SEFTN Documents

    Welcome to the SEFTN Documents page. This is where you will find the documents for the opening an   of a net or

     a special net conducted. also there is a log sheet and the message form for a net report and a list of phonetic codes

 

 

(PREAMBLE FOR THE DAILY NET)

 CQ CQ CQ

Good Evening, this is the Southeast Florida Traffic Net calling all amateur radio stations. My callsign is (you call Sign) and my name is (your name). I'm located in (your QTH) and I'll be the net control station for this evening. We meet Monday through at 6PM local time for the purpose of handling formal written traffic, announcing amateur radio events, delivering information on severe weather, providing training for new operators and net control stations, and assisting with emergency communications when needed. This is a

directed net so please follow the instructions of net control.

Is there any emergency or priority traffic?

Are there any NTS area or regional liaisons?

Are there any stations with formal written traffic

Are there any stations that are short of time?

Are there any stations with announcements, official bulletins, or general net messages?

Any there any mobile, handheld or portable stations?

Are there any other stations that would like to check in?

 

(CLOSING STATEMENT for daily net)

We wish to thank the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association for making it available to the Southeast Florida Traffic Net.  

Anyone having questions regarding the net should go to the contacts page of our web site at www.seftn.org.  This is (your call) closing the Southeast Florida Traffic Net at (time), thanking all stations for checking in. We invite your participation tomorrow at the same time.  Please stand by until the net report is passed.

[NOTE: Pass the net report traffic before continuing]

This frequency is now clear for regular amateur use.  Good evening to all.  <Your callsign> 
 

 

Preamble and Close for special session

 

(PREAMBLE FOR SPECIAL SESSIONS)

CQ CQ CQ

Good Evening, this is the Southeast Florida Traffic Net calling all amateur radio stations. My callsign is (your call) and my name is (your name). I'm located in (your QTH) and I'll be the net control station for this evening.
We meet daily at 6PM local time for the purpose of handling formal written traffic, announcing amateur radio events, delivering information on severe weather, providing training for new operators and net control stations, and assisting with emergency communications when needed. This is a directed net so please follow the instructions of net control.

Is there any emergency or priority traffic?

Are there any other NTS area or regional liasons?

Calling for any other stations with formal written traffic.

Are there any stations that are short of time?
Are there any stations with announcements, official bulletins, or general net messages?

Any there any mobile, handheld or portable stations?

Are there any other stations that would like to check in?

[When there isn't any other net business make a last call and go to the closing statement. 

 

Closing for special sessions 

 

(Special Session Closing Statement)
We wish to thank the Gold Coast Amateur Radio Association for making this repeater
available to the Southeast Florida Traffic Net.  Special sessions like this one are
held whenever conditions exist requiring emergency communications or for providingassistance if requested by agencies under Homeland Security, such as FEMA, Emergency Management, or our Broward County Emergency Coordinator. Anyone having questions regarding the net should go to the contacts page on our web site at www.seftn.org. Please stand by while a net report is passed. 
This is (your callsign) closing this special session of the Southeast Florida Traffic net at (local time) and clearing the frequency for normal repeater operations.

 

 

Seftn Log Sheet

 

 

 __________                                                           ____________________
 message #                                                              date

     Call Sign       Name

1    ___________________      _____________________

2   ____________________      _____________________

3    ____________________      _____________________

4    ____________________      _____________________

5    ____________________      _____________________

6   _____________________      _____________________

7   _____________________      _____________________

8    _____________________      _____________________

9    _____________________      _____________________

10  _____________________      _____________________

11  _____________________      _____________________

12   _____________________      _____________________

13   _____________________      _____________________

14   _____________________      _____________________

15   _____________________      _____________________

16   _____________________      _____________________

17   _____________________      _____________________

18   _____________________      _____________________
19   ______________________      ____________________

20    _  _____________________   ____________________ 

 

 SEFTN Report sent at the the end of each net session
message #  precedence call sign check location date
message

 msg # R _CALL SIGN   CHECK LOCATION (YOUR LOCATION  city)     Date 
   note: for the check which is the amount of words in the body of the text message

 SEFTN Report  _ (date)_____________   x  Stations ______ Traffic _____ Time ________ minutes______________
  73  signature  _______________  ______________ 
                                        name                       call sign
  note 
   stations are the total amount of people that checked in 
   traffic is if there were any messages sent during the net. also include the net report as a peice of traffic
   ex  if there was 2 pieces of traffic sent you count the total messages. You would also include the net report
   therefore the total would be 3
   Time would be when the net started until its conclusion. you would enter the total minutes of the net

 

Phonetic Code

A  Alpha

B  Bravo

C  Charlie

D  Delta

E  Echo

F  Fox Trot

G  Golf

H  Hotel

I    India

J   Juliet

K   Kilo

L    Lima

M   Mike

N    November

O    Oscar

P    Papa

Q    Quebec

R     Romeo

S     Sierra

T     Tango

U     Uniform

V     Victor

W    Whiskey

X      X Ray

Y      Yankee

Z       Zulu