Net Control Console: NCS Quick Card

Before the net

1. Open the console → enter your callsign → Send Magic Link.
2. Open the email link (valid 15 min) → Complete Login. Login lasts 6 h.
3. Check the light says ● LIVE.
4. + Open Net → pick the net (or Custom net…) → Open Net. You are NCS.
5. Already open? Just click its tab. Taking over? Claim NCS.

Logging check-ins

W1AW Enter	Regular check-in
W1AW S Enter	Short time / no traffic
W1AW E Enter	EchoLink / VoIP
W1AW/M	Portable/mobile calls are fine

• Check the highlighted tab: entries go to that net.
• "Did you mean …?" → Accept Suggestion or keep typing.
• "Already checked in" → press LOG again to log it anyway.
• Names fill in automatically: roster → earlier nets → QRZ → HamDB → Callook.
• 6m ✓ = also on the 6m net tonight.

Fixing mistakes

✎ Edit	Change call, type or name → Enter
✕ → Confirm?	Delete (2nd click within 4 s)
Wrong net	Delete it, pick the right tab, log again
Esc	Close any window

Ending the net

1. 📄 Net Summary Export → Download TXT / CSV, or Save to Server (optional).
2. 🔒 Close Net → Archive & Close Net. The log is saved on the server automatically. Other nets keep running.
3. End of evening: Export → 🌙 Evening Report (all nets, each station once).

If something looks wrong

● OFFLINE (blinking)	LOG is disabled. Note calls on paper; it reconnects by itself.
Amber banner	A name lookup source is down; a backup is used. Keep logging.
Red message	Not saved. Read it and retry (your typing is kept).
Back at login page	Login expired. Log in again; nothing is lost.
LOG greyed out	Offline, or no net open → + Open Net.