Net Structure
Standby Net
Items of concern are outside the 20 minutes / 20-mile cutoff and will be affecting Walworth County or surrounding areas
A synopsis of approaching weather will be relayed to the local net from backbone nets if available.
A team relay station will be designated and can check-in on any backbone repeater at any time
Repeaters remain open for regular amateur use with the request that time is left for the net controller to break in if necessary
Full Net
Items of concern are affecting Walworth county or surrounding areas
WCWS requests on-air control of the repeater
Communications between the spotter, SulCom field team relay station, and Net control only - other non-emergency traffic is diverted to other channels
Program-specific criteria or meteorologist-requested information only
Spotters may check into or out of the net at any time
On Air Guidance
Spotter Check in
Spotters are requested to check into the net as early as possible. Check-ins should be short and concise. Three items of information are needed when you check in. Your call, if you are mobile and your location. Mobile Spotter check in Example: K9STR Check-in mobile Walworth. Fixed spotter Check in example WX9EMS Check in Elkhorn.
If you are not acknowledged by net control your message was not received. Check your volume, squelch, channel, and antenna and try again.
Spotter Check out
If a spotter needs to leave the net for any reason or length of time they need to check out of the net. Again, checkouts need to be short and concise to allow for the passing of program specific traffic. Example: K9STR check out.
If you are not acknowledged by net control your message was not received. Check your volume, squelch, channel, and antenna and try again.
Mobile Spotter location change
If a mobile spotter travels out of the area they were in when they checked in, they should advise net control. To do this, give your call, cite you are mobile and give your new location. Example K9ILJ mobile Whitewater.