The Mason County ARES/RACES/MST Net meets Thusdays at 1945 on 146.72 MHz, negative offset, pl tone 103.5. Note: On the first Thursday of the month, the net is held on the designated MST Emergency Frequency, 146.500 MHz, simplex. 1940 hours: Attention all stations! The Mason County ARES/RACES Medical Services Emergency Communications net will begin in five minutes, (Your Callsign). 1945 hours: Good evening! This is (Your Callsign), net control station, opening the Mason County ARES/RACES Medical Services Emergency Communications net. This directed net meets every Thursday on 146.72 MHz, negative offset, pl tone 103.5 at 1945 hrs. A chat net is held at about 1915 hours on this repeater following the Western Washington MST Net on 146.900 MHz, negative offset, pl tone103.5, from 2000 hrs until about 1930 hours. A simplex roll call is conducted on the first Thursday of each month on our tactical frequency, 147.500 MHz, simplex. The purpose of this net is to maintain emergency communications serving Mason General Hospital. This net will yield the frequency to emergency or priority traffic. Is there any emergency or priority traffic? Come now with call only. Are there any NTS messages? Visiting stations are encouraged to check in at the end of the normal roll call. This is (Your Callsign) calling the roster. Please use ICU phonetics and advise if you have traffic. All stations please listen for and relay any weak signals. (acknowledge check-ins and traffic) Are there any emergency powered or mobile MST stations wishing to check in? Are there any late or missed MST stations wishing to check in? Any relays? We will now hear traffic. (Call sign)_____ , go ahead. That completes our formal roll call, (Your Callsign). Are there any visiting stations wishing to check in? Call, name and location, please. Come now. Any further announcements, training issues, calendar items, come now? Any late check-ins? This completes the Mason County MST net. Thanks to the Mason County Amateur Radio Club for the use of their repeater. This is (Your Callsign) closing this net and returning the repeater to general use. (Your Callsign).