Cowichan Valley Amateur Radio Society

ECT: Emergency Communications Training

Monday evening at 19:30 hours on 145.470- pl 127.3 tone (Mt Sicker).

Guidelines For Net Controllers
Arrange for a radio check prior to starting the net.
Ensure you acknowledge all stations that check in.

This is < your call > - calling the Cowichan Valley Emergency Communications Net. Net Control this evening is < your call >, my name is and I am located in .

Is there any station requiring this frequency for emergency use or to pass emergency traffic? If so, call now. Emergency Traffic will always be recognized and handled immediately. During such an event, all stations are requested to standby and permit the Net Control station to handle the traffic.

This Net meets each Monday evening at 19:30 hours. This is a Directed Net. If a relay of traffic is required, Net Control will designate a relay station. If repeater failure is experienced during the course of this Net, all stations are asked to switch to 147.500 Simplex and stand by for instructions.

The purpose of this Net is to provide training in Emergency Communications Procedures, Emergency Preparedness, Traffic Handling and Weekly Equipment Checks. Stations are encouraged to utilize battery power or have emergency power at their stations.

The check-in procedure for this Net has changed so please listen carefully to the following instructions. Roll Call will be conducted by Net Control who will call stations in alphabetic groups. When responding to Net Control, please state your name and current geographic location. Please do not report a zone number, it is no longer required.

Roll Call for the Cowichan Valley Emergency Communications Net begins:
Mobile or portable stations
Stations in Bellingham and surrounding Counties (KC7GX)

Stations A to J	Stations A to J	Stations A to J	Stations K to T	Stations U to Z
VA7ACR	VE7DAJ	VA7HES	VE7KLO	VE7VAZ
VE7AQW	VE7DAX	VE7HNL	VA7KYZ	VE7VMS
VA7BDG	VE7DWL	VA7IIA	VA7MOM	VE7WEM
VE7BH	VE7DXT	VE7JKD	VA7REP	VA7YJJ
VE7BKV	VA7FRA	VA7JNE	VE7SAG	VE7ZEC
VE7BZ	VE7GBO	VE7JP	VE7SAJ	VE7ZZB
VA7CBN	VE7GGA	VA7JRG	VE7SLW
VA7CHH	VA7GNR	VE7JTR	VA7SYB
VE7CPO		VE7JH	VE7TCJ
			VE7TES

Are there any additional check-ins, late or missed, please call now.

This is < your call > for the Cowichan Valley Emergency Communications Net. EXERCISE: (Contact the training exercise station for training activity for the evening. Upon completion of the exercise, control will be shifted back to the Net Control station.) This is - is there any further business or comments for the good of the Cowichan Valley Emergency Communications Net? There being no further business, I now return this repeater back to general use. Thank you for your participation this evening. This is < your call > clear.