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 participated in any kind of Amateur Radio outdoor event?

• Do you own a police scanner?

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

• Do you listen to the hurricane nets?

• Have you participated in on-air contests?

• Did you ever hold an Amateur Radio license for a license class that no longer exists? (Novice, Tech Plus, Advanced)

• Regardless of whether of not you have used it, do you know The Morse code?

• Do you find yourself using Universal Coordinated Time a lot, a little, or never?

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