Weekly ARES Net Script and Control Operator Schedule


 

NCS Schedule Calendar

1/7/2026 Gray KC3DWY

1/14/2026 Hayden N2HAY1/21/2026 Izzy KT4WA
1/28/2026 Ron KS4SW
2/4/2026 Gary Q4HQD
2/11/2026 Gray KC3DWY


2/18/2026 Hayden N2HAY


2/25/2026 Izzy KT4WA

2/25/2026 Izzy KT4WA

3/4/2026 Ron KS4SW
3/11/2026 Gary KQ4HQD

3/18/2026 Izzy KT4WA
3/25/2026 Roger K4ZFW

4/1/2026 Gray KC3DWY

4/8/2026 Hayden N2HAY
4/15/2026 Izzy KT4WA

4/22/2026 Ron KS4SW

4/29/2026 Gary KQ4HQD

5/6/2026 Izzy KT4WA
5/13/2026 Roger K4ZFW
If you cannot perform your assignment, please call one of the other Net Controloperators to fill in for you.Should any questions arise, text or call Gray 610.417.8744 or Hayden 352.300.7532

 

 

 

 

No more than 10 minutes before the start of the net, please make the following call.

Good evening everyone! The Marion County ARES and Skywarn net will begin in ______ minutes. All amateurs are invited to participate. This is (YOUR CALL), net control.

**START OF NET**

Are there any stations needing to make a call at this time?

(drop carrier and wait)

Are there any stations holding emergency or priority traffic?

(drop carrier and wait)

Calling all stations, calling all stations. This is AF4FL, the Marion County ARES and Skywarn net. Good evening! My name is

enter your callsign

and I will be your net control operator for this session.

This net meets every Wednesday at 7:30 PM on this frequency. In the event of an emergency, this will be your contact repeater. The purpose of this net is for weekly training and testing of equipment. This is a directed net and is open to all amateurs in this repeaters coverage area.

(drop carrier)

Please do not break or interrupt this net unless you are holding emergency or priority traffic. At the end of the net, new amateurs and others wishing to check-in will be called. The Marion County Hospital Emergency Communications Team net will run at 8:00pm on the 145.270 repeater, with a PL tone of 123.

(drop carrier)

In case of a weather-related incident, this net will provide real-time information to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management, and the National Weather Service office in Jacksonville, FL. When checking in please give your name, location, and current weather report, if possible.

(drop carrier)

This is (your call) over the K4GSO repeater calling AF4FL, the Marion County ARES and Skywarn net. First, we will take any stations mobile or wishing to secure early. Please call NET CONTROL, (your call).

IN CASE OF DANGEROUS WEATHER, REPLACE WITH: This is (your call) over the K4GSO repeater calling the Marion County ARES and Skywarn net. Any station wishing to secure early due to weather concerns, please call NET CONTROL, (your call).

I'll now take checkins via Echolink.

If a station checks in via Echolink and is listed on the roster, do not check their checkbox.
This field must be entered manually. If none, please enter zero (0).

I'll now take checkins from the officials.

I'll now take checkins via roll call.

Are there any officials from our partner counties on frequency?

Are there any latecomers or additional stations not called wishing to check in at this time? Please call NET CONTROL, (your call).

If there are additional stations above or checkins from partner counties and no notes to be filed, please total those logins and place the total above.

For more information about Marion County ARES or Skywarn, please contact our Emergency Coordinator, Hayden at 352.229.5490. Information is also available on our website at aresmcfl.org. Our Net Roster and additional resources are available there. Please be sure to join us next week, when our net control station will be (scroll down for info). We'd like to thank the Silver Springs Radio Club for the use of the K4GSO repeater. The time is now (TIME) and this net is now secure. 73 to all and have a great evening. This is (your call) on behalf of AF4FL, OUT.

 

NCS Schedule Calendar

1/7/2026 Gray KC3DWY

1/14/2026 Hayden N2HAY1/21/2026 Izzy KT4WA
1/28/2026 Ron KS4SW
2/4/2026 Gary Q4HQD
2/11/2026 Gray KC3DWY


2/18/2026 Hayden N2HAY


2/25/2026 Izzy KT4WA

2/25/2026 Izzy KT4WA

3/4/2026 Ron KS4SW
3/11/2026 Gary KQ4HQD

3/18/2026 Izzy KT4WA
3/25/2026 Roger K4ZFW

4/1/2026 Gray KC3DWY

4/8/2026 Hayden N2HAY
4/15/2026 Izzy KT4WA

4/22/2026 Ron KS4SW

4/29/2026 Gary KQ4HQD

5/6/2026 Izzy KT4WA
5/13/2026 Roger K4ZFW
If you cannot perform your assignment, please call one of the other Net Controloperators to fill in for you.Should any questions arise, text or call Gray 610.417.8744 or Hayden 352.300.7532

 

 

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