Auxiliary Communications Service
Southern Region

ACS Net

Preamble

This is ________________________¹. The State of California OES Southern Region ACS net will begin momentarily. Is there any emergency or priority traffic before we begin?

This is ______________________________________⁽²⁾. This station is Net Control for the State of California Auxiliary Communications Service. The following roll call consists of radio amateurs in State OES and other State agencies, as well as one check in from each County RACES group—either the Radio Officer or a designated member.

_________________________⁽¹⁾ will now commence roll call.

Use roll-call sheet. Acknowledge all check-ins with "Roger."

__________________________⁽¹⁾ will now stand by for late or missed check-ins from State of California OES and other State agencies, and from County RACES Coordinators and Radio Officers.

Record on roll-call sheet. Acknowledge all late check-ins with "Roger W6XYZ." Ask those who are new to the net to give their agency affiliation and their position.

__________________________⁽¹⁾ Net Control has the following announcement(s) for the net.

(Make your announcements.)

Are there any other announcements for the net, or any traffic? Call Net Control.

(Acknowledge by call signs and allow announcements to be made at this time. After the last announcement, ask if there are any other announcements or traffic.)

Is there anything further for the net? This is ________________⁽¹⁾, Net Control.

(Delete the following paragraph during an emergency activation.)

__________________________⁽¹⁾¹ will now stand by for other stations who have traffic or questions about the Auxiliary Communications Service or the Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service. Call now, with your complete call sign.

(Record on roll-call sheet. Acknowledge all check-ins with "Roger W6XYZ" and answer their questions.)

(Delete the following paragraph during an emergency activation.)

This ACS net will be activated again next Monday evening at 1830 hours.

(Sign the ACS net clear, as follows:)

This is ____________________(1), Net Control, signing the State of California OES Southern Region ACS net clear.

Footnotes

^{(1) -} Insert your personal call sign. From the Los Alamitos REOC, insert "K1OES."

⁽²) - Insert your call sign phonetically. From the REOC, insert "KILO ONE OSCAR ECHO SIERRA."

Webmaster: Arnie Lewin, W7BIA, Southern Region ACS Officer, State of California OES
Last Update: January 1, 2003