DE NNN0AVT 037 R 261350Z DEC 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ASF THREE MO NNN0ASF FIVE OK NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA NNN0ABO MO BT UNCLAS SUBJ; SOUTH AREA BCST 16-11 1. I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT MR. MIKE SALMON (NNN0ABO) HAS ACCEPTED THE POSITION OF REGION SEVEN DIRECTOR. MIKE, "THANK YOU" FOR TAKING ON A MOST CHALLENGING POSITION. IN THE COURSE OF YOUR DUTIES YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED THE CALLSIGN "NNN0AS7". IT WILL BE MY PLEASURE IN WORKING WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA WE HAVE MANY CHALLENGES TO OVER COME IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. 2. THANK YOU AGAIN 3. NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THOSE SERVE SERVE BT Return to:Return to:
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DE NNN0AVT 038 R 261505Z DEC 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ASF THREE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 MO NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 15-11 1. HOPE EVERYONE HAD A GOOD CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR WILL BE JUST AS REWARDING. 2. IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS AND UPDATED ROSTERS. I NEED ALL STATE DIRECTORS TO SEND ME A COPY OF YOUR QUARTERLY REPORTS AS WELL AS SENDING THEM TO YOUR REGION DIRECTOR. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE ALL LONGTIVITY AWARDS ACCURATE AND ON YOUR REPORT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL MEMBERS RECEIVE THEIR AWARDS. THE MONTHS YOU WILL BE SENDING WILL BE FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, AND MARCH. 3. I WILL NEED A UPDATED ROSTER FROM YOUR STATE IN THE PROPER FORMAT THAT HAS BEEN OUTLINED BY CHIEF MARS. MAKE SURE THAT ALL INACTIVE STATUS MEMBERS ARE CORRECT. NO INACTIVE STATUS SHOULD BE OVER 5 YEARS, IF SO THEN THAT MEMBER NEEDS TO BECOME ACTIVE OR DISENROLLED, I WILL BE CHECKING THEM CAREFULLY. 4. LEAVE OF ABSENCES (LOA) SHOULD NOT BE OVER 90 DAYS IN LENGTH. AGAIN IF THE MEMBER CAN NOT BECOME ACTIVE, THEN THAT MEMBER'S STATUS SHOULD BE DETERMINED ON WHY NOT. 5. AS WELL I ME CHECKING THEM CAREFULLY, I HAVE AUTHORIZED NNN0ASF THIRTEEN TO DO THE SAME. IF HE FIND'S DISCREPANCIES, THEN HE WILL BE SENDING OUT E-MAILS TO THOSE DIRECTORS ASKING QUESTIONS. 6. THESE REPORTS SHOULD BE HERE IN MY INBOX NO LATER THAN THE 9TH OF JANUARY 2012. YOUR REGION DIRECTORS WILL TELL YOU WHEN THEY WANT THEIR REPORTS. ALL REGION SEVEN DIRECTORS SEND YOUR REPORTS TO ME NO LATER THAN THE 5TH OF JANUARY 2012. COPY YOUR REPORTS TO NNN0ABO @NAVYMARS.ORG. 7. AS ALWAYS ANY QUESTIONS GO THROUGH YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND. SEND ALL REPORTS TO ME AT NNN0ASF@NAVYMARS.ORG. 8. NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT Return to:Return to:
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R 190043Z DEC 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ASF THREE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 14-11 1. IT IS THAT TIME OF SEASON FOR HOLIDAY CHEER AND SANTA CLAUS. I WOU;LD LIKE TO SAY " HAPPY HOLIDAYS " TO ALL THE SOUTH AREA MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WITH THIS TIME OF THE SEASON , MEMBERS WILL BE DRIVING TO LOVE ONES FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON, BE CAREFUL AND SAFE WHEN DOING SO. HOPE TO HEAR EVERYONE ON THE AIR AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. 2. THE SOUTH AREA NETS WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 6:00AM (1200Z) 24 DEC TILL 6:00AM (1200Z) 26 DEC 2011. AS USUAL FREQUENCIES MAYBE USED FOR TRANSMITTER AND ANTENNA MAINTENANCE DURING THIS SUSPENSION. REMEMBER WHEN USING THE FREQUENCIES USE FULL CALLSIGN PROCEDURES AT ALL TIMES. 3. WHEN SAYING GRACE AT YOUR CHRISTAMS MEAL, PLEASE INCLUDE THE SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO BE HOME FOR THIS JOYOUS OCCASION. 4. NAVMARCORMARS- PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT Return to:Return to:
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R 182228Z DEC 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE M0 NNN0ASF THREE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 13-11 1. I RECEIVED A E-MAIL FROM CHIEF MARS CONCERNING THE USE OF A THREE MHZ FREQUENCY FOR OUR USE HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA. HE STATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NO FREQUENCY AVAILABLE BUT HE SUGGESTED THE USE OF A TWO MHZ FOR OUR USE. I HAVE FOUR FREQUENCIES TO TRY AND SEE IF THEY ARE USABLE. HERE THEY ARE: NAH, NAI, NAL, NAN REMEMBER TO SUBTRACT 1.5 KHZ FOR YOUR DIAL FREQUENCY. ALL STATES TRY THESE AT THE TIMES OF YOUR STATE NETS AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIND A WORKABLE ONE. WHEN YOU FIND A WORKABLE ONE, SEND YOUR REQUEST TO NNN0ASF3 AT NAVYMARS .ORG. 2. I KNOW FOR SOME THIS MIGHT BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MEET THESE FREQUENCIES. FOR THOSE THAT ARE USING ONBOARD ANTENNA TUNERS ON YOUR RADIO, THESE FREQUENCIES WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THAT TUNER. YOU WILL DEFINITELY NEED A OUTBOARD ANTENNA TUNER TO REACH THESE FREQUENCIES AND GAIN A NICE SWR. 3. FOR MEMBERS THAT CAN NOT MEET THE FREQUENCIES, TRY AND MAKE OTHER NETS TO RECEIVE YOUR MONTHLY CREDIT. WHEN DOING THIS, BE SURE YOU SUBMIT A REPORT TO YOUR STATE DIRECTOR SO HE CAN COUNT YOUR HOURS. 4. NAVMARCORMARS: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT Return to:Return to:
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R 202356Z NOV 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ASF THREE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: CORRECTION TO SOUTH AREA BCST 025-11 1. THE FREQUENCY FOR OKLAHOMA, IOWA, NEBRASKA/KANSAS AND MISSOURI SHOULD READ " NCN ". THE FREQUENCY THAT IS ON THE BROADCAST IS NOT CORRECT. 2. THESE STATES WILL DISREGARD THE FREQUENCY " NFN " 3. THIS ONLY PERTAINS TO YOUR STATE NET. BT Return to:Return to:
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R 202155Z NOV 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH BCST 025 1. WITH THE NEW FREQUENCY CHANGE THAT HAS JUST BEEN PROMULGATED BY CHIEF NAVY MARS, THE SOUTH AREA WILL BE CHANGING SOME OF ITS FREQUENCIES TO NEW ONES. SOME STATES MIGHT BE CHANGING THEIR START TIMES AS WELL. 2. THE FOLLOWING CHANGE WILL TAKE EFFECT 0001Z 01 DEC 2011. NO CHANGE WILL TAKE EFFECT BEFORE THEN, SO ALL STATES STAY WHERE YOU ARE AT. IF I RECEIVE NOTICE BEFORE THEN, I WILL SEND A MESSAGE TO THAT EFFECT. 3. THE FOLLOWING TIMES AND FREQUENCIES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: OKLAHOMA 2300Z - 2330Z NFN IOWA 2330Z - 2400Z NFN NEBRASKA/KANSAS 0000Z - 0030Z NFN MISSOURI 0130Z - 0200Z NFN LOUISANA 0000Z - 0030Z NCH ARKANSAS 0030Z - 0100Z NCH EAST TEXAS 0100Z - 0130Z NCH SOUTH TEXAS 0200Z - 0230Z NCH NEW MEXICO/WEST TEXAS - 0300Z - 0330Z NCH AS YOU WILL SEE ALL NETS WILL BE 30 MINUTES DURATION. IN ALL RESPECT THEY ARE ONLY 25 MINUTES LONG, YOUR NET WILL COSE DOWN AFTER 25 MINUTES OF OPERATION. IF YOUR STATE HAS ALOT OF TRAFFIC TO PASS ON THE STATE NET, THEN COMMENTS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE NECOS. THAT 5 MINUTES IS FOR THE NEXT NET TO HAVE THEIR STATIONS TUNE UP IF NECESSARY FOR THEIR NET. 4. WITH SUCH SHORT NETS, TRAFFIC CAN BE PASSED USING MT-63 ( 2KC - LONG INTERLEAVE ). THERE IS ENOUGH SEPARATION BETWEEN FREQUENCIES AS NOT TO INTERFERE WITH OTHER NETS. 5. I AM STILL WORKING ON THE WINTER FREQUENCIES, HOPEFULLY I WILL HAVE THAT RESOLVED IN A FEW DAYS. AS USUAL IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS , GO THROUGH YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND. 6. ANY STATION OR NET NOT FOLLOWING THE ABOVE SCHEDULE WILL HAVE A INTERFERENCE REPORT TURNED IN TO CHIEF MARS FOR DISPOSITION. I WILL BE LISTENING TO VARIOUS NETS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. 7. THIS SHOULD ALLOW ALL STATIONS TO CHECK THEIR ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR THE NEW FREQUENCY. 8. NAVMARCORMARSS - PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE. BT Return to:Return to:
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R 081253Z APR 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 09-11 1. THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE TO THE ENTRY OF STAFF MEMBER E-MAIL'S WITHIN THE NAVYMARS. FOR HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA THESE PROCEDURES WILL BE THE FOLLOWING: A. ANY CHANGES IN STAFF POSITIONS BOTH REGION AND STATE, YOU WILL SEND ME THE NAME OF THE PERSON AND THE CALLSIGN THAT HE/SHE WILL BE HOLDING. ALSO SEND ME THE NAME OF THE PERSON THAT IS BEING REPLACED. B. IF THE NEW STAFF MEMBER WANTS HIS MAIL TO GO TO HIS/HER HOME E-MAIL, I WILL NEED THAT INFORMATION ALSO. I WILL TAKE THIS INFORMATION AND SEND IT ON TO THE PROPER PERSON FOR CHANGE. BE ADVISED IT MIGHT TAKE A FEW DAYS FOR THE CHANGE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE. 2. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA WE HAVE HAVE TO 'AIRMAIL BBS' STATIONS SETUP AND OPERATIONAL. THERE ARE TWO SYSTEMS ONE IN REGION SEVEN AND ONE IN REGION SIX. THE ONE IN REGION SEVEN , THE CALLSIGN IS 'NNN0AMY' AND IS ON FREQUENCY 'NDB'. THIS STATION IS OPERATIONAL 24/7 FOR ALL STATIONS TO USE AND TRY.THE ONE IN REGION SIX IS SETUP AND THE CALLSIGN FOR THAT STATION IS 'NNN0HHO'. AT THIS TIME , I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE OPERATING HOURS ARE GOING TO BE. THIS STATION WILL ALSO BE ON FREQUENCY 'NDB'. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRYING THIS MODE, YOU CAN SEND ME A E-MAIL AND I WILL SEND YOU THE SETUP MANUAL AND NEW 'INI' FILE. REMEMBER THIS MODE IS STRICTLY PACTOR ONE WITH A TNC, THIS IS NOT A SOUNDCARD MODE. 3. I HAVE SEEN FREQUENCY REQUESTS GO STRAIGHT TO CHIEF MARS FOR HIS ATTENTION. THE ONLY PAPERWORK THAT GOES DIRECTLY TO CHIEF MARS IS PERSONNEL PAPERWORK, ALL OTHER GOES THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. THE CHAIN OF COMMAND IS AS FOLLOWS: MARS MEMBER STATE DIRECTOR REGION DIRECTOR AREA DIRECTOR THIS IS THE CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR THE SOUTH AREA. I DO NOT APPRECIATE BEING STEPPED OVER !! WHEN I CAN GIVE YOU THE ANSWER YOU NEED QUICKER THAN GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO CHIEF MARS. SO REMEMBER TO FOLLOW THE CHAIN OF COMMAND!! 4. NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BTReturn to:
