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SUBJ: PACIFIC AREA TRAINING BCST 01-05
A. PACIFIC AREA OPERATIONS GUIDE
1. THERE APPEARS TO BE SOME CONFUSION ON THE EVENING TRAFFIC NETS
PERTAINING TO HOW TO CALL A STATION, HOW TO REPLY TO A STATION, AND
WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO RELEASE THE MIC BUTTON TO PRECLUDE POSSIBLE
DOUBLING WITH ANOTHER STATION.
2. IAW REF A. CHAPTER 7, PARA 2.A.1), WHEN NECOS CALLS THE NET, IT IS NOT
NECESSARY FOR HIM TO RELEASE THE MIC BUTTON.
3. IAW REF A. CHAPTER 7, PARA 2,B.1), WHEN STATIONS ANSWER THE NECOS
CALL, IT IS REQUIRED THAT THEY OPEN THE MIC BUTTUN FOR AT LEAST ONE
SECOND TO PRECLUDE A DOUBLE WITH ANOTHER STATION.  THE RELEASE OF
THE MIC BUTTON SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN SPEAKING THE NECOS CALL SIGN
AND SPEAKING "THIS IS......"
4. IAW REF A. CHAPTER 7, PARA 2.G.1) AND 2), WHEN NECOS ASSIGNS A STATION
TO PASS TRAFFIC TO ONE OR MORE STATIONS, IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THOSE
STATIONS TO RELEASE THEIR MIC BUTTON WHEN CALLING EACH OTHER. NOR
IS IT REQUIRED THAT EITHER STATION USE THE OTHER STATIONS CALL SIGN
WHEN RETURNING A CALL, EXCEPT ON THE INITIAL CALL. THAT IS, ONCE
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TWO STATIONS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED, EACH
STATION MAY BEGIN A RESPONSE BY MERELY STATING "THIS IS NNN0XXX....."
5. IAW REF A. CHAPTER 7, PARA 2.J.1), DURING A FREE NET, A STATION CALLING
ANOTHER STATION MUST RELEASE THE MIC BUTTON FOR AT LEAST ONE SECOND
BEFORE STATING "THIS IS.....", AGAIN TO PRECLUDE DOUBLING WITH ANOTHER
STATION. IT IS NOT NECESSARY FOR THE CALLED STATION TO RELEASE HIS MIC
BUTTON WHEN REPLYING TO A CALL. ONCE COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED, NEITHER STATION MUST USE BOTH CALLS NOR DROP THE MIC
BUTTON WHEN REPLYING.
6.  IAW REF A. CHAPTER 7, PARA 2.J.3), DURING A FREE NET, WHEN A STATION
DESIRES TO CHECK INTO THE NET, THAT STATION MUST RELEASE HIS MIC BUTTON
BETWEEN THE NECOS CALL SIGN AND "THIS IS.....".
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