NCS Responsibilities
Opening and closing a net
Maintaining net discipline
Controlling net access
Knowing who is a member of the net
Imposing net controls
"A good NCS is key to FH net operations"
LOADING FH SYNC TIME BY ERF:
a. Prepare radio, request ERF from-higher net NCS.
b. Store ERF in unused channel (eg, Chan 2).
c. To store ERF in unit operating channel (eg, Chan 1):
l Set MODE to [FH-M] and CHAN to 2;
l Press LOAD (H*Ld), and read “HLD_”;
l Enter “2”, and read "HFxxx";
l Press STO (Sto/ENT), read “STO_”, and press “1”.
d. ERF and sync time of higher net is now stored in unit operating channel.
e. Change to unit net ID, and open unit net.
f. You (NCS), net members, and higher net are on same sync time.
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