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R 270548Z MAR 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 07-11 1. BEEN WORKING ON A PROGRAM THAT USES AIRMAIL (HF) ONLY AND NOT THE TELENET. THIS PROGRAM WORKS SOME SIMILAR TO THE OLD MDS THAT WE USED, EXCEPT YOU USE AIRMAIL (HF). THIS PROGRAM HAS A NEW AIRMAIL INI FILE THAT YOU HAVE TO PUT INTO THE PROGRAM. ONCE YOU HAVE DONE THAT THE PROGRAM CAN NOT BE USED WITH INTERNET, IT IS STRICTLY FOR HF ONLY. ONE OF THE NICE THINGS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM AND THE BBS IT HAS , YOU DONT LOSE ANY MESSAGES FROM THE BBS ITSELF LIKE YOU DO NOW. A TFC REP CAN PICK UP THE TFC AND TAKE TO THE NET, BUT THE MESSAGE THAT IS TAKEN IS NOT DELETED FROM THE LISTING. THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN DELETE THE MESSAGE PERMANENTLY IS THE PERSON WHO HAS THE BBS. IT IS GREAT WHEN THE INTERNET GOES DOWN TFC CAN BE MOVED FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER, THE SAME WITH REGIONS AND AREAS. RIGHT WE ARE GOING TO USE IT BETWEEN THE AREAS AND SOME REGIONS. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA I WOULD LIKE TO SET SOME STATIONS UP , SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE BETWEEN THE REGIONS AND STATES. PERSONS WHO HAVE TNCS WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THIS PROGRAM, IT IS NOT A SOUNDCARD MODE. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT LIKE RMS EXPRESS WHICH IS BEING USED HERE IN THE AREA, THIS IS AWHOLE NEW MODE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SETUP A STATION, YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG OR ke0sc(at)twinvalley.net. I WILL SEND YOU THE INI FILE THAT YOU NEED. 2. IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS FOR THE 1ST QUARTER. STATE DIRECTORS , YOUR REGION DIRECTORS WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR REPORTS. AGAIN I ASK ALL STATE DIRECTORS TO SEND ME A COPY OF YOUR REPORT FOR MY RECORDS, EVERY NOW I GET A QUESTION FROM CHIEF MARS CONCERNING ONE OF THE MEMBERS. I WILL NEED A UPDATED ROSTER FROM EACH STATE DIRECTOR FOR MY RECORDS AND TO SEND ON TO ASF THIRTEEN SO HE CAN UPDATE THE AREA ROSTER. TO ALL STATE DIRECTORS I WILL BE CHECKING TANGO'S STATUS , LEAVE OF ABSENCE, AND INACTIVE STATUS. IF THE NUMBERS DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH NTP-8D, I WILL SEND THAT NAME TO THE REGION DIRECTOR FOR STATUS. I FOUND INACCURACIES IN THESE THREE THINGS, I WANT THEM CORRECTED. WE HAVE HAVE NEW NNN0AST FOR THE NAVY MARS WEBSITE AND HE WILL BE TAKING CARE OF THE NATIONAL ROSTER, WE CANT COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ERRORS ON THE NATIONAL ROSTER UNTIL WE GET THE AREA ROSTER ACCURATE. SO MAKE SURE THAT THE ROSTER YOU SEND ME IS ACCURATE AND CORRECT. 3.NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT
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DE NNN0AVT 016 R 061846Z MAR 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 05-11 1. I AM NEEDING A VOLUNTEER TO ACT AS THE SOUTH AREA TRAFFIC REP. THIS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPOSE E-MAIL TRAFFIC INTO MESSAGE TRAFFIC TO BE SENT BY RMS WINMORE AND MT-63 IF NECESSARY. THIS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO BOTH THE REGION SIX AND REGION SEVEN NETS AND PASS TRAFFIC FROM NNN0ASF - SOUTH AREA DIRECTOR AND HIS STAFF. 2. SO ANY MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THE POSITION OF TRAFFIC REP WITH A CALLSIGN OF NNN0ASF THREE - 1, SEND ME YOUR NAME . SEND IT TO THIS ADDRESS NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. 3. NAVMARCOR MARS-PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT
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DE NNN0AVT 015 R 061420Z MAR 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 04-11 1. THE DELIVERY OF MARS BCSTS BOTH CHIEF AND SOUTH AREA NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THERE ARE STATIONS THAT ARE RELYING ON THE TELENET SIDE OF WL2K FOR THE TRAFFIC, THEREFORE NOT TRYING TO MAKE A EFFORT IN OBTAINING THE TRAFFIC VIA HF MEANS. WITH THE INTERNET NOT BEING THE MOST SECURE OR RELIANT MEANS OF TRANSMISSION, STATIONS NEED TO THINK OF GETTING THE TRAFFIC VIA OVER THE AIR MEANS. SINCE THE INTERNET DOES NOT RELY SOLEY ON OVER THE WIRE TRANSMISSION , SOME OF IT IS MOVED VIA SATELLITE LINKS AND MICROWAVE. THESE SITES DO GO DOWN AND WHEN THEY DO, SO DOES THE INTERNET. FROM THERE IT BECOMES A BIG SNOWBALL AND COMMUNCIATIONS ARE LOST UNTIL THESE SITES BECOME AVAILABLE AGAIN FOR USE. 2. WITH THE NUMBER OF OLD COMPUTERS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND ARE BEING GIVEN AWAY AT NO COST., THIS IS OPPORTUNITY TO GET ONE FOR THE RADIO ROOM. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR THESE OLDER COMPUTERS ARE NUMEROUS. FOR MARS THE ONLY PROGRAM YOU WOULD NEED IS MT-63, SINCE THAT IS THE PRIMARY DIGITAL MODE FOR MARS. THE 'IZ8BLY' PROGRAM WILL WORK ON A COMPUTER THAT IS ONLY 300MHZ AND USING WINDOWS 98 AS A OPERATING SYSTEM. YOU DONT EVEN NEED A INTERFACE IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO TRANSMIT, ONLY RECEIVE. THEREFORE YOU WOULD ONLY HAVE ONE CABLE GOING FROM YOUR RADIO TO THE COMPUTER. SPEAKER OUT FROM THE RADIO TO THE LINE INPUT OR MICROPHOINE INPUT OF THE SOUNDCARD, NOW YOU ARE READY TO COPY TRAFFIC OVER THE AIR. 3. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA WE NEED TO START DEPENDING ON HF FOR TRAFFIC SENDING OR RECEIVING AND NOT THE INTERNET. SOUTH AREA MARS STATIONS NEED TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN RECEIVING AND FOR SOME TRANSMITTING TRAFFIC VIA HF. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA ALL TRAFFIC SENT OR RECEIVED WILL BE BY HF AND ONLY THE INTERNET WILL BE USED IN EXTREME CASES. 4. IF YOU HAVE TRAFFIC TO SEND TO THE REGION OR STATE AND DONOT HAVE A CAPABILITY TO SEND VIA DIGITAL MEANS , THEN SEND IT VIA VOICE TO A STATION THAT HAS THE CAPABILITY FOR DIGITAL MEANS. THER IS NOTHING WRONG IN DOING THIS AND IF IT TAKES ALL YOUR NET TIME TO DO IT, SO BE IT. COMMENTS WILL JUST HAVE TO BE SUSPENDED FOR THAT NIGHT. WHEN STATIONS CHECK IN IT IS NOT FOR COMMENTS, THEY ARE THERE FOR RECEIVING TRAFFIC IF THERE IS TRAFFIC TO RECEIVE. 5. ALL NAVY MARS BCSTS WILL BE READ OVER THE AIR, JUST SENDING THEM BY DIGITAL MEANS WILL NOT WORK. IT IS TIME TO GET BACK TO THE OLD WAY AND START MAKING COMMUNICATORS AGAIN. IF THE NECOS RECEIVES THE MESSAGE DIGITALLY , HE WILL BE THE ONE RESPONSIBLE IN READING IT TO THE NET. IF NOT, THEN THE TRAFFIC REP WILL READ THE TRAFFIC FOR THE EVENING. ONCE THE TRAFFIC HAS BEEN SENT DIGITALLY THE NECOS WILL ASK THE NET IF ANYONE NEEDS A RERUN ON THE TRAFFIC TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A 100 PERCENT COPY. 6. NAVMARCORMARS-PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT
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DE NNN0AVT 014 R 0403337Z MAR 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ; SOUTH AREA BCST 03-11 1. WE ARE STARTING TO LOSE INFORMATION AGAIN BOTH ON WL2K AND VIA THE INTERNET. THERE HAS BEEN RECENT EVENTS WHERE DOCUMENTS OR MESSAGES HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED. I AM ASKING THAT ALL ADMIN OR ECOM DOCUMENTS BE SENT SENT TO ME FOR RECORD. IF FOR SOME YOUR DOCUMENT OR MESSAGE DOES NOT REACH ITS DESTINATION THEN THERE IS A PAPER TRAIL ON WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE DISAPPEARED. THE ONLY DOCUMENTS OR MESSAGES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO BE COPIED ON ARE ONES THAT GO TO CHIEF MARS, CHIEF MARS STAFF, OR NNN0ASZ. ALL IN STATE TRAFFIC, YOU SHOULD SEND A COPY TO YOUR REGION DIRECTOR FOR A PAPER TRAIL. 2. THERE HAS BEEN A FAIRLY GOOD TURN OUT FOR THE ARMED FORCES DAY TEST. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICPATING IN THE EVENT , PASS NAME TO YOUR STATE DIRECTOR. YOUR STATE DIRECTOR WILL PASS IT UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. REMEMBER OPERATING TIMES ARE FOR ONLY TWO HOURS, BUT CAN BE LONGER IF YOU REQUEST IT. 3. THE SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET IS DOING GOOD AND THE NUMBER OF CHECKINS HAS BEEN GOOD. ALL SATIONS ARE WELCOME TO CHECK IN TO THE NET, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE A STAFF CALLSIGN TO CHECK IN. CHECKINS ARE BY ROLLCALL OF STATES AND THERE IS AT LEAST ONE RELAY IF NOT MORE ASSISTING NET CONTROL. THE IDEA IS GET AS MANY STATIONS CHECKED IN AS POSSIBLE.FREQ IS "NFN" -1.5 KHZ FOR DIAL AND THE TIME IS 9:00 AM CST ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. 4. THE SOUTH AREA OPS GUIDE HAS BEEN UPDATED AND ALL CHANGES HAVE BEEN ENTERED INTO THE SOP. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING MARS OPERATIONS , CHECK IN THE SOP FOR THE ANSWERS. IF THERE ARE MISTAKES PLEASE NOTIFY NNN0ASF4 (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG OR NNN0AEV (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG WITH YOUR QUESTION OR ANSWER. 5. REGION THREES MAKE SURE THAT YOUR REGION FREQUENCY LIST IS UP TO DATE AND CORRECT. ALL STATES WITHIN THE SOUTH SHOULD HAVE A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY FREQUENCY ON ALL THEIR PRIMARY NETS. MOST STATES HAVE REVERTED BACK TO THEIR PRIMARY FREQUENCY MAKE SURE YOUR LISTING INDICATES THIS. WHEN YOU HAVE UPDATED YOUR LISTING , SEND IT TO NNN0ASF THREE FOR HIS RECORDS. 6. NAVMARCORSMARS- PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT
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R 222235Z FEB 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: UPDATE TO ARMED FORCES DAY BCST 10-11 1. HAVE RECEIVED THE GO AHEAD FROM CHIEF MARS TO PROCEED WITH THE USE OF SINGLE CHANNEL DIGITAL ON A ONE TO ONE BASIS. ANY MEMBERS INTERESTED IN OPERATING PSK-31 ON 20 METERS OR 40 METERS, PLEASE SEND YOUR NAME TO THE STATE DIRECTOR. 2.THE FREQUENCIES THAT WILL BE USED AND THE TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS: MARS SIDEBAND MODE TIME ON TIME OFF HAM BAND --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13974.0 USB PSK-31 1800Z 2000Z 20M 7394.5 LSB PSK-31 0000Z 0200Z 40M REMEMBER: YOUR DIAL FREQUENCY WILL BE -1.5 KHZ. 2. IF THERE IS MORE INTEREST IN OPERATING DIGITAL, TELL YOUR STATE DIRECTOR SO HE CAN GET THE INFORMATION TO ME. I WILL NEED TO PASS THIS ON TO CHIEF MARS, SO IT CAN BE PUBLISHED IN THE AMATEUR RADIO MAGAZINES. 3. ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CONTACT ME VIA THE ADDRESSES IN BCST 10-11. 4. NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT
