Traffic Handling Tools

Tools for Message Handling Procedures

Packet, Winlink, Pactor...Things Digital

Information about the NTS Digital System
Primer on how to format and send a radiogram via the NTS Digital System (packet and pactor)
How to Address a radiogram for the NTS Digital system, using the AirMail software.
An Introduction to Generating and Sending ARRL Format Message Traffic on Packet (by K6CTW)
email by ham radio -- Winlink 2000
Simplified explanation of Winlink 2000 system and associated software - - "Winlink made Simple"
List of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Winlink 2000 (with Answers!)
Description of "RF Footprints"
The differences between "Center Frequency", "Mark Frequency", and "Dial Frequency"
Florida Amateur Digital Communication Association - articles regarding packet and the NTS
Incident Command System (ICS) forms; (from FEMA) (multiple formats) or try this from the U.S. Forest Service doc format
ICS-213 (General Message) form in text format
ICS-213 Alaska Situation Report Forms in text format or doc format or columnular in doc format

Forms and Lists

ARRL Message Form....one per sheet - 7k PDF or Excel or Word
ARRL Message Form (about 30K) ....using MS Word "Forms" Blank and Example [Note: after producing a message, the file size can be reduced to about 2K if the contents are Copied....and Paste Special...unformatted text.....into a new file, which is Saved As a plain text file]
ARRL Message Form...two per sheet - PDF or Excel
ARRL Message Form... 34k zipped DOS (from N7YRT)
ARRL Message Form....from N7YSS - PDF
ARRL Disaster Welfare form (FSD-244) (from N5PCI) PDF or Excel
Station Message Handling Log - pdf or Excel
Message Precedences and Handling Instructions
ARRL Numbered Radiograms
Phonetic Alphabet
International Q Signals
QN signals (for net use)
The Grand-daddy of all Q Signal Lists
CW abbreviations, prosigns, prowords
AC6V Operating Aid links (Lots of more stuff!)
Traffic Nets in the Pacific Area
Latest ARRL Online Net Directory Searcher
Call Sign Address Look-up program (by WB0TAQ)....Off-line, stand-alone....updated weekly.....GOOD!
List of frequently used NTS message texts

Looking Toward the Future.....

Article regarding NTS and ARES working together (by K7BFL)
Suggested "Tune-up" of the NTS (by K7BFL)
Active Army/Reserve Army analogy to the NTS/ARES (by K7BFL)
ARRL Proposal regarding NTS, NTSD, ARES .....(EMCON....December 2003) Appendix B (from NTS Area Chairs)
NTS Issues - 2005 (by K7BFL)
World Radio Relay League
National Radio Emergency Network (NREN)
Results - March 2003 NTS Performance Survey (revised March 20, 2003)
A new verification process to increase the accuracy of radiograms
A new proposal concerning Receipt Confirmation of messages

Comments and suggestions for this page may be sent to:
Don Felgenhauer K7BFL
Revised August 3, 2010