Revised 1-8-09

[Opening to be read only at beginning of first and third hours.]

This is Southcars, the South Coast Amateur Radio Service, operating on 7.251 MHz. Southcars is a directed service net whose purpose is to assist those seeking to contact other stations, or areas, to provide weather and travel information, when available, and to assist in emergencies. All contacts and information will be handled through the Net Control. Net operational procedure and general information may be found at www.southcars.com

Southcars is in operation with two sessions daily -- 8AM until 10AM and again from 12PM noon until 2PM -- all times are Eastern. Additionally, a digitally assisted voice net is conducted starting at 9AM and 1PM Eastern, on each and every Saturday.For more information go to: www.voip.southcars.com

Your Net Control for this session is <callsign>, my name is <your name>, and I'm located in <your QTH> where we have a current temperature of <your temperature>.

NCS NOTE: Take a moment and ask if anyone needs to contact a station and move off freq. for their QSO, then following this, ask if anyone on frequency is celebrating their birthday today. If so, wish them a happy birthday and let them check-in at this time. Then proceed to conduct the net.

CLOSING THE NET - [To be read only at the end of the second and fourth hours.]

This has been Southcars, the South Coast Amateur Radio Service. Southcars is in operation every day from 8AM until 10AM and from 12PM noon until 2PM. All times being Eastern. Your net control for this session has been, <your name>, <callsign>, saying 73 and returning this frequency to regular amateur use.