(Revised 1/2/2026)LDG
REPEATER INFO
● 1st Sunday, 146.720 MHz (-) (123.0) Rose Hill Repeater – Trustee Mike Dietrich (KB5FLX)
● 2nd Sunday, 147.000 MHz (+) (103.5) WD5X Repeater – Trustee Lance Rumfield (WD5X)
● 3rd Sunday, 145.370 MHz (-) (123.0) N5TRS Repeater – Trustee Brett Shryock (WW5TF)
● 4th Sunday 146.880MHz (-) (167.9) IN AND OUT! – WR5AAA Repeater – Mike Hardwick (N5VCX)
NET NOTIFICATIONS
At 7:50 PM and 7:55 PM local time, make the following announcement:
This is YOURCALL, I will begin the District 14 Northwest Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net in <10 or 5>
minutes. A clear frequency for the net will be appreciated. Our backup repeater will be (LAST WEEK REPEATER)
● Is tonight’s Backup Net Control on Frequency? Digitals?
● Do we have a TRAINING Station for this evening? Digitals?
● Do we have any station that wishes to act as a NTS Liaison for tonight’s net? (Get callsign & record on spreadsheet)
NET PREAMBLE
Calling the Northwest Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net. This is [CALLSIGN] primary net control
station for tonight’s net. Tonight’s Backup Net Control is (BUNC CALL) who is standing by.
Tonight, we are using the (REPEATER), with the permission of the repeater trustee (TRUSTEE). This repeater requires a sub-audible tone of
(TONE) Hertz for access. If your transmitter does not have this tone, transmit simplex on the repeater output frequency.
We are using NETLOGGER to log this net online, feel free to join us to be sure you get in. If you wish to join us using
NetLogger, simply download it at netlogger.org, install it and choose the net you wish to monitor.
For information on becoming a Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Team Member, please visit
‘harriscountyares.org’ and click the link in the top right corner labeled ‘JOIN ARES’ and follow the instructions.
All stations should attempt digital check-ins by sending Winlink messages to the following callsigns along with your personal
email. Digital check-in call signs are: K5SEK, KE5FGA,N5XJB, WA5LEE, WB5HJV, K5PRS, and N5RVT.
Please send your digital messages on the day of the net, no earlier than the night before, up until the cutoff time of
7:30PM on Net Day. Checking in with digital and voice modes is encouraged as it verifies that all your systems are
working. Utilize VHF, UHF and HF bands whenever possible.
This is a directed net; all stations are requested to remain on frequency until the net closes. If you need to leave the net, please notify net control.
This net is open to ALL licensed Amateur Radio Operators in addition to the Northwest Harris County ARES Unit members.
NET OPERATION
This is (CALLSIGN), net control station this evening, do we have any stations that wish to check in that have Emergency,
Priority or Time Sensitive Traffic for the net? Please call now. (Run traffic)
This is (CALLSIGN), net control station this evening, do we have any stations with REGULAR traffic for this net, please call
now. (Run traffic now, or push to the end)
(A-L) This is (CALLSIGN), net control station this evening, I will now take check-ins from stations with call sign suffixes
beginning with A-Alpha through L-Lima. When checking in, please state your callsign slowly and phonetically, followed by
your first name, location, and number of digital messages you have sent. I will acknowledge you individually as I hear you.
A final call for check-ins will be made at the end of the net. Call sign suffixes beginning with A-Alpha through L-Lima,
please check-in now.
(M-Z) This is (CALLSIGN), net control station this evening, I will now take check-ins from stations with call sign suffixes
beginning with M Mike through Z Zulu. When checking in, please state your callsign slowly and phonetically, followed by
your first name, location, and number of digital messages you have sent. I will acknowledge you individually as I hear
you. A final call for check-ins will be made at the end of the net. Call sign suffixes beginning with M-Mike through Z-Zulu,
please check-in now.
NET TRAINING
This is (CALLSIGN), net control station this evening, a final call for check-ins will be made at the end of the net.
(TRAINING) you may now proceed with your training. The net is yours. (Following training ask if any station has any
questions or comments on the training)
NET LATE CHECK IN
This is (CALLSIGN), net control station this evening, do we have any further check-ins for the District 14 Northwest Harris
County Amateur Radio Emergency Service Net, please give me your callsign, name, location, and how many digitals if
you have them. Please check-in now.
BACK UP NET REPORT
We’ll now go to our Backup Net Control for this evening’s digital report. (BUNC) The net is yours.
NET CLOSE
This is (CALLSIGN), net control station for the District 14 Northwest Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Service
Net, do we have any further business before I close the net? (Run any further business)
The results of this Net will be posted on the groups.io website for the Northwest Unit of STX ARES.
Hearing nothing, this net meets each Sunday evening at 8 PM local time, rotating each week among several repeaters.
Next week we will be on the (NEXTWEEK).
For information on becoming a Harris County Amateur Radio Emergency Services Team Member, please visit ‘harriscountyares.org’ and click the link in the top right corner labeled ‘JOIN ARES’ and follow the instructions. I’d like to thank the repeater trustee (TRUSTEE) for the use of the repeater and all operators for the clear frequency. This repeater is now available for regular use.
(BUNC) I have the net duration at XX Minutes, please confirm.
● 1st Sunday, 146.720 MHz (-) (123.0) Rose Hill Repeater – Trustee Mike Dietrich (KB5FLX)
● 2nd Sunday, 147.000 MHz (+) (103.5) WD5X Repeater – Trustee Lance Rumfield (WD5X)
● 3rd Sunday, 145.370 MHz (-) (123.0) N5TRS Repeater – Trustee Brett Shryock (WW5TF)
● 4th Sunday 146.880MHz (-) (167.9) IN AND OUT! – WR5AAA Repeater – Trustee Mike Hardwick (N5VCX)