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R 200400Z FEB 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: ARMED FORCES DAY TEST 1. THE ARMED FORCES DAY TEST WEEKEND IS SLOWLY COMING UP, IT IS TIME TO PREPARE FOR IT. ANY MEMBERS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EVENT , LET YOUR STATE DIRECTOR KNOW. STATE DIRECTORS PROVIDE A LIST OF MEMBERS FOR YOUR STATE TO YOUR REGION DIRECTOR. ALL TIMES ON THE AIR WILL BE 2 HOUR INTERVALS, UNLESS THE MEMBER WANTS TO EXTEND THAT TIME. MEMBERS CAN ALSO OPERATE MORE THAN ONE FREQUENCY IF THEY SO DESIRE, BUT THE TIME SLOTS WILL NOT COINCIDE TOGETHER. MARS MEMBERS WILL OPERATE ON SPECIFIC NAVY MARS FREQUENCIES AND THEN LISTEN UP IN THE GENERAL PORTION ON THE HAM BAND FOR ANY CONTACTS. MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THE EVENT WILL KEEP A LOGSHEET OF THE CONTACTS MADE. LOGSHEET WILL CONTAIN THE CONTACT'S HAMCALL AND THE TIME OF THE CONTACT. FIRST NAME WOULD ALSO BE VERY HELPFUL. 2. THERE WILL BE NO SECRETARY OF THE NAVY MESSAGE THIS YEAR. THEREFORE NO DIGITAL MODE SIGNAL WILL BE USED. PRESENTLY I HAVE ASKED CHIEF MARS IF DIGITAL MADE CONTACTS WOULD BE ACCEPTED. I HAVE ASKED THAT PSK-31 BE USED FOR ONE ON ONE CONTACTS WITH HAM OPERATORS. I WILL HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS QUESTION AT A LATER DATE. 3. BELOW IS THE LIST OF STATIONS THAT WILL BE ON FOR NAVY MARS AND THE TIMES THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE. THE STATION CALLSIGN FOR THE SOUTH AREA WILL BE "NNN0ASF". THE ASSIGNED FREQUENCIES FOR THIS STATION IS ALSO LISTED ALONG WITH THE SIDEBAND THAT WILL ALSO BE USED. 4. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG OR VIA WL2K AT 'NNN0ASF'. NAVY/MARINE CORPS STATIONS STATION: NAJ (14 MAY 1200Z - 15 MAY 0400Z) NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, GREAT LAKES, IL FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND 4011.5 KHZ LSB/MT63 80M 7376.5 KHZ LSB 40M 14467.0 KHZ USB 20M 21758.5 KHZ USB 15M ADDRESS: MR. DAVID OUELLETTE/NNN0ASG 6148 WEST CUTLER RD DEWITT , MICHIGAN 48820 COMMERCIAL: (517) 515-6080 STATION: EX-USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) (14 MAY 1200Z - 15 MAY 0400Z) FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND 4010.0 KHZ LSB 80M 7348.0 KHZ LSB 40M 14478.5 KHZ USB 20M 20994.0 KHZ USB 15M ADDRESS: POC: COMMERCIAL: STATION: NBL (14 MAY 1200Z - 15 MAY 0400Z) NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, GROTON, CT FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND 4041.5 KHZ LSB 80M 7371.5 KHZ LSB 40M 14391.5 KHZ USB 20M 20623.5 KHZ USB 15M POC AND ADDRESS: ROBERT VETH, DIRECTOR REGION ONE 4 LANTERN LANE, CHELMSFORD MA 01824-1316 COMMERCIAL: (978) 256-5264 STATION: NNN0ASF (14 MAY 1200Z - 15 MAY 0400Z) NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, NNN0ASF FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND 4014.0 KHZ LSB 80M 7394.5 KHZ LSB 40M 13974.0 KHZ USB 20M 20997.0 KHZ USB 15M POC AND ADDRESS: NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION NNN0ASF KEN KEEHNER, PO BOX 224, BENNINGTON KS 67422 COMMERCIAL: (785) 488-2241COMMERCIAL: (978) 256-5264 STATION: NNN0CQQ (14 MAY 1500Z - 15 MAY 0400Z) EX-USS MIDWAY MUSEUM SHIP MARS STATION FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND 4003.0 KHZ LSB 80M 7351.5 KHZ LSB 40M 14463.5 KHZ USB 20M 20936.0 KHZ USB 15M POC AND ADDRESS: JOSE GARZA, NNN0XBQ 9789 PASEO MONTRIL, SAN DIEGO CA 92129-3910 COMMERCIAL: (858) 484-0469 CELL: 858-254-0175 STATION: NUW (14 MAY 1500Z - 15 MAY 0400Z) NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION, NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA FREQUENCY EMISSION AMATEUR BAND 4044.0 KHZ LSB 80M 7381.5 KHZ LSB 40M 13528.5 KHZ USB 20M 20952.5 KHZ USB 15M POC AND ADDRESS: NAVMARCORMARS RADIO STATION MR. DIGGER O'DELL, 260 W. PIONEER FSC BLDG. NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA 98277 COMMERCIAL: (360) 675-2823 DSN: 820-8038 5. REGION DIRECTORS I NEED TO KNOW BY 23 FEB IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST IN THE TEST. 6. NAVMARCORMARS-PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BT
R 110408Z FEB 2011 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ASF TWO NEK NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA STATE ECOM DIRECTORS SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 01-11 1. THE SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET IS DOING EXTREMELY WELL AND THE PROPAGATION IS HOLDING UP QUITE WELL. CHECKINS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 12 AND 15 STATIONS PER SATURDAY, VARIOUS QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ASKED AND ANSWERED. FOR THOSE, THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US , THE NET MEETS EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 AM (CST) ON FREQ "NFN" MINUS 1.5 KHZ FOR DIAL. I AM THE NECOS FOR THE NET AND I HAVE AT LEAST 1 TO 2 RELAY STATIONS HELPING. THIS IS TO ENSURE MAXIMUM COVERAGE AND CHECKINS INTO THE NET. THE STATES THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD ON THE NET IS LOUISANA, OKLAHOMA, AND NEW MEXICO/WEST TEXAS. HOPEFULLY THERE CAN BE AT LEAST ONE STATION THAT CAN JOIN US AND TAKE BACK ANY INFORMATION TO THEIR RESPECTIVE STATE NETS. I WILL HAVE NNN0ASF THREE START LISTING WHAT STATIONS CHECK ABOARD THE NET AND SEND ME A END OF THE MONTH REPORT. 2. ECOM IMI ECOM IS A BIG PART OF NAVY MARS TODAY. THE DAYS OF MARSGRAMS IS OVER, WITH THE USE OF INTERNET E-MAIL AND CELL PHONES. THEREFORE, WE HAVE TO TURN OUR ATTENTION AND RESOURCES TO SOMETHING THAT WILL MAKE THE PROGRAM STAND OUT. FOR THOSE MEMBERS THAT WANT TO JUST CHECK IN AND NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE ECOM EXERCISES, THAT IS FINE. BUT WHEN YOUR EEI MESSAGE GETS REJECTED BECAUSE OF IMPROPER FORMAT OR ADDRESS, THEN YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE MISSION OF NAVY MARS. NAVY MARS PROVIDES TRAINED HF COMMUNICATORS WHEN CALLED UPON, THEREFORE TRAINING IS PRIORITY. SO IF YOU WANT TO BE A ASSET THEN START TRAINING WITH THE OTHER MEMBERS IN YOUR STATE. A QUICK NOTE - I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION WHEN A EEI IS SENT IN, ALSO I AM NOTIFIED IF THE EEI IS WRONG. 3. SINCE WE HAVE A ENTITY TO PROVIDE COMMUNICATIONS FOR, I AM ASKING THE REGION DIRECTORS AND REGION ECOM DIRECTORS TO PROVIDE A REPORT TO NNN0ASF TWO ON WHAT YOUR ECOM EXERCISES WILL BE AND WHEN. THE STATE DIRECTORS AND STATE ECOM DIRECTORS WILL COORDINATE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE REGION STAFF PERSONNEL. THESE EXERCISES WILL BE ON THE AIR WITH A VERY VIABLE SCENARIO. ONCE THE EXERCISE IS OVER A AFTER ACTION REPORT WILL BE SENT ON WHAT WAS LEARNED AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. THERE WILL BE NO IMI NO EXCUSE IN NOT HOLDING YOUR ECOM EXERCISE. PRESENTLY THERE ARE STATES THAT HOLD THEIR ECOM'S LIKE CLOCKWORK, GOOD JOB! STATE DIRECTORS WILL PROVIDE NET TIME FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES OF TRAINING PER NET NIGHT IF TIME WILL ALLOW. SOME STATES ARE ALREADY DOING ON-THE-AIR TRAINING, GOOD JOB! 4. REGION DIRECTORS, I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT YOU START A TICKLER FILE ON STATIONS THAT CAN PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR HF COMMS. THIS WINTER HAS BEEN BAD IN SOME AREAS, WITH SPRING AROUND THE CORNER, THE SNOW WILL BE MELTING. WITH MELTING SNOW COMES SWOLLEN RIVERS AND STREAMS AND FLOODING. THE COAST GUARD AUX WILL BE CALLED OUT AND THEY WILL NEED THE HF SUPPORT FOR MESSAGES. 5. AS ALWAYS HF COMMS FIRST BEFORE SENDING OUT ON INTERNET. 6. NAVMARCORMARS- PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BTReturn to:
R 200023Z DEC 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 12-10 1. MY FAMILY AND I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AREA A "VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS" AND A "HAPPY NEW YEAR". ALL MEMBERS, WHEN DRIVING TO THOSE RELATIVES, BE SAFE AND ALERT. AS THEY ALWAYS SAY "WATCH OUT FOR THE OTHER DRIVER". REMEMBER TO INCLUDE OUR MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED SERVICES IN YOUR CHRISTMAS GRACE. 2. HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR THE SOUTH AREA NETS ARE AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN - 1200Z 24 DEC 2010 END - 1200Z 26 DEC 2010 BEGIN - 1200Z 31 DEC 2010 END - 1200Z 02 JAN 2011 STATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE THE SOUTH AREA FREQUENCIES FOR STATION MAINTENANCE DURING THE NET SHUT DOWN PERIODS. WHEN USING THESE FREQUENCIES, REMEMBER TO USE FULL CALLSIGN PROCEDURES AT ALL TIMES. 3. AGAIN IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR , FOR BAD WEATHER WHICH COULD BE HEAVY SNOW OR ICE. IF YOUR AREA OR CITY IS AFFECTED, SEND OUT THAT EEI. THAT EEI COULD PROVE TO BE VITAL FOR YOUR AREA OR CITY, SO AGAIN. DON'T HESITATE. 4. NAVMARCORMARS - SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BTReturn to:
R 230004Z NOV 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: CORRECTION SOUTH AREA BCST 10-10 1. IT WAS STATED THAT ALL SOUTH AREA NETS WOULD BE SUSPENDED FROM 1800Z ( 6:00 AM CST ) ON THE 25TH OF NOV 2010 TILL 1800Z ( 6:00 AM CST ) ON THE 26TH OF NOV 2010. THIS IS INCORRECT, THE ZULU TIMES ARE NOT CORRECT. 2. CORRECTION - ALL SOUTH AREA NETS ARE SUSPENDED FROM 1200Z ( 6:00 AM CST ) 25 NOV 2010 TILL 1200Z ( 6:00 AM CST ) 26 NOV 2010. 3. i APOLOGIZE FOR ANY CONFUSION ON THE TIME. 4. NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SEERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BTReturn to:
R 210508Z NOV 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 10-10 1. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME OUR TWO NEWEST COAST GUARD AUXILLARY MEMBERS TO THE SOUTH AREA. BOTH MEMBERS WILL BE STARTING THEIR TRAINING FOR THE NAVY MARS HERE WITHIN THE NEAR FUTURE. THESE MEMBERS ARE : HOMER SYKES JR. NNN0GXA TOPEKA KANSAS THOMAS BROWN NNN0GXB ST CHARLES MISSOURI IN CHIEF MARS INFO BCST 49-10, THERE WAS A MISSPELLING OF HOMER'S NAME. CHIEF MARS HAD HIM AS HOMER JONES WHICH IS INCORRECT, PLEASE CORRECT YOUR COPY OF THIS BCST. THESE MEMBERS HAVE FULL USE OF ALL NAVY MARS FREQUENCIES AND ARE AUTHORIZED BY THE MOU BETWEEN THE TWO AGENCIES. 2. IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS AND THE GATHERING OF FRIENDS AND FAMILIES. MY FAMILY AND I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL THE SOUTH AREA MEMBERS A HAPPY AND JOYOUS THANKSGIVING. IF YOU DRIVING,PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND RETURN HOME SAFELY FROM YOUR FESTIVITIES. WHEN SAYING GRACE, PLEASE INCLUDE THE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR ARMED SERVICES WHO CAN NOT BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES FOR THIS THANKSGIVING. 3. ALL SOUTH AREA NETS ARE HEREBY SUSPENDED FROM 1800Z ( 6:00 AM CST ) 25 NOV 2010 TILL 1800Z (6:00 AM CST)26 NOV 2010. DURING THIS TIMEFRAME THE FREQUENCIES MAY BE USED FOR EQUIPMENT TESTING. THE SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET WILL MEET ON 27 NOV 2010 AT 9:00 AM CST ON FREQUENCY "NFN". 4. NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BTReturn to:
R 070110Z OCT 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 09-10 1. MR SKIP KENDALL HAS RESIGNED AS NNN0ASF THREE, AFTER MANY YEARS AS BEING THE FREQUENCY MANAGER FOR THE SOUTH AREA. THROUGH HIS DILIGENCE AND DETERMINATION ,HE HAS TRIED TO PROVIDE THE BEST USABLE FREQUENCIES FOR THE SOUTH AREA. 2. IT HAS BEEN MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THIS GENTLEMAN ON SEVERAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE FREQUENCIES. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE TIME TO SAY "THANK YOU" FOR A JOB WELL DONE. 3. IF THERE IS ANY MEMBERS WISHING TO TAKE ON THIS DEMANDING JOB, PLEASE E-MAIL AT NNN0ASF(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG. THE JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THIS POSITION IS CALLED 'FREQUENCY MANAGER', YOU WILL BE TASKED IN LETTING MEMBERS KNOW WHAT FREQUENCIES ARE ASSIGNED TO THE SOUTH AREA FOR THEIR USE. ASLO YOU WILL WORK WITH THE OTHER AREA THREE'S WHEN THE NEED ARISES. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE POSITION YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT THE ABOVE E-MAIL ADDRESS. 4.NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THE SOUTH AREA BTReturn to:
