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SUBJ: ALABAMA BCST 04/09 - CHANGE (1) TO ALABAMA NET OPERATIONS GUIDE
A. ALABAMA NET OPERATIONS GUIDE (REVISION A)
1. ENTER CHANGE ONE (1) TO REF A AS FOLLOWS:
A. DELETE CURRENT PARAGRAPH B-5.E
B. INSERT NEW PARAGRAPH B-5.E AS FOLLOWS:
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   E. PASSING TRAFFIC - AFTER THE STATION HOLDING A MESSAGE FOR
TRANSMISSION HAS RECEIVED THE ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS FROM NCS, MESSAGE
TRANSMISSION WILL PROCEED AS FOLLOWS:
      (A). STATION HOLDING THE MESSAGE CALL THE STATION(S) DESIGNATED
TO RECEIVE THE TRAFFIC STATING THE INTEND MODE OF TRANSMISSION IF
DIGITAL. IF TRANSMISSION BY VOICE IS INTENDED, NO STATEMENT TO THAT
EFFECT WILL BE MADE.
      (B). EACH CALLED STATION WILL RESPOND IN THE ORDER CALLED.
      (C). THE MESSAGE WILL BE TRANSMITTED. THE ROUTING INSTRUCTIONS
PROVIDED BY NCS WILL NOT BE REPEATED BY THE SENDING STATION UNLESS
REQUESTED BY A RECEIVING STATION.
      (D). EACH RECEIVING STATION WILL "ROGER" FOR THE MESSAGE, OR
REQUEST FILLS AS NEEDED, IN THE ORDER INITIALLY CALLED. IF MORE THAN
ONE MESSAGE IS BEING RECEIVED BY VOICE, EACH MESSAGE WILL BE
"ROGERED" (OR FILLS REQUESTED) BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THE NEXT MESSAGE.

   EXAMPLE DIALOG DURING PASSING OF TRAFFIC:

   CALL BY SENDING STATION:
      IF SENDING BY VOICE
        AAA, BBB THIS IS XXX, ONE (OR TWO, THREE..., ETC.) ROUTINE,
         OVER
      IF SENDING BY DIGITAL
        AAA, BBB THIS IS XXX, ONE (OR TWO, THREE..., ETC.) ROUTINE
        MT63, OVER
   RESPONSE BY RECEIVING STATION(S):
      XXX THIS IS AAA, OVER
      XXX THIS IS BBB, OVER
   TRANSMISSION BY VOICE:
      THIS IS XXX, MESSAGE FOLLOWS:
        - MESSAGE TRANSMITTED SLOWLY IN LOGICAL PHRASES PAUSING
        FREQUENTLY TO LISTEN FOR BREAK-INS
      OVER
        - OR -  IF MORE THAN ONE MESSAGE IS BEING TRANSMITTED
      MORE TO FOLLOW, OVER
   TRANSMISSION BY DIGITAL:
      THIS IS XXX MESSAGE FOLLOWS MT63:
      (IF TAG LINE ENDING WITH PROSIGN "K" INCLUDED, NO VOICE
      TRANSMISSION BY SENDING STATION NEEDED AT END OF MESSAGE)
   "ROGER" FOR THE MESSAGE(S) TRANSMITTED BY VOICE:
      THIS IS AAA, ROGER, OUT:
        - OR -  IF MORE THAN ONE MESSAGE IS BEING TRANSMITTED
      THIS IS AAA, ROGER, OVER
   "ROGER" FOR MESSAGE(S) TRANSMITTED BY DIGITAL:
      THIS IS AAA, ROGER (OR ROGER TWO, THREE... ETC.), OUT.
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2. MAKE NOTE THIS CHANGE ENTERED ON RECORD OF CHANGES PAGE.
3. THIS CHANGE HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE ALABAMA NET
OPERATIONS GUIDE POSTED ON THE ALABAMA MARS WEB SITE.
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