St. Louis County ARES®: Operations, Net Control Station Report

Net Control Station Report
(version 1, 2006-05-23)

Upon completion of a regular ARES^® net, the Net Control Station operator should make a report of what transpired and send it to the EC (Emergency Coordinator). The EC has asked that all such reports conform to the following format:

To the Emergency Coordinator:

Here is the report for the St. Louis County ARES net held on <<Day and Date>>

NCS = <<Your name and call sign>>
Backup NCS = <<Name and call sign of person who was your backup >>

Announcements:
1. <<announcement>>
2. <<announcement>>
|
n. <<announcement>>
[Include ALL announcements, both ARES^® and general. If an announcement was made by another person, be sure to include his/her name and call sign.]

There was 1 formal message passed this evening:
<<Sending station>> -> << Receiving station>> (Originator = <<Station of origin >> , Intended recipient = << Intended recipient>>)

The question this evening was, <<Question asked>>

The net participants were:
<<Call sign>> <<Name>> <<Location>> <<Response to question>>
<<Call sign>> <<Name>> <<Location>> <<Response to question>>
[List all participants. Flag any new participants with the word "NEW".]

<<# of participants>> participants, <<# of NEW participants >> new to ARES net

[List any unusual conditions or events here.]

End of report.

Respectfully submitted,
<<Your name and call sign>>

Example:

To the Emergency Coordinator,

Here is the report for the St. Louis County ARES net held on Wednesday January 5, 2011.

NCS = Gary Hoffman, KB0H
Backup NCS = Cece Rongey, W0CMR

Announcements:

I announced that there would be a simplex exercise held on Saturday January 8, 2011.
I announced that the next meeting of St. Louis County ARES would be held on Monday January 10, 2011 and that there would be a presentation on safety.
Craig, K0CMH announced that the St. Louis City ARES net would take place at 8 PM this evening and that there would be a simplex exercise immediately following the net.

There was 1 formal message passed this evening:

K0AZV -> KC0QMU (Originator = N1RL, Intended recipient = KB0QGE)

The question this evening was, "Do you currently hold a valid GMRS license?"

The net participants were:

W0CMR	Cece	Ellisville	No
K0CMH	Craig	Oakville	No
KC0QMU	Steve	Maryland Heights	Yes
AB0MT	Dave	mobile south county	No
KB0QGD	Erin	Oakville	No
KC0TOS	Elliot	Rock Hill	No
KC0QFP	Franklin	Creve Coeur	Yes	NEW
AC4UQ	Bobbie	St.Ann	Yes
K0AZV	Max	St.Ann	Yes

9 participants, 1 new to ARES net
[Note that the backup NCS is included in the total number of participants.]

Special notes:
Several participants who normally reach the repeater without difficulty were coming in very scratchy. It might be worth informing the repeater trustee.

End of report.

Respectfully submitted by,
Gary
KB0H

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