R 010204Z OCT 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 08-10 1. IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS , THESE REPORTS ARE FOR THE THIRD QUARTER. A REMINDER TO ALL STATE DIRECTORS TO SEND ME A COPY OF YOUR STATE QUARTERLY REPORT AND A UPDATED COPY OF YOUR STATE ROSTER. I NEED THESE TWO DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE FIVE OF OCTOBER. 2. THE ROSTER NEEDS TO BE IN EXCEL FORMAT, NO OTHER FORMAT WILL WORK. NNN0ASF THIRTEEN TAKES THESE ROSTERS AND UPDATES THE SOUTH AREA ROSTER AS WEEL AS SENDING THEM TO CHIEF MARS. EXCEL IS THE PRIMARY PROGRAM FOR THIS, AS IT EASY TO COPY AND PASTE MEMBERS INFORMATION. PLEASE DO NOT USE OPEN OFFICE, WHEN USING THIS PROGRAM AND THEN TRY TO MAKE CHANGES WITH EXCEL, INFORMATION GETS CHANGE AND COLUMNS GET CHANGED. 3. DIRECTORS MAKE SURE THAT YOU SCAN YOUR ROSTERS FOR MEMBERS THAT HAVE TENURE CERTIFICATES COMING FOR THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER. THE TENURE CERTIFICATES ARE FOR EVERY FIVE YEARS A MEMBER HAS BEEN WITH NAVY MARS. LIST THESE MEMBERS AT THE END OF YOUR REPORT. 4. NAVMARCORMARS - PROUDLY SERVING THE SOUTH AREA BTReturn to:
R 010047Z JUL 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 06-10 1. IT HAS BEEN AWHILE SINCE THE LAST BROADCAST ISSUED BY MY STATION. NOT MUCH NEWS COMING FROM CHIEF MARS, NOTHING TO REPORT FROM HIM. HE DID MENTION THAT THE MARS INFORMATION GATHERING WAS GOOD, ALOT OF MEMBERS DID SHOW FOR THAT IN DAYTON. 2. JUST A REMINDER THAT END OF THE QUARTER REPORTS ARE DUE AND UPDATED ROSTERS ALSO. YOUR REGION DIRECTOR WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR REPORT IS DUE AT HIS DESK. ALL STATE DIRECTORS YOU ARE REMINDED TO SEND ME A COPY OF YOUR REPORT AND A UPDATED ROSTER FOR MY RECORDS. PLEASE INFO ME WHEN SENDING THEM TO YOUR REGION DIRECTOR. WANT TO REMIND THE DIRECTORS THAT YOUR ROSTER NEEDS TO BE IN EXCEL FORMAT, THAT WAY ASF THIRTEEN CAN COPY THEM RIGHT IN TO HIS ROSTER FOR CHIEF MARS. IF YOUR ROSTER IS NOT IN EXCEL, YOU WILL BE ASK TO RESUBMIT IN THAT FORMAT. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE PROGRAM SEND ME A E-MAIL AND I WILL GET A COPY TO YOU VIA A CD. 3. ALL MARS PERSONNEL WE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON AGAIN FOR ANOTHER YEAR. REMEMBER TO SEND THOSE EEI'S OUT AND OTHER INFORMATION THAT YOU MIGHT THINK IS NECESSARY TO KNOW. SOUTH TEXAS IS PRESENTLY IN THE PATH OF A CURRENT STORM, PLEASE MONITOR THE STANDARD EMERGENCY NAVY MARS FREQUENCIES. YOU NEVER KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP IN SOME WAY. 4. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. 5. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN DO ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 130409Z APR 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ASF THREE NEK NNN0ASF FOUR MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA ALL REGION /STATE ECOM DIRECTORS SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: CORRECTION TO SOUTH AREA BCST 05-10 1. I HAD STATED THAT ECOM NOTIFICATIONS SHOULD BE SENT TO NNN0ASF FOUR, THAT IS INCORRECT. THEY WILL BE FORWARDED TO NNN0ASF THREE. THE ADDRESS FOR NNN0AF THREE IS NNN0HPJ (AT) WINLINK.ORG. REMEMBER TO NOTIFY HIM WHEN YOU ARE PLANNING A ECOM DRILL OR TRAINING. 2. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 102115Z APR 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA REGION/STATE ECOM DIRECTORS SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 05-10 1. ALL ECOM DRILLS/TRAINING WAS COMPLETED FOR THIS QUARTER. ANOTHER NEW QUARTER, THEREFORE ANOTHER STATE DRILL/TRAINING FOR ECOM, THERE WILL ALSO BE A REGION ECOM DRILL HELD THIS QUARTER BY THE REGION ECOM DIRECTOR. I URGE ALL STATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE DRILLS, THE ONLY WAY TO BECOME PROFICIENT IS TO DO IT. ALL STATE DIRECTORS, YOU ARE TO INFORM NNN0ASF FOUR OF YOUR ECOM DRILL/TRAINING., HIS CONTACT INFO IS AS FOLLOWS: NNN0APJ@NAVYMARS.ORG. YOU ALSO NEED TO SEND NNN0ASF A NOTE STATING WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD YOUR DRILL, HIS CONTACT INFO IS NNN0ASF@WINLINK.ORG. BE SURE THAT YOU INFORM NNN0ASA VA AND NNN0ASZ GA, TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR SCHEDULED DRILL. IF YOU NEED FREQUENCIES OR TIME SLOTS , SEND A MESSAGE TO NNN0ASF THREE REQUESTING YOUR FREQUENCIES AND TIMES. 2. THE NEED FOR STATE DIRECTORS TO SEND 2093/1 TO MEMBERS FOR UPDATES AND TO NEW MEMBERS IS NO LONGER NEEDED. TELL YOUR MEMBERS TO GO TO THE DOCUMENTS TAB ON THE MAIN WEBPAGE , CLICK ON 2093/1 , FILL IT OUT , AND HIT SEND. THE DOCUMENT WILL GO STRAIGHT TO CHIEF MARS AND HE IN TURN WILL SEND A COPY TO THE STATE DIRECTOR. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL END THE LOST INFORMATION THROUGH THE MAIL SYSTEM AND STATE DIRECTORS WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO SCAN DOCUMENTS THEN SEND THEM TO CHIEF MARS. 3. THE FINAL CUT FOR THE ARMED FORCES DAY CROSS BAND IS OUT. MEMBERS WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT, CONTACT YOUR REGION DIRECTOR AND GIVE HIM THE TIME AND FREQUENCY YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BROADCAST THE MESSAGE , PLEASE LET YOUR REGION DIRECTOR KNOW. HOPEFULLY PROPAGATION WILL BE GOOD FOR THIS EVENT AND ALOT OF CONTACTS WILL BE MADE. 4. I HAVE AUTHORIZED THE COAST GUARD AUXILLARY TO CHECK INTO OUR REGION AND STATE NETS. AT ANYTIME YOU MIGHT HEAR A STRANGE CALLSIGN , THAT COULD BE THE COAST GUARD. PLEASE WELCOME THEM TO YOUR NET, WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME TEAM. 5. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 062011Z FEB 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA NNN0GBB TWO MO NNN0GBD TWO NEK NNN0GAR TWO IA NNN0GBO TWO OK NNN0GAD TWO AR NNN0GAU TWO LA NNN0GBW TWO ETX NNN0GBY TWO STX NNN0GBI TWO NMW BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 03-10 1. ECOM A TOPIC THAT NEEDS TO BE EMPHASISED, WE NEED TO GET THOSE EXERCISES DONE AND IN THE BOOK. SO FAR THIS QUARTER ONLY TWO STATES HAVE COMPLETED THEIR EXERCISE, THERE IS STILL SEVEN STATES/DISTRICTS THAT HAVENT DONE THEIRS YET. FOR THOSE THAT HAVENT DONE THEIRS YET YOU HAVE ABOUT 6 WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE EXERCISE. THE PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING A EXERCISE IS AS FOLLOWS: A. YOUR STATE ECOM DIRECTOR WILL SET THE SCENARIO, WITH A TIMEFRAME B. SEND A MESSAGE TO NNN0ASA VA AND NNN0ASZ GA NOTIFYING THEM THAT YOU ARE PLANNING A EXERCISE. THIS NOTIFICATION HAS TO BE SENT TWO (2) WEEKS PRIOR TO YOUR SCHEDULED EXERCISE. C. NOTIFY NNN0ASF THREE OF YOUR INTENTIONS AND YOUR SCENARIO. D. IF ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES NEED TO BE USED , SUBMIT YOUR REQUEST TO NNN0ASF THREE FOR AVAILABILITY OF FREQUENCIES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE. BEFORE USING ANY FREQUENCY OTHER THAN YOUR NORMAL NET FREQUENCY AND TIME, NNN0ASF THREE HAS TO APPROVE SUCH A REQUEST. 2. THE SCHEDULE FOR ECOM EXERCISES ARE AS FOLLOWS: INDIVIDUAL STATES - EVERY QUARTER - COORDINATED BY YOUR STATE ECOM DIRECTOR REGION - EVERY SIX (6) MONTHS - COORDINATED BY THE REGION ECOM DIRECTOR, THIS ECOM INVOLVES THE ENTIRE REGION TO BE INVOLVED AREA - ONCE A YEAR - COORDINATED BY THE AREA ECOM DIRECTOR - ALL OF SOUTH AREA INVOLVED IF FOR ANY REASON THESE ECOM EXERCISES ARE NOT HELD AS SCHEDULED, THEN A MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO NNN0ASF THREE WITH A REASON FOR NON COMPLIANCE. ALL STATE AND REGION DIRECTORS WILL NOTE ON THEIR QUARTERLY REPORTS IF THE EXERCISES WERE COMPLETED IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES OR REGIONS. 3. ALL STATE DIRECTORS NEED TO READ NTP-8D AND THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS 330 TO 351. I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF INCONSISTENCIES IN THE INDIVIDUAL STATE ROSTERS. I HAVE NOTED MEMBERS BEING ON LOA'S FOR OVER 180 DAYS, THIS IS INCORRECT. I HAVE NOTED WHICH STATES AND MEMBERS ARE OUT OF THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY NTP-8D. THESE WILL BE CORRECTED. AS STATE DIRECTORS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CORRECT ROSTER FOR YOUR STATE. THESE ROSTERS GET SENT TO CHIEF MARS FOR THE NATIONAL WEBSITE AND TO THE SOUTH AREA WEBSITE. AS OF NOW ALL LOAS AND INACTIVE STATUS WILL INCLUDE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF SUCH A ACTION. THIS DATE WILL FOLLOW AFTER THE E-MAIL ADDRESS OF THE MEMBER. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOLLOW YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND. 4. BY SIGNING THE 2093/1, YOU AS VOLUNTEER MEMBERS HAVE AGREED TO FOLLOW AND ABIDE BY THE RULES SET FORTH IN NAVY MARS. 5. NAVMARCORMARS- TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 140422Z JAN 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ASF THREE AR NNN0S6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0AS6 THREE ETX NNN0AS7 THREE NEK NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA NNN0GBD THREE NEK NNN0GAR THREE IA NNN0GBB THREE MO NNN0GBO THREE OK NNN0GBW THREE ETX NNN0GBI THREE NMW NNN0GBY THREE STX NNN0GAU THREE LA NNN0GAD THREE AR BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 02-10 1. THIS BCST IS GOING TO PERTAIN TO FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE COUNTING OF MESSAGE TRAFFIC. IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THE NUMBER OF MESSAGES THAT WERE REPORTED ON THE QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE STATE DIRECTORS AND THE FREQUENCY USAGE REPORT THAT I WROTE OUT FOR THE SOUTH AREA. 2. THE FIRST ITEM WILL BE THE COUNTING OF TRAFFIC ON THE NETS. TALKING WITH NNN0ASF THREE , HE STATED THAT WHEN COUNTING MESSAGE TRAFFIC, THE ONLY MESSAGES THAT GET COUNTED ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SENT. THE ONLY WAY A MESSAGE CAN BE COUNTED IS IF IT IS SENT BY HF AND IS ROGERED FOR ON THE NET. IF THAT MESSAGE IS SENT BY HF AND NO STATION ROGERS FOR IT THEN IT IS NOT COUNTED. THIS INFORMATION HE RECEIVED FROM NNN0ASA(CHIEF MARS)AT THE SOUTH AREA CONFERENCE IN ARLINGTON, TX. WHAT THIS MEANS IN THE SOUTH AREA IS THAT WE ARE NO LONGER GOING TO COUNT TRAFFIC THAT IS RECEIVED, ONLY SENT. THIS POLICY BECOMES EFFECTIVE 01 FEBRUARY 2010. I HAVE ALREADY INFORMED NNN0ASF FOUR TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES TO THE SOUTH AREA OPERATIONS GUIDE. 3. WITHIN THE SOUTH AREA NECOS ARE RECORDING THEIR RESPECTIVE NET WITH BOTH THE SCD TIME ON AIR TIME AND THE SSB ON AIR TIME. EFFECTIVE 01 FEBRUARY 2010, THIS POLICY WILL NO LONGER BE IN EFFECT. IN NTP-8 DRAFT, NETS ARE LABELED BY LETTER DESIGNATORS ON THE LAST LETTER ON THE NET DESIGNATOR. THE LAST LETTER DESIGNATORS WE USE IN THE SOUTH AREA ARE AS FOLLOWS: "A" - ADMIN NET "B" - TRAFFIC NET "C" - TRAINING NET "Y" - SINGLE CHANNEL DIGITAL NET SINCE MOST ALL NETS HELD WITHIN THE SOUTH AREA ARE TRAFFIC NETS OR THE LETTER "B" ON THE END, THIS MEANS THE NET IS A TRAFFIC NET. SINCE THESE NETS ARE TRAFFIC NETS, THEY WERE SETUP TO PASS TRAFFIC BY WHATEVER MEANS AVAILABLE. IT WAS ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT THESE NETS WERE SINGLE SIDE BAND NETS. SINCE THESE NETS ARE SINGLE SIDE BAND FIRST AND SCD SECOND, THE REPORTING OF THE SCD TIME IS NOT NEEDED. