On 20 September 2007, I was the Net Control Station (NCS) for the East Rockingham ARES weekly directed net on the Kensington NH repeater (145.15.) Since this was my first time as the NCS, I stayed away from presenting a training exercise and opted for an informal topic on increasing youth participation in amateur radio, specifically utilizing ARES as a way to attract new hams. Not a lot of check-ins but the experience was well worth it and the feedback postive. In an actual emergency I can only imagine what the pressure must be like for Net Control, but volunteering as the NCS now is a great way to prepare.
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