If you would like to check into one of the nets
that operate on 14.300 MHz, listen first for any important traffic that
may be ongoing. If you hear no activity after a couple on minutes, you may
not have propagation with the Net Control Station for that particular time
slot. You may want to check the 14.300 MHz NCS schedule here, to find out
where the scheduled NCS is located. You can wait for a relay station for
net control that you can copy to check-in or by making an ever so brief
transmission such as, "I need a relay to net, W2XYZ", and wait. Another
station monitoring the net that copies you and the ncs may pick you up. Do
not make an extended transmission on how you hear nothing and you are
wondering if the band is dead! This may cause interference with other
traffic on the net that you do not hear! LISTENING is a virtue! You may
not hear anything on 14.300 MHz but believe me, there are many ears
listening! If you do copy the NCS, please listen to and follow his
instructions. Everybody following the proper net etiquette benefits us all
with a smooth running net where all that wish may participate.
Here are a few of the prowords that are used on 14.300
MHz.
CONTACT - Used if you, as station
monitoring 14.300, hears another station on the frequency that you would
like to call. Example: you are monitoring one of the nets, you hear a
buddy of yours check-in with the NCS, you say the word "contact", followed
by your callsign, and standby and wait to be recognized. NCS’s will give a "contact" station priority, knowing you have just
heard a station you would like to talk to. Do not use "contact" to just
check-in.
RELAY - I think we all know the meaning of this, to
help relay some traffic to the NCS. One thing that is important to
remember when you say "Relay", follow it by saying your callsign and
standby and wait to be recognized. Sometimes there is more than one
station saying "relay" wishing to help out and the NCS needs to know who
ask to run the traffic. If the NCS was to just tell the station who said
"relay" to run the traffic and the two or three who said "relay" all run
the traffic, well I think you see where that can lead!
RE-CHECK- If you had left the frequency for period of time to
meet a station that you took off 14300 and could not make contact
elsewhere you would say "re-check" followed by your callsign, and standby
and wait to be recognized. Including your callsign here is always
important. The NCS should give you priority to see if your station had
returned to 14.300 and try your contact again.
RE-ENTRY- If you had left 14.300 for a period of time and
would like to advise the NCS that you are back, say "re-entry", followed
by your callsign, and wait to be recognized.
There are some other words or terms used on 14.300 MHz that we will not
list here, but becoming familiar with and using properly the above noted
words will help to make the nets run more efficient for us
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