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THESE TRAFFIC NETS WILL COUNT ONE HOUR ONLY,I.E. THESE NETS WILL COUNT ONE HOUR ONLY. BEFORE MEMBERS COULD COUNT THESE NETS FOR TWO HOURS IF SCD WAS USED DURING THE NET, BUT THAT IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE NECOS OF THAT NET YOU ONLY NEED TO RECORD WHO WAS CHECKED IN AND THE NUMBER OF MESSAGES SENT ONLY. 4. A NET REPORT FROM THE NECOS SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS : DE NNN0AAA 001 R 0223000Z JAN 2010 FM NNN0BBB NEK ( NECOS CALLSIGN AND STATE ABBREVIATED ) TO NNN0CCC NEK ( STATE THREE AND STATE ) BT UNCLAS SUBJ: 6A1B NET REPORT FOR 02 JAN 2010 1. NECOS CALLISGN FIRST ( FULL ), EACH STATION CHECKED IN ( 3 LTRS ONLY ) 2. 5 SENT ( NUMBER OF MESSAGES SENT ONLY ) BT NNNN IF THE NET HAS OUTSIDE STATIONS CHECKING IN FROM OTHER STATES OR OTHER SERVICES, YOU WILL NEED TO LIST FULL CALLSIGN AND STATE OF THAT PERSON CHECKING IN. THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE IN CASE VERIFICATION NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR SOMEBODY WHO HAS CHECKED IN AND LISTED THE NET FOR EXTRA HOURS. 5. THESE CHANGES WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE 01 FEBRUARY 2010. ALL STATE AND REGION THREES, THIS SHOULD ALLOW TIME FOR YOU TO GET READY FOR THE NEW SYSTEM. ALL THESE CHANGES WILL BE IN THE SOUTH AREA OPERATIONS GUIDE AS SOON AS NNNOASF FOUR MAKES THEM. 6. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 022125Z JAN 2010 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0AS7 IA NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 01-10 1. THE FOLLOWING SOUTH AREA BCSTS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT , THEY ARE: 01 AND 18 ALL OTHER BCSTS CAN BE DESTROYED. 2. WITH THE NEW YEAR IN, IT IS TIME TO GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS AT HAND, WHICH IS IMPROVING OUR COMMUNICATIONS. I MYSELF HAVE BEEN HELPING MEMBERS THAT ARE WANTING TO GET ON THE WINMOOR SYSTEM. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA WE NOW HAVE SEVERAL NEW MEMBERS ON THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM. STATIONS CAN SEND MESSAGES BETWEEN THEMSELVES IF THEY SO DESIRE, THIS PROGRAM IS A ONE-ON-ONE TYPE. ALSO THIS PROGRAM IS NOT A KEYBOARD-TO-KEYBOARD PROGRAM, YOU HAVE TO TYPE YOUR MESSAGE IN, QUE IT INTO THE OUTBOX AND THEN SEND IT OUT. 3. NNN0SVW HAD A PROBLEM WITH HIS PK-232MBX WITH THE USB CONNECTION. IT WAS DISCOVERED AT TIMEWAVE THAT THERE WERE NO DRIVERS FOR THE USB FOR WINLINK. SINCE THEN, TIMEWAVE HAS MADE UP A SET OF DRIVERS AND THEY ARE POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE, THEY ARE UNDER THE PK-232MBX TAB. IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, YOU CAN CONTACT NNN0SVW AT NAVYMARS.ORG. HIS NAME IS JOE HEFLIN. THANK YOU JOE FOR THIS INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PK-232MBX. 4. THE SOUTH AREA OPERATIONS GUIDE IS NOW UPDATED AND IS POSTED ON THE SOUTH AREA WEBPAGE. I ADVISE ALL MEMBERS TO READ THIS DOCUMENT AND BECOME FAMILIAR WITH IT. THE EEI PORTION HAS BEEN UPDATED AS WELL AS ANNEX DELTA (FREQUENCY/NET SCHEDULE). ALL STATES NEED TO UPDATE YOUR OPERATIONS GUIDE SINCE WE ARE NOW UNDER A NEW NAME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS DONE BY JANUARY 31, 2010 IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. 5. ALL STATE DIRECTORS: THE TANGO MEMEBRS DO NOT RECEIVE THE PASSWORD UNTIL THE TANGO HAS COMPLETED THE TRAINING. ONCE HE/SHE HAS BECOME A FULL MEMBER, THEN THEY CAN RECEIVE THAT INFORMATION. IF THEY NEED THE FREQUENCIES FOR THE STATE NETS, THEY WILL BE SENT BY E-MAIL. 6. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 310350Z DEC 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ : SOUTH AREA BCST 18-09 1. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME THE MEMBERS OF THE SOUTH AREA TO THE MILITARY AUXILIARY RADIO SYSTEM. WE HAVE BEEN UNDER THIS COMMAND FOR ABOUT 8 DAYS SINCE IT BECAME EFFECTIVE. MARS AS WE KNEW IT, NOW HAS SOMEWHAT A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAN BEFORE. SO FOR US HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THE CHANGE AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS. 2. THESE CHANGES WILL NOT NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, IT MAY TAKE TWO OR THREE MONTHS FOR SOME CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT. FOR SOME OF THE MEMBERS IT MIGHT BE SPRING BEFORE THEY CAN GET THE STATIONS READY. THE INSTRUCTION SAYS WE MUST BE CAPABLE TO GO TO A RADIO ONLY MODE, NO INTERNET OR LANDLINES AND FOR SOME, EMERGENCY POWER CAPABILITIES. THIS MEANS THAT WE NEED TO BE READY FOR ANY EMERGENCY THAT MIGHT ARISE. I KNOW NOT ALL MEMBERS WILL BE READY FOR THIS TRANSITION, YOU WILL BE GIVEN A GRACE PERIOD TO GET YOUR STATIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS INSTRUCTION. MEMBERS WITH A DISABILITY WILL BE UTILIZED WITHIN THE PROGRAM. 3. THIS IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR THE MEMBERS HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA. A. A ANTENNA THAT WILL GO FROM 2 TO 30 MHZ. B. BE ABLE TO RUN AT LEAST MT-63 SINGLE CHANNEL DIGITAL FOR RELAY. C. BE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE A MESSAGE IN THE PROPER FORMAT.. D. BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE " WINMORE " PROGRAM. 4. MEMBERS NOT WILLING TO ATTEMPT TO MAKE THEIR STATION COMPLIANT WILL BE LEFT ON THE OUTSIDE. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA WE ARE GOING TO PUSH FORWARD AND GREET THIS NEW INSTRUCTION. I HAVE INSTRUCTED THE ALL TRAFFIC REPS THAT MESSAGE TRAFFIC WILL NO LONGER BE SENT VIA E-MAIL, ONLY BY WL2K OR MT-63. THE ONLY MEMBERS THAT WILL RECEIVE THE TRAFFIC BY E-MAIL IS THE ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OR MEMBERS THAT ARE DISABLED. 5. TRAINING IS GOING TO BE A PRIORITY, THRU TRAINING WE CAN IMPROVE OUR SKILLS IN HANDLING TRAFFIC OR RELAYING OF TRAFFIC. THERE ARE A LOT OF MEMBERS THAT PROBABLY DO NOT HAVE WINMORE, WL2K, OR THE MT-63 PROGRAM. WITH THE TRAINING, THESE MEMBERS CAN BE TOLD HOW TO LOAD THE PROGRAM AND HOW TO SET IT UP PROPERLY. MEMBERS THAT HAVE ALL THE CAPABILITIES,YOU CAN BE THE ELMER'S TO HELP THE ONES THAT DO NOT. FOR HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA WE ALL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET TO A FINAL GOAL. 6. THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS ASKED SO FAR, BUT IN THE COMING DAYS SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED. AS SOON AS I HEAR OF ANY CHANGES I WILL INFORM YOU THE MEMBERS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME,YOU CAN SEND ME A E-MAIL AT THIS ADDRESS : NNN0ASF@NAVYMARS.ORG. 7. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 191200Z DEC 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 17-09 1. WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO CLOSING DOWN 2009 AND BRINGING IN A NEW YEAR. ALOT OF CHANGES HAVE COME ABOUT, BUT NAVY MARS IS STILL OPERATING AT A NORMAL PACE. THERE ARE A FEW MINOR CHANGES, BUT THAT IS TO BE EXPECTED WITH ANY CHANGE FROM NORMAL PROCEDURES. WITH THE NEW YEAR RAPIDLY APPROACHING, IT IS TIME TO GET PRIORITIES SET AND PLANS MADE ON WHAT YOUR STATE IS GOING TO DO IN THE UPCOMING YEAR. 2. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL THE SOUTH AREA MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. AS ALWAYS, IF YOU ARE GOING TO DRIVE OVER THE HOLIDAYS BE SAFE AND BE CAREFUL. WHEN SAYING GRACE, REMEMBER TO SAY A PRAYER FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND SERVICE WOMEN WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE HOME WITH THEIR LOVE ONES.THE SOUTH AREA CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR SCHEDULE FOLLOWS: CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE FROM - 1800Z 24 DEC 2009 TO - 1200Z 26 DEC 2009 ALL SOUTH AREA NETS ARE CANCELLED. FREQUENCIES CAN BE USED FOR TESTING OF EQUIPMENT AND ANTENNAS. NEW YEARS SCHEDULE FROM - 1200Z 31 DEC 2009 TO - 1200Z 02 JAN 2010 ALL SOUTH AREA NETS ARE CANCELLED. FREQUENCIES CAN BE USED FOR TESTING OF EQUIPMENT AND ANTENNAS. NORMAL NET STATUS WILL RETURN AT 1200Z 02 JAN 2010. ALL FREQUENCY MANAGERS PLEASE NOTE THAT FREQUENCY REPORTING WILL SHOW ONLY 30 DAYS VICE 31 DAYS FOR JANUARY. FOR DECEMBER - YOUR FREQUENCY REPORTS FOR DECEMBER SHOULD SHOW 28 DAYS VICE 31 DAYS. 3. FOURTH QUARTER REPORTS ARE UPON US AGAIN. STATE DIRECTORS HAVE YOUR REPORT TO YOUR REGION DIRECTOR BEFORE 03 JAN 2010. REGION DIRECTOR HAVE YOUR REPORT TO ME ( NNN0ASF ) BEFORE 06 JAN 2010. FREQUENCY MANAGERS ( ALL STATE THREES ) HAVE YOUR REPORT TO YOUR REGION THREE BEFORE THE 04 JAN 2010. REGION THREES HAVE YOUR REPORT TO NNNOASF THREE BEFORE 06 JAN 2010., AS HE WILL NEED TO COMPILE NUMBERS AND SEND A COPY TO ME FOR MY REPORT. I ASK THAT ALL STATE DIRECTORS SEND ME A COPY OF YOUR REPORT AND A UPDATED STATE ROSTER. REMEMBER ANY MEMBER WHO WAS DISENROLLED OR RESIGNED FROM THE PROGRAM, PLEASE STATE FULL NAME AND CALLSIGN ON YOUR REPORT. CHECK YOUR ROSTERS FOR ANY MEMBERS THAT HAVE A TENURE AWARD DUE FOR THE MONTHS OF JANUARY, FEBRUARY, OR MARCH. IF YOU HAVE A MEMBER OR MEMBERS PLEASE SEND NAME AND CALLSIGN OF THAT INDIVIDUAL. IF ANY QUESTIONS ARISE PLEASE FOLLOW YOUR CHAIN COMMAND FOR YOUR ANSWER. 4. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 262255Z NOV 2009 FM NNN0GBW ETX TO NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASA VA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: NNN0ALL SOUTH AREA - SILENT KEY 1.IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT I INFORM YOU THAT WILLIAM ELDEN BEASLEY, NNN0LAN, PASSED AWAY NOV 24. 2.BILL WAS AGE 93 YEARS AND A MEMBER OF MARS 28 YEARS. 3.OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHY IS FOR HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. 4.BILL HELD RADIO AMATEUR CALL SIGN W5PZA. 5.BILL HAD RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMMENDATIONS INCLUDING SOUTH AREA COMMUNICATOR OF THE YEAR. HE WAS VERY ACTIVE AND WAS NET CONTROL OF THE EAST TEXAS NET TWO DAYS BEFORE HIS PASSING. BILL HAD HELD COMMERCIAL AND AMATEUR LICENSES SINCE 1933, AND HAD DONATED LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF HOURS TO MARS AND THOSE WE SERVE. 6.HE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL. BTReturn to:
