We conduct weekly or monthly practice drills, sending various ICS and Winlink form messages. We conduct semi-annual larger-scale drills, based on the skills learned during practice. Our operators are members of an array of Ham Radio emergency communications groups, but members with no affiliation to any group are also welcome.

Bob KB6EGA starts each class by explaining what he will be sending and how long the session will be. It may start off with alphabets, then numbers and last with quotation marks. He will also talk about the do's and dont's of CW. As his students start to get proficient, it will progress to words, sentences and callsigns.

Message Handling & Relay done perodically by Irene NH7PE using ARC, ICS 213, Radiogram, & Skywarn forms. This ICS-213 Message Handling Training PDF is very helpful. She also recommends practicing Reverse Operation with your radio. If you would like to take a turn as NCS, let her know at the start of the Net, here is the Net Script.

All licensed operators are welcome to check-in giving your Callsign, Name and Location. Listen prior to contacting NCS to know what information he needs or requesting to avoid constant repeats which slows down the Net (only 1 hour). It can be difficult for Kevin AH6QO to copy at times so be prepared to relay when he asks for assistance.

Net Reporters are used to keep track of Nets for certain NCS by logging it directly into Kona Bob AH6GT 40meter.net database. Here are the instructions by Joe AH6T. You can email KH6RDO dasuka001@gmail.com a Log Report or use Winlink if you prefer instead to Darrell KH6RDO & cc Bev KH7LM.