This is the “preamble” for the Sonrisa Net. Note that there are a number of blanks. Suggest filling these in with pencil as things can change from season to season and year to year. Please feel free to use your own style of presenting this. A little variety can be nice, but keep the order of things consistent. The Sonrisa Net begins promptly at 1330 Zulu. Suggest using your GPS for the time.

  1. CQ, CQ, CQ, Is this frequency in use? 3.968 LSB
  2. Good Morning, welcome to the Sonrisa Net for this (day/date)
  3. My name is call sign located in aboard the (sailing/motor) vessel along with . I will be the net controller today.
  4. Before we continue, please help me listen for any Health and Welfare, Emergency, Medical, or other Priority Traffic–please call with your priority Traffic now.
  5. Any relays for Priority traffic?
  6. Talk about the weather at your location for yesterday and this AM. Include Temp, BAR, Humidity, Wind yesterday/last night, Wind now. Any fun or unusual things that happened in the past 24 hours.
  7. If you are not reporting the weather yourself, arrange to have a volunteer report for you.
  8. This a friendly and relaxed ham net, but you do need a ham license to participate. In an emergency, however, we will talk with anyone. Just call us.
  9. The Net Manager is aboard the vessel call sign . He/She can be reached on frequency for any questions, comments or if you'd like to volunteer to be a net controller. He/She can also be reached by email at . We meet daily on 3.968. Sometimes the frequency is in use so if you don’t hear us on 3.968 check a few hertz up and down and we should be there somewhere.
  10. Any vessels under way wishing to check in, please call with your suffix.
  11. Any Relays for vessels under way?
  12. Anyone wishing to check in call with your suffix.
  13. AT 1445 ZULU (1345 summer schedule)–STOP TAKING CHECK-INS AND READ THE WEATHER FORECAST. (Try to Keep to this time)
  14. Does anyone need any weather fills or additional information on the weather?
  15. Are there any relays for weather fills?
  16. ID yourself.
  17. Ask for any QSTs for the net.
  18. Any vessels that have not checked-in, please call with your suffix now.
  19. Last call for the Sonrisa Net.
  20. Hearing nothing, this is Call sign located in . The Sonrisa Net is now closed and this frequency is clear.