During the regular weekly 2 meter net the Net Control Station operator may ask the participants to answer a question. This is primarily to make the net a little more interesting, but sometimes the answers are quite revealing. The question is optional, and the net control operator may decide to skip it if the net is busy or appears to be running long.

The question to ask is entirely up to the net control operator's discretion. He/she may select a question from the list below or may create one of his/her own. Questions should be crafted so that the participants can give very short, simple answers.

• Have you ever had to change a fuse on any of your Amateur Radio equipment?

• Have you ever used a sound card interface to run a digital mode?

• Do you have a laminated copy of your amateur radio license?

• Have you ever used ladder line to connect your transceiver to your antenna?

• Have you ever used Echolink or IRLP?

• Have you ever taken a Skywarn spotter class, either in person or online?

• If you were to receive an alert right now, how long would it take you to prepare to deploy and be on the road?
  (Question courtesy of AA9FQ, Madison County Illinois ARES)

• Have you ever attended any ARES team's Field Day event?

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