There are still a few traffic nets out there. I worked with one for a few
years but have let my skills erode lately due to other endeavors.
Training does take time and the skills need to be honed at least weekly if
not more often.
During last year's spate of hurricanes through Florida I worked a couple
of ops passing H&W traffic out of the area. It is more difficult to
insert the messages into the NTS than to receive the traffic due to the
cyclic nature of NTS. NREN wants to handle NTS format radiograms on a
more regular basis when needed and pass them into section and region NTS
nets when possible. The site listed by Ron earlier today and by Conard on
the Glowbug list has all of the details.
CW is efficient but proficiency is required. Even voice handling of
traffic takes training and practice to do correctly and efficiently.
Kevin. KD5ONS
On Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:55:37 -0700, Ron D'Eau Claire
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Eric, KE6US wrote:
Does NREN have any statistics about the number of messages they have been
able to handle concerning Hurricane Katrina?
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You might ask NREN. My sense is that they're trying to stimulate
interest in
using CW. Clearly, it is not a major traffic mode today. It requires
dedication and training to be ready to handle traffic. At one time I ran
CW
nets for the US Army and I'm a commercial radiotelegraph licensee, but I
can
tell you I'm scrambling when I try follow proper procedure on a directed
net
today. My hat's off to any "casual" CW ops who stumble into a traffic net
and stick it out. The training program NREN is trying to set up sounds
great.
After all these years, I'll in as a student myself if I can schedule the
hours free (I work odd hours). It's been 30 years since I participated
in a
CW traffic net.
Ron AC7AC
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