[CW] MARS and CW

Sat May 31 20:40:42 EDT 2008

Yes, there are many state and other CW traffic nets going.

Since my evening hours became busier after retiring (xyl) I don't get a chance to do much checking in, but hope to change that in the near future. Also found out a 80m 1/4 wave vertical is a poor choice for traffic nets unless the net is in Europe or further away. Another problem to fix before going into the NTS seriously again. Nothing wrong with a horizontal wire off the ground a few feet for 80m NTS operations.

Have a great weekend!

Ken, KA0W

--- On Sat, 5/31/08, scott mcmullen <scottamcmullen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: scott mcmullen <scottamcmullen at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [CW] MARS and CW
> To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 5:29 PM
> Any of you that want to are more than welcome to join in 
> the CW nets that never went away - the NTS CW nets.
> 
> Here are the ones in the West Gulf Division
> 
> Oklahoma Training Net - 5:20pm daily 7120.6 KHz
> Texas CW Net/early - 7:00 pm daily 7120 KHz (freq is summer
> only - will revert to 3552 KHz in the
> fall)
> Texas Slow Net - 7:45pm daily 3552 KHz
> Texas CW Net/late - 10:00 pm daily 3552 KHz
> 
> 73
> Scott
> W5ESE
>  
> --- Bill Ellis <wb9cac at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> > WOW...I might join MARS again...loved the CW traffic
> nets..they sure helped develop CW skills
> > fast
> > 
> > 
> > Bill, WB9CAC/ex-ADM9CAC, AL9CAC, AAM9BG
> > 
> > Jim Vaughan <k4txj at arrl.net> wrote: Hi David,
> > 
> > You are not dreaming, it is real.
> > I talked with Chief, Navy-Marine CORPS at Dayton
> Hamvention and he
> > verified it.  I was sure glad to hear that.
> > 
> > 73,
> > Jim, K4TXJ / NNN0YYT
> > RMC(SS), Retired.
> >
> _____________________________________________________________________________________________
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "David Ring" 
> > To: "CW Reflector" ; 
> > Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 2:59 AM
> > Subject: [CW] MARS and CW
> > 
> > 
> > > Someone sent me this.  It isn't April 1st and
> it's dated currently.
> > >
> > > Can anyone confirm this as real and not a hoax?
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > David N1EA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > DE NNN0ASA ZUJ CMB06-08:
> > > RR NOALL
> > > DE  NNN0ASA 050
> > > R 292200Z MAY 2008
> > > FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA
> > > TO  ALNAVMARCORMARS
> > > INFO ZEN/CHIEF ARMY MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ
> > > ZEN/CHIEF AIR  FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL
> > > BT
> > > UNCLAS
> > > SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST  06-08
> > > A. DRAFT RADIOTELEGRAPH PROCEDURES
> > > 1. WHEN I ASSUMED THE CHIEF,  NAVMARCORMARS
> POSITION IN NOVEMBER,
> > > 1997, WE WERE MORE THAN A YEAR INTO THE  DOD
> MANDATED BAN ON CW ON
> > > MARS FREQUENCIES.
> > > A. SINCE THAT TIME THE  FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
> COMMISSION HAS, IN
> > > STEPS, ELIMINATED THE MORSE CODE  REQUIREMENT FOR
> AN AMATEUR LICENSE.
> > > ALL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATORS KNOW THAT  WHEN VOICE
> AND OTHER DIGITAL
> > > MODES SLOW TO A CRAWL OR BECOME UNUSABLE, CW  CAN
> STILL BE USED.
> > > B. I REMEMBER THE NORTHEAST ICE STORM SHORTLY
> AFTER I  BECAME CHIEF
> > > AND THE UNNECESSARILY LENGTHY EFFORT BY ALL OF
> SOUTHERN NEW  ENGLAND
> > > TO RECEIVE ONE VOICE EEI FROM A NORTHERN NEW
> ENGLAND MEMBER  WHOSE
> > > ANTENNA WAS COVERED IN ICE AND LYING ON THE
> GROUND. IT TOOK OVER  AN
> > > HOUR WHEN CW COULD HAVE HANDLED IT IN A FEW
> MINUTES.
> > > C. AS MORE AND  MORE OF OUR MEMBERS ENTER MARS
> WITH NO MORSE CODE
> > > EXPERIENCE, I AM AFRAID  THAT WE WILL SOON LOSE
> THAT SKILL SET IF WE
> > > DON'T DO SOMETHING.
> > > 2. IN  VIEW OF THE ABOVE AND EFFECTIVE
> IMMEDIATELY, AREA AND REGION
> > > DIRECTORS ARE  AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH CW
> TRAINING AND TRAFFIC NETS IN
> > > THEIR RESPECTIVE  AREAS AND REGIONS. ALL STATE
> DIRECTORS ARE STRONGLY
> > > ENCOURAGED TO BEGIN  CONDUCTING TRAINING IN CW ON
> THEIR TRAFFIC AND
> > > TRAINING NETS.
> > > 3. SINCE  THE RADIOTELEGRAPH PROCEDURES WERE
> ELIMINATED BEFORE TEH
> > > PUBLICATION OF NTP  8(C), REF A WILL BE POSTED
> UNDER THE DOCUMENTS TAB
> > > ON THE NATIONAL WEB PAGE  SOON. USE THESE DRAFT
> PROCEDURES UNTIL A
> > > FINAL TRI-SERVICE MARS PROCEDURE  FOR
> RADIOTELEGRAPH IS DEVELOPED AND
> > > PROMULGATED.
> > > 4. MARS: TOGETHER WE  CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
> > > BT
> > > NNNN
> > >
> > > DE NNN0ASA QRU AR
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