R 280410Z NOV 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 15-09 1. MR. FRANK WARREN ( NNN0ASF TWO ) WILL RESIGN AS THE SOUTH AREA ECOM DIRECTOR EFFECTIVE 01 DEC 2009. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK FRANK FOR A JOB " WELL DONE ". HE WAS RESPONSIBLE IN ENSURING THAT ECOM DRILLS WERE HELD WITHIN THE STATE/DISTRICT WHEN NEEDED. FRANK WILL REMAIN IN THE NAVY MARS PROGRAM, YOU MAY HEAR HIM ON THE AIR FROM NEW MEXICO. MR. ED MENARD ( NNN0APJ ) WILL ASSUME THE DUTIES OF ECOM DIRECTOR SOUTH AREA. ED WHILE PERFORMING YOUR DUTIES AS ECOM DIRECTOR, YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO USE THE CALLSIGN " NNN0ASF TWO ". I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON SUCH A CHALLENGING POSITION. ALL ECOM MATTERS WILL BE DIRECTED TO ED FOR HIS RECORDS. 2. MRS. KENNIE WARREN ( NNN0ASF THIRTEEN ) WILL RESIGN AS THE SOUTH AREA PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK KENNIE FOR A JOB " WELL DONE ". SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE SOUTH AREA ROSTER UP TO DATE. MR. JOHN KOPPERT ( NNN0YMP ) WILL ASSUME THE DUTIES AS THE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR. JOHN WHILE PERFORMING DUTIES OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR , YOU HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO USE THE CALL " NNN0ASF THIRTEEN ". THANK YOU JOHN FOR TAKING ON SUCH A CHALLENGING POSITION. 3. SOME OF THE MESSAGES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE WL2K SYSTEM, HAVE BEEN FORMATTED WRONG. SOME OF THESE MESSAGES HAVE BEEN MINE, SO I AM REMINDING EVERYBODY ON THE PROPER FORMAT TO USE. HERE ARE SOME RULES TO FOLLOW: A. 69 CHARACTERS PER LINE MAXIMUM B. ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, NO LOWERCASE C. ONLY CHARACTERS AUTHORIZED , ARE IN NTP-8 (DRAFT), ARTICLE 602 D. COLLECTIVE CALLSIGNS : 1. NNN6R - ALL STATIONS WITHIN REGION 6 2. NNN7R - ALL STATIONS WITHIN REGION SEVEN ( ALL STATIONS MEANING ONLY THE STATE / DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE THE MESSAGE ONLY, NOT EVERY STATION WITHIN THE REGION.) 3. WHEN BOTH COLLECTIVES ARE USED TOGETHER THE MESSAGE WILL BE SENT TO THE WHOLE SOUTH AREA. 4. NAVY MARS DOES NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO SEND MARSGRAMS WITH THE APO ADDRESS. ANY MARSGRAM RECEIVED WITH THE APO ADDRESS WILL HAVE TO BE PUT INTO A ARMY MARS NET. THIS INFORMATION CAME FROM CHIEF MARS. ALSO THESE SAME MARSGRAMS CAN NOT BE PUT INTO THE WL2K SYSTEM, EXCEPT WHEN PLACING THEM WITH THE ARMY FOR DELIVERY. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE FORTH COMING ON THIS PROBLEM. 5. WITH THE NUMBER OF ECOM DRILLS THAT ARE BEING PLANNED IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HERE ARE A FEW THINGS TO REMEMBER. THE USE OF ZEN/AAN3EEI INDICATES THE MESSAGE WAS SENT TO AAN3EEI VIA E-MAIL. DONOT E-MAIL EXCERISE MESSAGES TO AAN3EEI. INSERT THE TRAFFIC INTO THE SYSTEM WITH AAN3EEI AS A ACTION ADDEE AND THE SYSTEM WILL CANCEL THE DELIVERY. THIS INFORMATION IS FROM NNN0ASZ GA, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR NAVY ECOM. 6. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 212255Z NOV 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 14-09 1. THE SAIA (SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET) WILL BE MOVING AGAIN, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE THE LAST MOVE. THE NET WILL NOW MEET ON SATURDAY EVENING AT 5:00 PM CST ON FREQUENCY " NCU ". THE NET WILL OPERATE FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS NET IS FOR ANY QUESTIONS, IDEAS, OR TRAFFIC FOR THE SOUTH AREA STAFF. ALL MEMBERS ARE URGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NET, MEMBERS WITH STAFF CALLSIGNS (STATE/REGION/AREA) PLEASE USE THEM WHEN CHECKING IN. 2. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA, WE HAVE 2 ENTITIES USING PART OF THEIR NET TIME FOR TRAINING. BRAVO ZULU TO THEM AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. MY GOAL IS TO SEE EVERYONE UTILIZE PART OF THEIR NET TIME FOR TRAINING. I KNOW SOME NETS ARE HOLDING ON BY A THREAD, JUST TO GET THEIR TRAFFIC PASSED. IF YOU HAVE TIME, START YOUR TRAINING IF FOR ONLY 5 MINUTES, IF POSSIBLE. 3. FOR THOSE STATE DIRECTORS WHO HAVE NOT SUBMITTED YOUR ANNEX "B" TO YOUR REGION THREE, I NEED THEM NOW. YOU HAVE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO GET THEM PREPARED AND SENT IN. ALL THE OTHER AREAS HAVE SUBMITTED THEIRS IN, I HAVE NOT. STATE DIRECTORS YOU HAVE BY TUESDAY TO GET THEM IN THE THREE'S. 4. THANKSGIVING IS COMING NEXT WEEK. I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL THE SOUTH AREA MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES A "HAPPY THANKSGIVING". WHEN YOU GIVE THANKS PLEASE REMEMBER TO THANK OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM WHERE EVER THEY MAY BE. IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ON THE ROAD, BE SAFE, BE CAREFUL. REGION DIRECTORS YOU MAY SUSPEND NET OPERATIONS FOR THAT DAY, PLEASE INFO ME ON YOUR MESSAGES SENT TO YOUR RESPECTIVE REGIONS. 5. AS LONG AS THERE IS INFORMATION TO PASS ON TO THE MEMBERS , I WILL SEND OUT A WEEKLY BROADCAST. I AM ONE TO KEEP THE MEMBERSHIP INFORMED ON ANY DEVELOPMENTS HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA. IF THERE IS SOMETHING YOU NEED TO GET OUT, PASS IT THROUGH YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR ENTRY ON TH E BROADCAST. 6. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 140600Z NOV 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 13 - 09 1. A MESSAGE FROM THE PACIFIC AREA WAS RECEIVED AT THIS STATION CONCERNING THE STATUS OF NAVY MARS. IT 'S CONCERNS WAS ASKING ITS MEMBERSHIP IF THEY HAD ANY POSITIVE IDEAS ON HOW TO KICK START THE SYSTEM , INTO A VALUABLE ASSET. IT WAS NOT LOOKING OR ASKING FOR NEGATIVE IDEAS ONLY POSITIVE. THE SAME QUESTION I AM GOING TO ASK THE SOUTH AREA MEMBERSHIP, WHAT CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE OUR PRESENT SITUATION. HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA I BELIEVE WE CAN BE THAT ASSET THAT IS NEEDED FOR ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY. BUT TO DO THIS WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO LEARN NEW IDEAS AND CONCEPTS, MEANING WAYS THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO THOSE PERSONS NEEDING OUR ASSISTANCE. ONE OF MY IDEAS IS MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION DURING ECOM EXERCISES, GETTING THE STATE AND REGION ECOM DIRECTORS INVOLVED WITH THESE EXERCISES, IF THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE THEN THE STATE/REGION DIRECTORS TO OVERSEE THE EXERCISE. ANOTHER IDEA IS TO START TRAINING ON THEIR LOCAL NETS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS AND THE PROPER WAY TO WRITE OUT A MESSAGE. ON THE WRITING OF THE MESSAGE ,KNOWING WHO IS SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE AND BE INFO ON THAT MESSAGE. TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE SOUTH AREA THE CHOICE IS YOURS, DO YOU WANT TO HELP MAKE NAVY MARS A VALUABLE ASSET TO THE ECOM COMMUNITY OR JUST BE A MEMBER AND DO NOTHING. 2. WITHIN NAVY MARS , THERE IS A QUALITY ASSURANCE SECTION CONCERNING THE PROPER COMMUNICATIONS ALLOWED ON THE AIR. THIS SECTION CAN BE FOUND ON PAGE 5-4, PARA. 509 " QUALITY ASSURANCE " IN NTP-8D. I ADVISE THAT ALL SOUTH AREA MEMBERS READ THIS SECTION, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS , YOU MAY E-MAIL ME AT NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. 3. IF YOUR STATE OR DISTRICT STILL NEEDS A ALTERNATE FREQUENCY FOR YOUR NET, CONTACT NNN0ASF THREE , HE HAS THE MATRIX FOR THE 3 MHZ FREQUENCY. BE ADVISED ALL THE PRIME TIME SLOTS ARE FILLED EITHER BY SOUTH AREA OR BY THE OTHER AREAS. SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE YOUR NET AT LATER TIME OR EARLIER TIME DEPENDING ON THE FREQUENCY. SO IF YOU NEED ONE, THEN CONTACT ASF THREE AT : NNN0ASF THREE(AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. 4. IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR FOR HEAVY SNOW, ICY CONDITIONS, AND PLENTY OF RAIN DEPENDING WHERE YOU LIVE. IF A DISASTER HAPPENS IN YOUR AREA, DO NOT HESITATE IN SENDING OUT A EEI. BY YOU SENDING THAT EEI, YOU ARE POSSIBLY GETTING A JUMP ON THE HELP THAT IS NEEDED FOR YOUR AREA. FOR THE MEMBERS THERE IS A EEI GENERATOR LOCATED ON THE NATIONAL WEBPAGE FOR YOU ASSISTANCE. 5. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 072008Z NOV 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 12-09 1. HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE OTHER AREA DIRECTORS IN ACQUIRING 3 MHZ FREQUENCIES FOR THE SOUTH AREA. IF A STATE OR DISTRICT STILL NEEDS A 3 MHZ FREQUENCY FOR AN ALTERNATE, EMAIL ME AT : NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. 2. I HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE SOUTH AREA NETS WHNE I CAN HEAR THEM. TO SEE HOW PROPAGATION IS HOLDING. WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD IS THAT THE PRIMARY FREQUENCY GOES OUT LONG VERY QUICKLY. SINCE HEARING THIS , I HAVE DECIDED TO SUSPEND THE READING OF THE BROADCASTS ON THE STATE NETS.I WANT TO ALLOW FOR MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION FROM THE MEMBERSHIP. BY NOT READING THE BROADCAST MAYBE THE NECOS WILL HAVE TIME TO GET ALL THE CHECKINS ROGERED FOR, BEFORE THEY LOSE PROPAGATION. 3. BY DOING THIS , I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT ALL SOUTH AREA MEMBERS EITHER GET ON MT-63 OR WINLINK 2000. IF YOU HAVE INTERNET SERVICE , THEN YOU CAN GET ON THE WL2K SYSTEM USING THE TELENET PORTION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET ON MT-63, THERE IS PLENTY OF FREE PROGRAMS THAT YOU CAN DOWNLOAD FOR THIS MODE. SINCE THE SOUTH AREA HAS ALREADY SEVERAL MEMBERS ON BOTH MODES GIVE THEM A CALL, THEY WOULD BE MORE THAN GLAD TO GET YOU UP AND RUNNING ON EITHER MODE. NO BCSTS WILL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL,I.E. NO BCSTS WILL BE SENT VIA E-MAIL. IT IS NOW TIME THAT THE SOUTH AREA MOVE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. AS ALWAYS IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS YOU CAN SENT THEM TO : NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. IMPLEMENTATION FOR THIS WILL BEGIN ON NOV.11,2009. 4. STATE DIRECTORS ON YOUR NET ANNEX FOR YOUR STATE OR DISTRICT, THE 3MHZ FREQUENCY THAT YOU ARE USING, MAKE THAT YOUR ALTERNATE FOR THE NET. BE ADVISED THESE FREQUENCIES PROBABLY WILL ONLY BE USED DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. IN ANY CASE, BE SURE YOU HAVE IT AS YOUR ALTERNATE ON THE PAPERWORK. STATE AND REGION THREES YOU WILL HAVE TO SHOW THESE NEW FREQUENCIES ON YOUR MONTHLY REPORT TO NNN0ASF THREE. THE SAME WILL GO FOR THE REGION THREE WHEN IT COMES TIME FOR THE QUARTERLY REPORT. 5. WITH THE PROPAGATION BEING SO POOR SOME EVENINGS, ONLY THE NECOS MIGHT BE ON THE FREQUENCY. FROM NOW ON IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST TWO STATIONS TO MAKE A NET AND TO BE COUNTED FOR THAT DAY. THE NECOS SAYING THE NET WAS OPENED WILL NO LONGER TO BE COUNTED. I NEED TO SEE WHAT OUR NET DAYS LOOK LIKE SO I CAN REQUEST ADDITIONAL FREQUENCIES IF NECESSARY. 6. