• Use Airmail to send messages

  • to the Digital National Traffic System (NTSD)

  • to the Winlink 2000 System (WL2K)

  • to another Airmail station

• To Address a traditional NTS message using Airmail:

To:            71291@NTSLA                     Zip Code @NTS followed by the State

Subject:    West Monroe 318 323            City  Area Code and Phone Prefix

            OR

To:            NTS:71291@NTSLA              NTS: Zip Code @NTS followed by the State

Subject:    West Monroe 318 323            City  Area Code and Phone Prefix

... then send it to a NTSD MBO or DRS (Post Via the Callsign of the NTSD MBO/DRS - for example ... W4ZJY, WB2FTX, K7BDU and connect to that station)

• To Address a Winlink 2000 message using Airmail:

To:             N5XXV@winlink.org                   Amateur Radio Call if they use Winlink 2000

            OR

To:            normal@email.address                Email address

Subject:                                                        The subject may be whatever you like

NOTE: If you are using WL2K email and the message is or may be ultimately destined for the NTS, please put the city and state in the SUBJECT line to facilitate routing and sorting.    NTSLA Chalmette LA   or   NTSMS Biloxi MS   are examples.

... then send it to a Winlink 2000 PMBO (Post Via WL2K and connect to a PMBO - for example ... K4CJX, K4SET, WB0TAX)

• To Address a message directly to another Airmail Station (peer to peer):

To:            N5XXV                     The callsign of the other station

Subject:    Greetings                  Anything you desire

... then send it to the other Airmail station (Post Via the Callsign of the other Airmail station.  Various sending configurations may be noted on http://home.earthlink.net/~bscottmd/airmail_to_airmail.htm )

For Future Reference - Not currently Active

• To Address a NTS message using Airmail, but going via Winlink 2000: this is for informational purposes only. Currently NTSCAD is not accepting messages for input into the National Traffic System (NTS and NTSD) 

To:             NTSCAD@winlink.org                 Cross over point for NTS to WL2K - currently not in use

Subject:                                                           NTSxx with City and perhaps Zip Code

NOTE: If you are using WL2K email and the message is or may be ultimately destined for the NTS, please put the city and state in the SUBJECT line to facilitate routing and sorting.    NTSLA Chalmette LA   or   NTSMS Biloxi MS   or   71290@NTSMS Biloxi MS  are examples.

... then send it to a Winlink 2000 PMBO (Post Via WL2K)

If you plan to use Airmail to send NTS formatted messages on a regular basis, or if you would like to have a template as a reminder, then you may find using the Airmail Address Book a handy item.

• Click format New Message (third icon from the left) 

• Address Book should open

• Click New

• Fill in Name - Central Area Digital NTS

• Fill in To - NTSCAD

• Fill in Post VIa - WL2K

• Fill in the Subject - NTSxx (xx will later be the state)

• Fill in the ARRL formatted line

• Fill in to whom the message is going

• Fill in the message text

• Fill in the signature

• Use it and Save it

Last modified: June 15, 2007