Action | Script | Comments |
Prepare preamble, worksheets, forecasts and radio as required | ||
All links on shortly before net time. | ||
Introduce Net |
This is station Victor Echo Nine Whiskey Zulu Foxtrot, CANWARN New Brunswick. |
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Is there any emergency or priority traffic before I begin this Net? | [Listen for at least 5 seconds] | |
This is VE9WZF, CANWARN New Brunswick on the International Repeater Group System, the IRG. | ||
CANWARN has been activated at the request of the Atlantic Storm Prediction Centre of Environment Canada | [Provide more details if needed] | |
The Canadian Weather Amateur Radio Network was formed to help Environment Canada track adverse weather conditions by relaying reports from amateur radio observers | ||
The system is supported by Environment Canada, the New Brunswick Department of Public Safety, and by the members of the International Repeater Group. | ||
Net control for this session is [___], my location is [___] and my usual call sign is [___]. | ||
This is a controlled net and a working net, not a social net. But any station with emergency traffic and emergency traffic only should call in at any time using your call sign and the word "emergency". | ||
OPTIONAL for local severe WX | First we will outline the weather warnings issued, and then I will call for stations with any reports of severe weather or specific observations. Only those stations with the severe weather criteria specified should call in unless I request otherwise. [refer to EC warnings] | [Use for local items such as tornado, hail sotorm etc] |
Remind of items to report | We are looking for reports of the following items only: [List off the items for the worksheet for the event] | |
Invite stations | Any stations with these items to report, call in now [Repeat as required] | [Record data] |
End net | Thanks for your reports, which will help Environment Canada with its forecasting. The net will return at [_time__] unless conditions require the net to be called sooner. | |
Unlink repeaters | ||
Send data to ASPC | ||