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 311210Z OCT 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA NNN0AS6 THREE ETX NNN0AS7 THREE NEK BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 11-09 1. I RECEIVED A INTERFERENCE REPORT FOR THE 6S1B NET LAST NIGHT FROM NNN0ASG - CENTRAL AREA DIRECTOR. THE REPORT SAID THAT THE 6S1B WAS ON THE WRONG FREQUENCY FOR THAT NET. CHECK YOU NET FREQUENCY PLAN FOR YOUR REGION AND ENSURE THAT YOU ARE ON THE CORRECT FREQUENCY FOR YOUR NET. 2. ALL REGION DIRECTORS/ FREQUENCY MANAGERS FOR THE REGION SNED ME A UPDATED NET SCHEDULE , SO I CAN SEND IT TO NNN0ASF FIVE. I NEED THIS SCHEDULE AS SOON AS YOU CAN UPDATE IT, I WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE UP TODATE ON THE WEBSITE. ALL REGION THREES MAKE SURE THAT YOU SEND A ELECTRONIC COPY TO YOUR STATE DIRECTORS FOR THEIR FILES. IF THIS OCCURS AGAIN I WILL NOTIFY THE REGION DIRECTOR FOR HIS DISPOSITION AND SOLUTION. 3. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERN OF THE USE OF NO AMPLIFIERS IN THE SOUTH AREA, THIS WILL STAND UNTIL I FEEL WE WILL NO LONGER INTERFERE WITH OTHER AREAS. IN THE POWER-FREQUENCY TEXT, IT GIVES US GUIDELINES ON HOW MUCH POWER WE CAN USE FOR A PARTICULAR FREQUENCY. AFTER TALKING WITH THE REGION DIRECTORS, A AMPLIFIER MAYBE USED, BUT ONLY 200 WATTS PEP AND NO MORE. WHEN THE AMPLIFIER IS USED IT WILL ONLY BE FOR EXTREME CASES, MEANING WHEN PROPAGATION STARTS TO GO AND YOU NEED TO ENSURE THAT STATIONS ONBOARD ARE HEARING THE NECOS OR RELAY. AS ALWAYS IF AN EMERGENCY DOES ARISE, THEN YOU ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE IT WITH THE AMOUNT OF POWER THAT IS SET IN THE FREQ-PWR TEXT DOCUMENT. 4. THE SA1A NET- SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET WILL BE CALLED ON FREQUENCY "NDB" FROM THERE WE WILL MOVE THE NET TO FREQUENCY "NFN". BY USING THE 7MHZ FREQUENCY STATIONS IN THE SOUTH TEXAS DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR NECOS. 5. NAVMARCORMARS- TOGETHER WE CAN DO ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 281920Z OCT 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA NNN0ASF ONE MO BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH REA BCST 10-09 1. IT IS THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN, THIS SUNDAY WE WILL CHANGE THE CLOCKS BACK TO CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. REMEMBER IN NAVY MARS WE DO NOT USE ZULU TIME, BUT CENTRAL STANDARD TIME FOR ALL NETS. YOUR NET REPORTS TO YOUR FREQUENCY MANAGER WILL REFLECT THE DIFFERENT ZULU TIME. THIS MEANS THAT AT 6:00 PM IT WILL BE 0000Z. 2. WITH THIS CHANGING OF TIME, WE ARE GOING TO EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT PROPAGATION FOR OUR NETS. WITH THIS IN MIND , I AM GOING TO SUSPEND THE USE OF AMPLIFIERS IN THE SOUTH AREA. I KNOW THAT IN THE HF-FREQ AND PWR TXT DOCUMENT THERE ARE POWER REQUIREMENTS THAT WE CAN USE. FOR THOSE THAT WERE ON THE NETS LAST YEAR WE WERE INTERFERING WITH THE NORTHEAST NETS. ONCE WE SHUT DOWN THE AMPLIFIERS WE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THEIR NETS. SINCE WE LIVE ON THE CENTRAL US WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE EAST COAST, SO PLEASE DO NOT USE THE AMPLIFIER. ON OUR NETS, THE NECOS IS GOING TO HAVE TO ASK FOR MORE RELAYS OR HAVE ANOTHER STATION HELP WITH THE NET PROCEEDINGS. IF A INTERFERENCE REPORT IS REPORTED , I WILL SEND IT TO CHIEF MARS FOR HIS DISPOSITION., HE WILL DETERMINE THE OUTCOME. 3. HAD A GOOD SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET LAST SATURDAY. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY "THANK YOU" TO ROBERT BEASLEY - NNN0ADF/AS6-3 FOR HIS HELP ON THE NET. AGAIN THE NET WILL MEET EVERY SATURDAY @ 1:00PM CST. 4. WHEN HOLDING A ECOM EXERCISE, YOUR STATE/REGION TWO SHOULD E-MAIL THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE : NNN0ASA VA NNN0ASZ GA NNN0ASF TWO NMW YOUR REGION DIRECTOR YOUR REGION DIRECTORTWO YOUR STATE DIRECTOR YOUR STATE DIRECTOR TWO THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE KEPT IN THE LOOP ON WHAT IS GOING ON WITH YOUR ECOM EXCERISE. IT DOES NOT TAKE MUCH TO SEND THIS NOTIFICATION OUT TO THESE PEOPLE. REMEMBER WE NEED 100 PERCENT OF ALL STATES TO HAVE A ECOM DRILL THIS QUARTER. ALL MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO JOIN IN AND SUPPORT THE DRILL, WITHOUT THESE DRILLS WE DO NOT KNOW WHERE OUR DEFENICIES LIES. TO IMPROVE NAVY MARS WE NEED TO BE COMPETENT IN OUR SKILLS WITH ECOM PROCEDURES. 5. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 241205Z OCT 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST CORRECTION A. SOUTH AREA BCST 09-09 1. I STATED IN REF (A) THAT THE SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET WOULD MEET AT 1900Z ON SATURDAY AFTERNOONS. SINCE MARS NETS DO NOT OPERATE ON ZULU TIME BUT REGULAR TIME THAT FIGURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 1:00 PM ( 1300 H ). 2. THIS NET WILL ALWAYS MEET AT 1:00PM EVERY SATURDAY. HOPEFULLY PROPAGATION WILL BE THERE TO CONDUCT OUR NETS. 3. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 181340Z OCT 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF ONE MO NNN0ALR SOUTH AREA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH BCST 09-09 1. AT ONE TIME THE SOUTH AREA HAD ITS OWN ADMIN NET AT 1900Z ON EITHER SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. WHEN THE AREA GOT MOVED TO CORPUS CHRISITI, THE ADMIN NET WENT AWAY. IT IS NOW TIME TO REINSTITUTE THE SOUTH AREA ADMIN NET. THIS NET WILL START ON 24 OCT 2009 AT 1900Z. 2. THE NET WILL BE BE CONDUCTED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 1900Z ON FREQUENCY " NDB ", WITH THE ALTERNATE BEING " NIF ". I WILL BE THE NECOS FOR NET AND REPORT THE NET TO NNN0ASF THREE FOR ADMIN PURPOSES. 3. ALL STATIONS CAN CHECK IN, IF YOU HAVE A STAFF CALLSIGN , YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO USE THAT CALLSIGN, NOT YOUR PERSONAL CALLSIGN. THIS NET WILL BE USED FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. AGAIN ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN TO THE NET AND HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED IF POSSIBLE. IF A QUESTION IS ASKED AND NO ANSWER IS AVAILABLE I WILL RESEARCH AND FIND A ANSWER. 4. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS , YOU CAN CONTACT ME AT NNN0ASF(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG 5. NAVMARCORMARS- PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE BTReturn to:
R 111827Z OCT 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO N0ALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ:SOUTH AREA BCST 08-09 1. I HAVE INSTRUCTED NNN0ASF FOUR TO COMPLETELY UPDATE THE SOUTH AREA OPERATIONS GUIDE. THERE ARE THINGS IN THE GUIDE WHICH ARE COMPLETELY OUT DATED. ONCE THE GUIDE HAS BEEN UPDATED IT WILL BE POSTED ON THE SOUTH AREA WEBPAGE. 2. IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU SEE THAT NEEDS UPDATED, PLEASE SEND NNN0ASF FOUR A E-MAIL STATING WHAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. HIS EMAIL IS NNN0ASF 4 (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. 3. ALSO I HAVE ASKED TO MAKE UP SMALL TRAINING SCENARIOS OR TOPICS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STATE NETS. THESE TRAINING SESSIONS WILL BE ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 10 MIN LONG IN DURATION. ONCE HE HAS WROTE SEVERAL OF THEM UP, HE WILL SEND THEM TO THE STATE DIRECTOR FOR READING. THESE TOPICS WILL DEAL WITH ECOM EITHER IN PROCEDURES OR NECOS RESPONSIBILTIES. 4. IF YOU AS A MEMBER HAVE A TOPIC THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS OVER YOUR STATE NET, FORWARD YOUR REQUEST THROUGH YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND. 5. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 072009Z OCT 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA NNN0AS6 THREE ETX NNN0AS7 NEK BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 07-09 1. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION ON WHEN THE FREQUENCY USAGE REPORTS ARE DUE.THIS MESSAGE IS TO CLEAR ANY MISCONCEPTION ON WHEN THESE REPORTS ARE DUE TO THE STATE THREE'S AND THE REGION THREE'S. 2. WITHIN EACH STATE, ALL FREQUENCY USAGE REPORTS NEED TO BE IN THE STATE THREE'S HANDS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE LAST NET OF THE MONTH. WHAT THIS MEANS IS NECOS NEED TO START SENDING THEIR NET REPORTS AND THE END OF EACH DAY'S NET IF AT ALL POSSIBLE.ALL NET REPORTS WITHIN THE STATE WILL BE SENT EITHER BY DIGITAL OR VOICE COMMUNICATIONS. 3.EACH STATE DIRECTOR , YOU WILL HAVE TILL THE THIRD OF EACH MONTH TO HAVE YOUR REPORT INTO THE REGION THREE. IF YOUR REPORT IS RECEIVED AFTER THE FIFTH AND EXPLANANTION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE REGION THREE ON WHY IT WAS LATE. THE EXPLANANTION WILL ACCOMPANY THE STATE REPORT ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CHAIN OF COMMAND, NO EXCEPTIONS TO THIS CHANGE. 4. REGION THREE'S , YOUR REPORT WILL BE SENT TO THE AREA THREE NO LATER THAN THE SIXTH OF EACH MONTH. IF A REGION THREE IS LATE A EXPLANATION WILL BE SENT WITH THE REPORT AND FORWARD UP TO THE CHAIN OF COMMAND FOR DISPOSITION,AGAIN NO EXCEPTIONS. 5. THE REASON FOR THIS MESSAGE IS THAT MY REPORT TO CHIEF MARS HAS BEEN GETTING INTO HIM LATE. 6. ALL STATE DIRECTORS IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILTY THAT YOUR FREQUENCY USAGE REPORT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE REGION THREE ON THE DESIGNATED TIME FRAME STATED ABOVE. REGION THREE'S IF YOU ARE NOT RECEIVING THE REPORT AS STATED INFORM YOUR REGION DIRECTOR FOR ACTION. 7. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 022200Z OCT 2009 FM NNN0ASF NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA NNN0ASA VA NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 06-09 A. CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 05-09 1. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF (A), I HAVE ASSUMED THE DUTIES OF NNN0ASF SOUTH AREA. ALL QUERIES AND CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO NNN0ASF (AT) WINLINK.ORG. ALL EMAIL SHOULD BE SENT NNN0ASF (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. IN THE INTERIM IN FINDING A ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, I WILL MONITOR FOR NNN0ASF ONE. 2. THE BILLET OF OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ( NNN0ASF ONE ) IS OPEN. ANY INTERESTED PARTIES THAT WOULD LIKE TO BECOME THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH AREA, CONTACT THIS STATION. 3. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL SOUTH AREA STAFF MEMBERS CONTACT THIS STATION. IF THERE ARE ANY STAFF POSITIONS NOT FILLED THEN I CAN MAKE A QUERY TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR POTENTIAL STAFF MEMBERS. AGAIN ANY MEMBER WANTING TO BE ON THE SOUTH AREA CONTACT ME AT NNN0AVT (AT) NAVYMARS .ORG. 4. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 262135Z SEP 2009 FM NNN0ASF ONE NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 05/09 1. IT IS THAT TIME AGAIN FOR QUARTERLY REPORTS,STATE DIRECTORS YOU WILL GET YOUR DUE DATE FROM YOUR REGION DIRECTOR. REGION DIRECTORS I NEED YOUR REPORT NO LATER THAN THE 06 OCT 2009, AS I HAVE TO BET THEM INTO CHIEF MARS BY THE 09 OCT 2009. ALL STATE DIRECTORS PLEASE COPY ME ON YOUR E-MAIL THAT HAVE YOUR COMPLETED QUARTERLY REPORT. 