W9DUP Weekly Net Preamble          
   *** (Net Control Operators  NOTE:  There are times when last minute changes are made to the preamble, so if possible, please download the net preamble for YOUR net  on the DAY of the net. This will insure that  you have the most up-to-date version.)        
Good evening, this is DuPage Amateur Radio Club station W9DUP calling to order the weekly net. This net meets every Sunday evening at 8:30 pm on our 2 meter and 222 MHZ repeaters. The purpose of this net is to pass traffic, conduct club business, and relay news of interest to DARC members and all other amateurs. Everyone is encouraged to check in and participate in this net.       
       
This is a directed net. Please direct all comments and questions through the net control operator.  Your net control operator this evening is        
{your call}. My name is {your name}  and I am located in {your       
QTH}       
       
The net will consist of check-ins, traffic, swap & shop, the Amateur Radio Newsline Report and the ARRL audio news. Please limit items listed for swap & Shop to amateur radio or computer related equipment. You may state an asking price, but please don’t negotiate prices during the net. Please provide your telephone number and E-mail address so interested parties may contact you directly.       
       
As a courtesy for stations that check in to this net, if there is any problem with your readability through the DARC repeater, the net control operator will make an announcement directed at the station with the problem. ie: noise, hum, QSB, weak signal, too high or too low deviation, etc.  With NO comment meaning your signal is fine.        
       
                         ------------------ Check-in Procedure -------------------       
       
When checking in, please key up and call W9DUP. Then un-key and wait for the repeater’s courtesy reset tone before transmitting again.   Then key up and give your call sign and your call sign phonetically, your name & QTH. Also indicate if you have traffic or swap & shop for the net.        
1. First I’ll take check-ins from mobile, low power, or stations on short time, please call W9DUP.       
     2++++++ RECOGNIZE STATIONS WITH SHORT TIME TRAFFIC ++++++            
3.	Now I’ll take check-ins ONLY from club officers, club board  members or club committee chairpersons, please call W9DUP.       
4.	Next I’ll take check-ins from all other stations. Check-ins are not limited to DARC members only. Any amateur radio station may check in at the appropriate time. Stations with call sign suffixes beginning with A-Alpha  through H-Hotel, please call W9DUP.     
5.	Now I’ll take check-ins from stations with call sign suffixes beginning with I-India through Q-Quebec, please call W9DUP.     
6.	Next I’ll take check-ins from stations with call sign suffixes beginning with R-Romeo through Z-Zulu, please call W9DUP.      
7.	Finally, I’ll take check-ins from anywhere in the alphabet, please call W9DUP.       
       
*****( NET CONTROL, PASS TRAFFIC & SWAP & SHOP AT THIS TIME )       

       
For anyone who checks into this net or who are listening, if you have 
VHF AM capabilities for 6 or 2 meter AM, please join us every   Wednesday for the “VHF AM Enthusiasts Net”. The net starts at 7:30 pm on 50.4 MHZ and QSY’s to 144.144 MHZ at aprox 8:30 pm all in the AM mode. We are vertically polarized.  This net is an informal rag chew net.       
       
The club meetings are held at the “Church of the Holy Nativity” in Clarendon Hills.  The next club meeting will be Monday February 23, 2026 at 7:30pm.            
The next VE session will be at the February 23, 2026 club meeting. For more info or to pre-register, please contact Don / N9IZU  
  @ 630-964-6712 or N9IZU@ARRL.net
*** Note: this is a new phone number        
       
DARC has several nets each week and all net info is on the DARC web site @  www.w9d   u  p .  o  r  g       
           
Any amateur radio operator in good standing, wishing to act as net control operator for the DARC Sunday night net, please contact         Murray / W9EHQ for materials, scheduling or training if necessary.   
       
The DuPage Amateur Radio Club operates 3 repeaters. The 2 meter repeater on  
145.43 MHz with a 107.2 Hz PL, the 220 MHz repeater on 224.68 MHz with a  
110.9 Hz PL, & the 440 MHZ repeater on 442.55 MHz with a 114.8 Hz PL tone. 
       
The DARC web site is  www.w9d   u  p .o    r  g . You can e-mail us at info@w9dup.org  or send us a letter to DuPage Amateur Radio Club, P.O. Box 71, Clarendon Hills, Il  60514-0071.       
++  Check for late check-ins  ++       
       
++  Amateur Radio Newsline Report        & ARRL audio news ++       
       
++  Check for late check-ins  ++       
       
---------------------- Close the Net --------------------       
       
Thank you for checking into the net.  This is W9DUP, closing the net at _____ hours local time and returning the repeater to its normal standby mode. We hope to hear from you again next week at 8:30 PM, or during any of our other weekly net’s.         
Good Evening and 73 to everyone who participated or who might be listening from  {your name and call sign}.       
                                   
Nwprmbl   1/28/2026 – (J) W9EHQ  
Nwprmbl   1/28/2026 – (J) N9DMS