We have a line of thunderstorms rolling 

through tonight.

The net is not looking very good unless 

they clear out later.

I will let you know before net time if they do.

Go ahead and get on frequency call cq 4 state and see who is listening?

72

Johnny ACØBQ 

There is little in the way of protocol.  It would be a more orderly proceeding if there were. 

Wayne, NQØRP, was the NCS several years ago.  I proposed a protocol that he adopted and it worked well, with a procedure that started with the CQ, announced the name and brief description of the net.  These were followed by QNI?, acknowledgement to the callers, ONE BY ONE; then for each a PSE AS, an insert of QSP when appropriate, and finally the net closing.

Basically this protocol initially established as complete a list of the QNIs as possible.  And ONLY THEN were the QNIs, one by one, invited to transmit.

The New England QRP Net meets Thursdays at 8:30 ET on 3,566 kHz.  NCS Chuck, K1CL, follows it. The net runs smoothly.

A couple of years ago I sent the procedure previously supplied to NQØRP to Johnny, ACØBQ, but thus far he has not used any parts of it.

72,

Charles (aka Chas), W2SH 

Ge Karen

No formal proto calls for the 4state Net. 

Send your call when you hear my CQ, QNI and ?. I will answer with your call and a signal report.

You can reply with my report and we can swap weather info, rig info or ??

We would be glad to hear you check in.

72

Johnny ACØBQ