2. STATE DIRECTORS YOU ARE REMINDED TO SEND ALL MEMBERS THAT HAVE BEEN TERMINATED , RESIGNED , OR BECAME A SILENT KEY. YOUR REPORT SHOULD INCLUDE FULL NAME AND CALLSIGN OF THE MEMBER. ALSO DO NOT FORGET TO INCLUDE ALL TANGO'S THAT HAVE BEEN DROPPED FROM THE PROGRAM, AGAIN FULLNAME AND CALLSIGN. 3. ON THE BACK SECTION OF THE REPORT YOU NEED TO LIST YOUR TENURE AND OTHER AWARDS FOR THE MEMBERS IN YOUR STATE. THE ONLY MEMBERS THAT NEED TO BE LISTED ARE FOR OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER, THESE ARE FOR THE TENURE AWARDS. THE TENURE AWARDS ARE IN FIVE (5) YEAR INCREMENTS. 4. STILL QUESTIONS ON BEING BROUGHT FORWARD ABOUT THE SUNSET OF NAVY MARS. NAVY MARS WILL BE AROUND FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR IF NOT MORE. FUNDING WAS RECEVIED ,B UT ONLY FOR CHIEF MARS. ALL ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL THAT WERE HOLDING THE TOP AREA POSITIONS ARE GONE. THIS IS THE REASON SENIOR CHIEF BROWN IS NO LONGER HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA. THE OFFICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BEEN DISESTABLISHED AND IS NO LONGER THERE. ALL PERSONNEL OPF FILES WERE SENT TO CHIEF MARS AND ALL PERSONNEL PAPERWORK IS SENT TO HIM. SO THE CHAINM OF COMMAND HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA FOR QUESTIONS STARTS HERE NNN0ASF ONE AND MY STAFF MEMBERS. IF ANYONE HAS A QUESTION YOU CAN E-MAIL ME AT THIS ADDRESS NNN0AVT (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG. 5. I SEE SOME OF THE STATES ARE HOLDING THEIR QUARTERLY ECOM DRILLS, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THERE ARE STILL SOME STATES THAT HAVE NOT , SO FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER I WOULD LIKE TO SEE 100 PERCENT PARTICIAPTION ON ECOM. REMEBER IF YOU ARE GOING TO HOLD A EXCERISE PLEASE NOTIFY MYSELF, NNN0ASA, AND NNN0ASZ GA TWO WEEKS PRIOR OF YOUR EVENT. REGION TWO'S AND STATE TWO'S IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILTY TO KEEP YOPUR STATE AND REGION ON TRACK WITH THESE EXCERISES. WE NEED THESE ECOM EXCERISES TO WORK OUT ANY PROBLEMS THAT MIGHT OCCUR, BEFORE WE HAVE A ACTUAL EVENT AND NEED TO BE THERE FOR ASSISTANCE. 6. NAVY MARS IS IN THE ECOM BUSINESS, NOT THE MARSGRAM, SO WE NEED TO RETHINK WHERE ARE PRIORTY IS WITH THE PROGRAM. FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO SET ON THE FENCEPOST AND DO NOTHING THAT IS FINE. I APPLAUD THE ONES WHO PUT FORTH THE EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM. 7. NAVMARCORMARS- TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 082157Z JUN 2009 FM NNN0ASF ONE NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF STX NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: South Area Broadcast 1. HERE IS S SHORT MESSAGE FROM SENIOR CHIEF BROWN ( NNN0ASF ); IAW CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 03-09 I am preparing to close the South Area office. I will detach in July and I'm headed back to sea. I have a 2-month school enroute so I will be shipping all equipment and membership records (OPF's) to Chief MARS on Monday, June 8, 2009. Beginning Tuesday, June 9, 2009: State Directors please send all membership related matters directly to CHNAVMARCORMARS and "CC" NNN0ASF ONE. All other matters should be routed to the appropriate staff member with a "CC" to NNN0ASF ONE. 2. ALL CORRESPONCE THAT LEAVES THE SOUTH AREA I WOULD LIKE TO BE CARBON COPY ON IT. I DO NOT WANT THINGS TO FALL INTO CRACKS AND NO ONE HAS ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING THAT ITEM. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WHEN THERE WAS A TIME DELAY BETWEEN CHIEF TEETER AND SENIOR CHIEF BROWN. SO STATE DIRECTORS IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILTY THAT I AM KEPT INFORMED. 3. NEW INFORMATION HAS CAME OUT CONCERNING THE UPCOMING QUARTERLY REPORT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO YOUR REGION DIRECTOR. YOUR REGION DIRECTOR WILL KEEP YOU INFORMED ON WHAT IS NEEDED. 4. I WOULD LIKE TO THANKSENIOR CHIEF BROWN FOR A JOB 'WELL DONE' AND WISH HER THE BEST ON HER UPCOMING NEW DUTY STATION. SENIOR CHIEF MAY FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS FOLOOW YOU TO YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENT. 5. NAVMARCORS - TOGETHER WE CAN DO ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 281300Z MAR 2009 FM NNN0ASF ONE NEK TO NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF STX NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 04-09 1. JUST A REMINDER THAT QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE DUE AGAIN. PLEASE HAVE YOUR REPORTS AND UPDATED ROSTERS TO ME BY 05 APRIL 2009. I HAVE TO MY REPORT INTO NNN0ASF BY 07 APRIL 2009. WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR QUARTERLY REPORTS USED THE FORM THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY SENT OUT TO ALL STATE DIRECTORS. WHEN SUBMITTING YOUR ROSTERS PLEASE PUT THEM IN XCEL FORMAT. IF YOU NEED THE XCEL PROGRAM LET ME KNOW, I WILL MAKE YOU A COPY. THERE IS CERTAIN FIELDS THAT ARE NEEDED IN THE ROSTER AND ARE NEEDED FOR THE AREA ROSTER. I CAN SEND YOU THE FIELDS THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE ROSTER. 2. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONFUSION ON THE PROPER WAY TO SEND A REQUEST TO CHIEF MARS FOR ACTION. (QUOTE FROM CMB 16-03) FOLLOWING THE CHAIN OF COMMAND BY LETTER ( OR E-MAIL IF PERSONAL OR SENSITIVE INFORMATION IS INVOLVED ) IS FAIRLY SIMPLE; SEND YOUR REQUEST TO THE SENIOR INDIVIDUAL YOU ARE ADDRESSING VIA EACH OF YOUR INTERMEDIATES IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. THE LETTER IS FORWARDED UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND WITH EACH LEVEL ADDING THEIR ENDORSEMENT TO THE LETTER UNTIL IT REACHES THE ADDRESSED INDIVIDUAL. << EXAMPLE - FREQUENCY REQUEST >> HEADING FOR THE LETTER WILL LOOK LIKE THIS : FROM : PERSON ORGINATING LETTER ( NNN0AAA NEBRASKA/KANSAS STATE DIRECTOR ) T0 : CHIEF NAVMARCORMARS THEN THIS LETTER WOULD THEN GO TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS: NNN0AAA THREE NEK NNN0AS7 THREE NNN0ASF THREE THEN TO CHIEF MARS HIMSELF ONCE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL COMES BACK FROM CHIEF MARS, THEN EACH PERSON IS CONTACTED ON THE STATUS. THEN THESE PERSONS CAN PUT THIS FILE OR LETTER IN THEIR INACTIVE FILE. BE SURE THAT YOU INFORM EVERYONE, THIS WILL KEEP ANY DUPLICATES FROM BE GENERATED. 3. NAVMARCORMARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 062206Z MAR 2009 FM NNN0ASF ONE NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF STX NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 03-09 1. THIS WEEKEND WE WILL SPRING FORWARD ONE HOUR ON THE CLOCKS FOR DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. AS FOR THE NET TIMES HERE IN THE SOUTH AREA THEY WILL REMAIN THE SAME. IF YOUR NET MEETS AT 5:00PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME , IT WILL STILL MEET AT 5:00 DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME. THE ONLY TIME THAT WILL CHANGE IS THE ZULU TIME. PRESENTLY 6:00 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME IS 0000Z, NOW IT WILL BE 230OZ AND 7:00 PM DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME IS 0000Z. 2. MEMBERS WANTING TO OPERATE THE ARMED FORCES CROSS BAND TEST ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO USE AMPLIFIERS IF YOU HAVE THEM. YOU WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO USE AMPLIFIERS DURING THE TIME OF THE CROSS BAND TEST. I ENCOURAGE ALL MEMBERS PARTICIPATE FOR THIS EVENT. YOU THE MEMBER WILL ACTUALLY BE WORKING THE THE BAND IN SPLIT MODE. YOU WILL BE TRANSMITTING ON THE DESIGNATED FREQUENCY SET BY MARS AND LISTENING UP IN THE GENERAL PORTION OF THE BAND YOU ARE WORKING. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THAT PARTICIPATE. 3. MARS - TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 052220Z MAR 2009 FM NNNOASF ONE NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF STX NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 02-09 1. I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT THE NETS IN THE SOUTH AREA BE RUN BY TWO NET CONTROL STATIONS. WITH PROPAGATION IN AND OUT LIKE IT IS, THIS WOULD BE GREATLY BENEFICIAL FOR THE NET TO GET ALL STATIONS ONBOARD THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. AT THE SAME TIME THIS GIVES OTHER STATIONS A CHANCE TO CHECK IN FROM OTHER REGIONS. 2. ALL NET CONTROL STATIONS WILL BE ON A BASE STATION UNIT WHILE DOING NECOS FOR YOUR NET. THERE HAS BEEN STATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MOBILE AND RUNNING NET CONTROL. THE ONLY TIME THAT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO RUN AS A MOBILE NET CONTROL STATION IS DURING ECOM SITUATIONS. SO NECOS USE YOU BASE UNIT INSTEAD OF YOUR MOBILE UNIT WHILE RUNNING YOUR STATE NET. 3. THERE IS A STATION OUT OF FLORIDA USING THE CALLSIGN"AFA2AG" THIS IS A ROUGE STATION. THERE IS NO SUCH STATION IN AIR FORCE MARS AT THIS TIME. IF HEARD, TRY TO FIND OUT AS MUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THIS STAION OR PERSON. ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU ACQUIRE SEND IT TO NNN0AVT (AT) NAVYMARS.ORG, I WILL PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO THE PROPER AUTHORITIES. 4. MARS - TOGHETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to:
R 050016Z MAR 2009 FM NNN0ASF ONE NEK TO NOALL SOUTH AREA INFO NNN0ASF STX NNN0AS6 ETX NNN0AS7 IA NNN0ALC SOUTH AREA BT UNCLAS SUBJ: SOUTH AREA BCST 01-09 1. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THE USE OF AMPLIFIERS USED IN THE SOUTH AREA ARE HEREBY SUSPENDED I.E. SUSPENDED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. YOU WILL ONLY USE THE POWER THAT YOUR TRANSCEIVER WILL PRODUCE THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY USING. THE NETS WITHIN THE SOUTH AREA ARE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER, THEREFORE WE ARE GETTING ALOT OF CROSS TALK FROM NEARBY FREQUENCIES. ALSO THE PROPGAGTION THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPERINCEING, SIGNALS ARE GOING FARTHER AND CAUSING PROBLEMS FOR OTHER AREAS. 2. THE SOUTH AREA HAS LOST SOME TIMES FOR PREVIOUS FREQUENIES THAT WERE BEING USED. BY LOSING TIMES AND FREQUENCIES WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE FREQUENCIES THAT WE HAVE TO OUR BEST ADVANTAGE. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL HELP ALLEVAITE SOME OF THE CURRENT PROBLEMS. 3. BY THE SOUTH AREA EXPERIENCING THESE PRESENT PROBLEMS, NETS AND NET TIMES WILL HAVE TO BE CHANGED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS. THESE TIMES MAY NOT BE AGREEABLE WITH ALL MEMBERS, UNTIL PROPS CHANGE AND DAYLIGHT BECOMESS LONGER, THE TIMES WILL STAND. NNN0ASF THREE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO WHAT EVER HE NEEDED TO DO TO MEET COMMITTMENTS WITHIN THE STATES. YOU WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR STATE NETS FOR ANY UPDATES THAT MIGHT BE OUT. 4. AS ALWAYS ANY QUESTIONS MAYBE ADDRESSED TO NNN0AVT AT NAVYMARS.ORG 5. MARS - WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING BTReturn to: