message samples

Most of what follows is intended to assist those who put messages into the MARS system, or otherwise send messages by any digital mode. Please review the following when preparing messages for entry into the MARS system.

With the reorganization, and development of new processing for messages there are a few changes.

1. the routing line (RR NOAS0, etc.) is no longer used except that it may be used in station to staton digital operations.

2. be sure you use the current list of state designators

3. Review references A through H to be sure you are up to date and correct in message formatting, addressing, and text construction. Watch those punctuation symbols that require use of a prosign. There can be some confusion as Chapter 6 para 641 talks about allowable punctuation. This is not the same as punctuation sent in digital operations e.g. "@" is not allowed in text. You must use "(AT)" without the quotes of course.

See ref C. subpara b

Sample Messages

These are standard messages. For ECOM related messages see "ECOM" topics

PA1E Net Participation Report

This is a Pac Area net. Participation in it is not tracked by NNN0AS0 THIRTEEN

DE NNN0XXX FFF XXX = personal call of member sending digitally SSS = msg ser#;

"fff" = member's next msg serial #

R (Date-Time-Group) as of 01 OCT 05 DTG must have the year in 4 figures e.g. 010001Z OCT 2005

FM NNN0XXX ST MARS call of originator and state designator

TO NNN0ASE TWO OR

UNCLAS

NET REPORT

note: The "2301" below is the Zulu date and month in DDMM format

(ie: EHG/4 2301 NFK/4/1/0 NNA/4/0/0 NCL/0/0/0 BAJ/1 EJZ/3 BZH/2 WTY/2

BF94/1 WESTERN11/2)

NNNN

Same message sent via digital station to station

NNN0AAA DE NNN0XXX T NNN0AS0 TWO

RR NOASE

DE NNN0XXX FFF

R (Date-Time-Group)

FM NNN0XXX ST

TO NNN0ASE TWO OR

UNCLAS

NET REPORT

(text of message)

QRU K (end of message(s) or B if more messages to follow)

Net Participation Report (from NCS)

For all state or region nets within Region Ten.

DE NNN0XXX FFF XXX = personal call of member sending digitally SSS = msg ser#

R (dtg)

FM NNN0TUX WA

TO NNN0AS0 THIRTEEN WA

UNCLAS

PARTREPNET

A. 0W1B NET DESIGNATOR (0W1B)

B. 040213 ZUL DATE OF NET (YYMMDD)

C. 1 NET DURATION, WHOLE HOURS

D. AAA ABBREVIATED CALL OF NCS

E. GGG ABBREVIATED CALLS OF GUARD STATION

F. BBB CCC DDD EEE ABBREVIATED CALLS OF PARTICIPANTS

NNNN

Other Participation Report (off nets, submitted by member)

reporting period is first day through last day of each month

DE NNN0XXX SSS xxx = personal call of member putting it in Winlink - SSS = msg ser#

R 131635Z FEB 2006

FM NNN0XXX ST

TO NNN0AS0 THIRTEEN WA

UNCLAS

PARTREPOTHER

A. 0401 YEAR THEN MONTH OF PARTICIPATION (YYMM)

B. 0 VHF TIME, WHOLE HOURS if 1 hour 10 minutes, but down 2 hours

C. 0 OTHER TIME, WHOLE HOURS

D. XXX ABBREVIATED CALL OF REPORTING MEMBER

E. EXPLANATION OF TIME (OPTIONAL)

NNNN

Region Director's BCST messages

DE NNN0XXX SSS XXX = personal call of member sending digitally SSS = msg ser#

R 131635Z FEB 2006

FM NNN0AS0 OR

TO NNN0ALL REGION TEN

INFO NNN0ASE SCA

NNN0ALR PACIFIC AREA

UNCLAS

SUBJ: REGION TEN BCST 01/04 replace "01/04" with sequence # and year; 01 is first BCST message of the year.

text

NNNN

Region Staff messages to All Region Members

DE NNN0XXX FFF XXX = personal call of member putting sending digitally SSS = msg ser#

R 131635Z FEB 2006

FM NNN0XXX YYY ST staff call, yyy is modifier in word, not a figures eg GCC ONE - ref E.

TO NNN0ALL REGION TEN

INFO NNN0ASE SCA

NNN0ASE ONE AZ

NNN0ASE XXX YYY (Pac area staff, e.g. NNN0ASE TWO OR)

UNCLAS

SUBJ: any appropriate subject line, can not contain "BCST" may use seq #

text

NNNN

New Member Announcement Messages

Due to privacy act concerns only the information listed in this sample message will be transmitted in any form over the air. Following the sample message is a list of additional notification requirements. Please be sure to read.

