.

<<List the stations and call them in turn>>
<<After each announcement, ask for questions>>

Stations requiring traffic after net please identify with only your call.

<<List the stations and call them in turn to make their contact>>

All Silicon Valley ARES members are reminded of the need to have experience controlling a net and directing traffic. The net control position rotates weekly among the cities. If you wish to obtain net control experience, please notify your EC during the local area check-in. Next week the net control position will be filled by _______

<<Name the next city from the Cities List>>

Will someone from ____________<<City named above>> please confirm that a net control will be available?

<<Obtain confirmation>>

We will now poll the cities for a count of their check-ins this evening. Late or missed check-ins will be called after each city’s report. It would be appreciated if someone will volunteer to keep count of the reports. Is there a volunteer?

Thank you _________<<Call of the volunteer>>. This is _______<<Your name and call>>, Net Control, beginning the city check-in count:

<<Acknowledge each report and each late/missed call.>>
<<It may be necessary to repeat the late/missed request because of doubles>>

The packet count for this week is (report the count obtained earlier).

Packet check-ins ______

City |  | City Report |  | Late/ Missed |  | City Total |  | Accumulated Total
NASA/Ames |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Campbell |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Cupertino |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Loma Prieta |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Los Gatos/Monte Sereno |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Milpitas |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
San Jose |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Santa Clara |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Saratoga |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
Sunnyvale |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
South Santa Clara County |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
San Benito County |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______ |  | ______
City Totals ______ |
Packet Total ______ |
Grand Total ______ |

<<Get a confirmation from the volunteer>>

There was a total of ________<<number from above>>check-ins tonight.
[ Please send the above information of net counts to Tim Howard KE6TIM at CRO@scc-ares-races.org. He needs citybreakdown of counts. ]

Thank you for checking into the Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System ARES net. Is there any further business for the net?

<<Conduct any further business, as necessary>>

A Training Forum may be held at 2030 hours on this same repeater. Will the coordinator for tonight’s session please identify now.

<<Pause for the training announcement>>

Thank you _________<<Training Coordinator>>. Control operators, please monitor for after-net traffic before removing the links.

This concludes tonight’s session of the Silicon Valley Emergency Communications System net at ________ <<current time>>hours local time.

(SVECS net control script page was last updated 8-24-24)

SVECS Net Control Script in PDF format (click here)

8-24-24 update: Changed UHF linked repeater to K6SNY from N6NAC
12-3-22 update: Change Packet Weekly Practice Report method
11-27-22 update: Removed redundant line of NC asking for number of packet check-ins.
1-20-22 update: Re-organized net counts table.
10-20-18 update: Changed where to send net counts to Tim Howard KE6TIM from Michael Fox N6MEF.
8-2-20 update: Changed Don Steinbach's contact from phone number to ae6pm@arrl.net email.
5-2-18 update: Changed DEC to Michael Fox N6MEF from Logan Zintsmaster KZ6O.
4-20-17 update: Added Loma Prieta
4-28-16 update: Changed DEC to Logan Zintsmaster KZ6O from Scott Morse KC6SKM.
1-6-16 update: South County counts listed as south Santa Clara County (Morgan Hill, Gilroy, etc) and San Benito County as a separate line item.
4-4-15 update: Clarified net count reports to Scott Morse.
7-15-14 update: Removed SEC until another appointed.
3-24-14 update: Changed SVECS contact from Le Henderson KB6MXH to Don Steinbach AE6PM.
6-5-13 update: Changed Santa Clara County RACES officials to ARES officials.
4-7-13 update: Forward net counts to Scott Morse (removed Larry Carr’s name)

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