EOC/ICP Equipment Test Net Script

The EOC/ICP Equipment Test Net is quarterly, held on a Monday at 7:00 PM on the K6ACS 146.73- (R) 88.5 PL repeater.  This net replaces the Countywide weekly net.

This net is used to test local government owned equipment in Emergency Operations Centers and pre-identified Incident Command Posts throughout the County. Member owned equipment is not utilized during this net.

Italic text in the net script is not to be read unless otherwise stated.

VHF Net Script

This is (name/call), at the (tactical call), Net Control Station for the Sonoma County Operational Area Auxiliary Communications Service.

This is a directed net. All stations should direct their traffic through this Net Control Station. If you have an emergency during the net, indicate so with the words “emergency traffic” on your first key-up.  All operators -please pause after keying the PTT “push to talk” and before you speak, as the links to the coast are up.

This is a quarterly test for the purposes of verifying the operation and functionality of our

ACS radio equipment at the various Emergency Operations Centers and pre-identified Incident Command Posts throughout the County. Please do NOT check into this net using your personal radio equipment. This net is strictly to test local government owned equipment.

When I call your EOC or ICP, please return by acknowledging Net Control with a 1, 2, or 3 indicating the quality of signal heard from Net Control.

One being scratchy, two being an average signal report, or three being it sounds "full quieting" as if I'm right next to you. I'll in turn acknowledge your report and give the same type report as I hear you.

If for some reason you are not able to make contact with Net Control on other bands within a reasonable amount of time, or you have equipment or operator issues, contact net control on this frequency 146.730. Net control will maintain a full time operator here during the radio test to assist stations and log all reports of all equipment and operator issues.

Did I miss any EOC-only station? Come now.

Note: Tell any non-EOC stations who try to check-in to stand by as this is a directed net and is strictly for testing EOC equipment.

This concludes the VHF portion of our check-ins.

Those EOC stations with 220 capabilities, please move to the K6ACS repeater / 224.820 with a PL of 103.5 and stand by for the 220 test, to be followed by the Low Band and Sherriff 6 test. Remember to come back to “146.730” only if you cannot make contact with net control on the other bands. Otherwise please follow the directions of the net control on each band as we conduct this test. For those EOC’s who do NOT have 220 please move to Lowband then Sheriff 6 and wait for Net Control to continue the net in about 5 minutes.

This is (call sign), Net control standing by.

220 MHz Net Script

This is (name/call), at the (tactical call), Net Control Station for the Sonoma County Operational Area Auxiliary Communications Service. 

This is a directed net. All stations should direct their traffic through this Net Control Station. If you have an emergency during the net, indicate so with the words “emergency traffic” on your first key-up.

Please stand by while I conduct roll call.

If any stations missed their check in, please check in now.

For those units with lowband and Sheriff 6 radios - Remember these bands are Public Service frequencies and are not amature radio frequencies. Only use you’re designated tactical calls and no conversations or relaying of traffic during the tests unless directed by Net Control.

This concludes the 220 portion of our test. Those stations with Lowband capability please move to that radio and stand by for the Low-Band Radio Inter-City System test.

This is (Call Sign), Net Control releasing the K6ACS repeater from the net.

LBRICS Net Script

This is the Sonoma County Auxiliary Communication Service, at the (tactical call sign) conducting our Quarterly Radio Test of the Low Band Inter-City Radio System. Please stand by while I conduct roll call.

If any stations missed their check in, please check in now.

This concludes the Low Band Inter-City Radio System of our test. Those stations with Sheriff 6 capability please move to that radio and stand by for the Sheriff 6 test.

This is Sonoma County ACS Auxiliary Communications Center at (Current local time).

Use a 24 hour clock when reporting time. A 24-hour clock, begins at midnight (which is 0000 hours). So, 1:00 AM is 0100 hours, 2:00 AM is 0200 hours, and so-on up until 11:00 PM which is 2300 hours.

Sheriff 6 Net Script

This is the Sonoma County Auxiliary Communication Service, at the (tactical call sign) conducting our Quarterly Radio Test on Sheriff 6. Please stand by while I conduct roll call.

If any stations missed their check in, please check in now.

This concludes the Sheriff 6 Radio Test. Thank you for participating. All station are to secure their sites at this time. Those stations that have traffic for net control, please switch back to VHF 146.730 repeater. This is Sonoma County ACS Auxiliary Communications Center at (Current local time).

Use a 24 hour clock when reporting time. A 24-hour clock, begins at midnight (which is 0000 hours). So, 1:00 AM is 0100 hours, 2:00 AM is 0200 hours, and so-on up until 11:00 PM which is 2300 hours.

EOCs and ICP should securing their locations by current policies. EX: Pack radios and power supplies in boxes or turn off radios and lock radio room doors.

VHF Closing Script

This is (name/call), at the (tactical call), Net Control Station for the Sonoma County Operational Area Auxiliary Communications Service.

Do any stations have traffic for net control?

This concludes the Auxiliary Communications Service Quarterly Radio Test. Thank you for participating. All station are to secure their sites at this time. This is (name/call sign) for the Sonoma County ACS, Auxiliary Communications Center securing this net at (Current local time). The repeater is released to normal activities.

Use a 24 hour clock when reporting time. A 24-hour clock, begins at midnight (which is 0000 hours). So, 1:00 AM is 0100 hours, 2:00 AM is 0200 hours, and so-on up until 11:00 PM which is 2300 hours.

EOCs and ICP should securing their locations by current policies. EX: Pack radios and power supplies in boxes or turn off radios and lock radio room doors.