State directors are responsible for the following message and notification procedure whenever a new member is accepted for trial membership, or member transfers into your state.

DE NNN0XXX FFF XXX = personal call of member sending digitally SSS = msg ser#

R (DTG)

FM NNN0xxx ST state director's staff call and ST

TO NNN0ALL (state name spelled out)

INFO NNN0ASE SCA

NNN0ASE ONE AZ

NNN0ASE FOUR NV

NNN0ALC REGION TEN

NNN0AS0 OR

NNN0AS0 ONE OR

NNN0AS0 FIVE OR

UNCLAS

SUBJ: NEW (state name) MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENT XX/YY (XX/YY seq no. is optional)

1. PLEASE ADD THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBER(S) TO YOUR ROSTER

A. MARS CALL: NNN0___T

NAME: __________________(first name only)

STATE: __

B. Additional new members, if any, repeat above format and continue

with subpara C, D, etc. as needed.

2. PLEASE LEND ASSISTANCE TO ALL NEW MEMBERS AND MAKE THEM FEEL

WELCOME AS THEY BECOME ACTIVE IN THE PROGRAM.

NNNN

NOTE: use this message to announce a member who has transferred from another state. On a new line following the member's state enter something like TRANSFER FROM INDIANA

Send New Member Notification via E-mail

Since messages contain very limited information it is important to notify key staff of all new members and transfers with their full information. This is best handled by e-mail. If you have the capability, scan the 2093/1 and Amateur license. Then e-mail them as an attachment. That is the simplest way.

E-mail Notification should go to

State ONE if sent by director

State Director if sent by the ONE

State FOUR

Region Director

Region FOUR

Region FIVE (important or they won't be on the roster or the Tangos e-mail group)

E-mail notification includes the full information on the new member:

MARS call sign

Full name

Amateur license and class

MEBD (MARS entry base date)

mailing address

city ST zipcode

home phone

e-mail address

Tango member's e-mail address will be added to the Region Ten Tangos e-mail group. Regular members transferring from out of region will be added to the Region Ten ALL e-mail group.

At a minimum the following stations must be notified in the e-mail

To:

NNN0AS0

NNN0ASO ONE

NNN0AS0 FOUR

NNN0ASO FIVE

Your state FOUR

cc:

NNN0ASE

NNN0ASE ONE.

State Director's BCST messages

DE NNN0XXX FFF XXX = personal call of member sending digitally SSS = msg ser#

R (Date Time Group)

FM NNN0XXX ST state director's call and MARS state abbreviation

TO NNN0ALL (State Name) spelled out

INFO NNN0ALC REGION TEN routes to all state directors in Region Ten

NNN0ASO OR

NNN0ASO ONE OR

NNN0AS0 FIVE OR

UNCLAS

(state name here) STATE BCST 01/04 (replace with seq No. and year)

NOTE: broadcast messages get a special BID on the MDS, but that will only happen if the subj line contains BCST FF/YY (broadcast sequence number and last 2 of the year).

State and Region Staff ALL messages

DE NNN0XXX FFF XXX = personal call of member sending digitally SSS = msg ser##

R (Date Time Group)

FM NNN0XXX ST state or region director's, or staff call and MARS state abbreviation

TO NNN0ALL (State Name) spelled out, or REGION TEN if Region Staff

INFO NNN0ASO OR do not info on messages from Region Staff. They are already included in the TO line

NNN0ASO ONE OR (same as above)

NNN0AS0 FIVE OR (same as above)

State staff messages INFO line should also include staff member's region level counter part. A message from NNN0GCC TWO should include NNN0AS0 TWO. Region staff may want to include their Area staff counterpart.

NOTE: Use of collective call signs. You MUST qualify to use a collective call. e.g.

state staff and state directors may use

NNN0ALL (state name) STATE

State and Region directors may use

NNN0ALC REGION TEN

ALC is a collective call for all state directors. Adding REGION TEN limits to state directors within the region.

State and Region staff are NOT permitted to use the latter (ALC) as they are not a member of that group nor are they adminstratively senior to it. It is important to remember that director's assistants are not part of the Chain of Command.

If, for example, a state staff member wants to include the other state directors in the region (or anywyhere) he or she will have to list them individually e.g.

NNN0GAO

NNN0GAB

NNN0GPB

NNN0GCC

See Ref G; para 610 in particular

NNN0ALR functions in the same was as ALC except it addresses Region Directors. AS0, ASE, etc may use this collective call. State directors and region staff are not authorized to use ALR.

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