Net Script

Net Control Stations should read the following page before taking a net: http://www.nassautraffic.net/ncs/
All Net Control Stations MUST send a net report via NTS Radiogram or e-mail to W2LIE after the net. Report must include Number of Check-ins (QNI), Number of Messages Sent (QTC x/x), and length of net (QTR). A roster must also be sent noting which stations sent and received traffic. This info is needed for the monthly PSHR and NTS reports.
A PDF Version of the net script may be downloaded by clicking here

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ARRL News

Caribbean Telecommunications Union Head Calls for “New Generation” of Hams October 16, 2017
In remarks made on International Disaster Reduction Day, Friday, October 13, Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) Secretary-General Bernadette Lewis described Amateur Radio as a “bedrock of sustained communications” during emergencies, and strongly suggested cultivating a new and younger generation of radio amateurs to carry this role forward. She spoke as part of a panel on emergency telec...
Volunteer Shelter Duty Slots in Northern California Filled on the Fly “via RF” October 16, 2017
The North Bay Amateur Radio Association’s (NBARA) Gary Gross, KE6QR, recruited Amateur Radio volunteers on October 13 to support the shelters housing those evacuating because of the Napa Valley Fires. Gross, an ARRL Official Relay Station (ORS) in the East Bay Section, said the specific need was for back-up communication between the Crossroad Shelter in […]
UTC Approvals to Use 630- and/or 2,200-Meter Bands Arriving via E-Mail October 15, 2017
E-mails have gone out to an undetermined number of US radio amateurs from the Utilities Technology Council (UTC), approving the stations’ intention to use 630 meters (472-479 kHz) and/or 2,200 meters (135.7-137.8 kHz).“UTC has determined that your proposed Amateur Radio station would not operate within a horizontal distance of one kilometer from a transmission line […]
Amateur Radio Facilitates Another Patient Evacuation on Puerto Rico October 15, 2017
ARRL Section Manager Evacuates When Fire Comes Within Two Blocks October 13, 2017
ARRL San Francisco Section Manager Bill Hillendahl, KH6GJV, says the message he stresses during the weekly Sonoma County Radio Amateurs (SCRA) ARES net is this: “When an incident occurs, take to the air and form a net. Anyone can act as net control.” Radio amateurs took that lesson to heart, he said, in the wake […]

Every Evening 1930 HRS
Primary: WB2WAK /R	Alternate #1: WB2CYN /R	Alternate #2: KB2BWV /R
Frequency: 146.805 (-) pl 136.5 Hz	Frequency: 147.135 (+) pl 136.5 Hz	Frequency: 443.525 (+) pl 114.8 Hz
Location: Plainview, NY	Location: East Meadow, NY	Location: East Meadow, NY

ARRL NLI Section Manager:	Section Emergency Coordinator:	Section Traffic Manager:	Nassau NTS Net Manager:	DEC Nassau County:
Mike Lisenco, N2YBB	Jim Mezey, W2KFV	Mike Patino, N2BMU	Gerard Pilate, N2WGF	Tim Cregan, N2RDB