HubHip: Recreation: Radio: Amateur: Organizations: National Traffic System (0)

DescriptionThe National traffic System (NTS) has served as a backbone network for the relay and, ultimately, delivery of text-based messages across the Nation and beyond by amateur radio . Organized by the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is 1914, the NTS is purposed with the efficient and accurate delivery of message traffic following the Radiogram format.

Collected within this category is a listing of websites devoted to many of the networks located across North America. Whether VHF (local) or HF (state-wide and regional), these affiliations of traffic handlers are responsible for ensuring the timely and reliable relay and delivery of hundreds to thousands of messages each day.

National Traffic System

Washington State Net, WSN (Site) - A state-wide CW net serving as a liaison between local voice nets and the Region 7 Net (RN7) as well as the Pacific Area Net (PAN). Information pertaining to net operation and protocol is provided.
Friendly Amateur Radio Missions, FARM (Site) - A phone net meeting daily at 02:00Z and serving most of the Western US. Among the resources are net related operation documents and participation guidelines.
Southeastern North Carolina Traffic Net (Site) - The purpose of this net is provide communications and train operators in the proper method of handling messages during emergencies, to learn net operations and procedures, pass traffic, make announcements and to post bulletins.
Northern California Net, NCN (Site) - A resource devoted to providing an overview of NTS nets located in or adjacent to the Northern California region. Information includes organizational details, training resources and links to other nets.
North Carolina Traffic System (Site) - An overview of the NTS network for the state of North Carolina. Meeting and contact information is provided for each and a link to subordinate websites where applicable.
Texas CW Net, TEX (Site) - Schedule and information related to the daily CW affiliate of the National Traffic System. Also available are the groups newsletters and training material for interested radio operators.
Eastern New York SM (Site) - A resource provided by the ENY Section Manager. Provides an overview of traffic activity within the section as well as nets taking place within or inclusive of the area covered.
Idaho Montana Net, IMN (Site) - This HF net meets daily at 03:00Z. It serves primarily as a liaison for traffic relay from the Montana Traffic Net (MTN) and Friendly Amateur Radio Missions (FARM) and Region Net 7 (RN7).
Eastern Massachusetts NTS (Site) - Section level overview of the NTS structure within the Eastern Massachusetts (EMA) organization. Resources include a list of nets, training materials and other traffic handling information.
Michigan Net, QMN (Site) - Michigan Net is the purported to be the oldest emergency communications network in the nation. Serving state and local government, relief organizations, the National Weather Service and similar agencies since 1936, nominal CW nets meet daily 19:30 and 22:00 local.
NoonTimeNet (Site) - Tracing its origins to 1967, this net operates daily on SSB at 12:00 local. Its primary functions are to move traffic through the NTS and to provide Public Service operations.
Central Ohio Traffic Net, COTN (Site) - A local, VHF net serving the central Ohio area. Operations include traffic handling and training for interested stations. Instructional and organizational information is provided.
Beehive Utah Net, BUN (Site) - An HF affiliate net serving the greater Utah region and whose purpose is the movement of local and state-wide message traffic onto the continental NTS.
Montana Traffic Net, MTN (Site) - An NTS voice net meeting daily at 00:30Z; it serves all states, Canada and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Additional information for the state of Montana is also made available at the site.
Kentucky CW Nets (Site) - Links and information on various CW (Morse Code) nets.
Northern Virginia Traffic Net (Site) - Local affiliate of the NTS located in Bluemont, VA, and operating nightly at 19:30 on WF4TSC. The net regularly offers training and is supplemented by a Yahoo! Group.
Texas Traffic Net, TTN (Site) - Semi-regional phone net designed to move traffic within the state and, through liaisons, to out-of-area destinations. Information net operation and operational status as well as reference materials are available.
Texas Slow Net (Site) - CW section level affiliate of the NTS; the TSN meets nightly on 3591kHz and serves the state of Texas and surrounding areas. Code speeds are usually under 15wpm to help train interested traffic handlers.
DFW NTS Traffic Net (Site) - A site providing information about the local, VHF network affiliate of the ARRL National Traffic System. Net Control scripts, schedules and training content is provided.
Southwest Traffic Net (Site) - A Section affiliate of the NTS; the net meets daily at 21:30 on 3935kHz. Provides traffic handling to a region spanning from New Mexico to Mississippi.
Carolinas Slow Net, CSN (Site) - CW traffic net serving the Carolinas. It meets daily at 20:00 local; relay speed is 8-10 wpm. Training is provided for new stations.
7290 Traffic Net (Site) - Information about the regional HF, phone traffic net taking place daily (except Sunday) on 7290kHz. The site provides a little history about the group as well as articles, training and a member roster.