[NvHam] Request for Traffic Reports

[Matthew Parker]

TO:		All Traffic Handlers, Nevada Section
FROM:		Matt Parker, Section Traffic Manager
DATE:		October 16, 2003
SUBJECT:	Traffic Reports


Greetings to all;

I would like to request that all stations in the Nevada Section who are
regularly involved in traffic handling activities within the Section
please submit a report of their activities to me on a monthly basis.
There are only three of us routinely reporting at this time.  I am
becoming aware that there are several active traffic handlers within the
Section who I am not hearing from.  This is resulting in traffic totals
for the section being understated, possibly by as much as 25-30%.
Traffic handling is an important activity of the Field Services branch
of the ARRL, and these activities are part of what the League relies
upon in defense of our spectrum against such things as the current BPL
issue - so please help out by reporting your activities.

Your reports need be nothing more than a brief summary stating the
number of messages you originated, sent, received, and delivered as well
as the total of the four aforementioned categories.  Reports may be sent
to me via radiogram, by e-mail, or by packet BBS.  I ask that you submit
your reports for the month to me no later than the fifth of the
following month (i.e., have your October reports to me by November 5).
As a reminder, the guidelines for counting traffic are as follows
(excerpted from the ARRL Public Service Communications Manual):

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As already mentioned, the individual's traffic count does not have any
correlation to the net's traffic count; it is a separate count that each
traffic handler should report to his/her STM or SM each month. Traffic
totals may be included in the SM's monthly report to ARRL HQ; this
information is then published in "Section News" in QST. Here are the
definitions of each message category: 

Originated--One point for each message from a third party for sending
via your station. This "extra" credit is given for an off-the-air
function because of the value of contact with the general public. 

Sent--Every message sent over the air from your station to another
amateur receives a point in this category. Thus, a message that is
eligible for an Originated point as above receives another point when it
is sent on the air. Likewise, a message that is received on the air
conveys a Sent point when it is relayed to another station. A message
that you initiate yourself, while it gets no Originated point, gets a
Sent point when cleared. All Sent points require on-the-air sending. 

Received--A message received over the air gets a Received point, whether
received for relaying (sending) or for delivery to the addressee. Any
message received which is not eligible for a Delivery point (such as one
addressed to yourself) is nevertheless eligible for a Received point. 

Delivered--The act of delivery of a message to a third party receives a
point in this category, in addition to a Received point. This is
strictly an off-the-air function and must be coupled with receipt of the
message at your station. Thus you can't get a Delivered point unless you
first get a Received point.

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Thank you for your assistance.

73,
Matt Parker, N7TOD
ARRL Section Traffic Manager
Nevada Section
32 South Amanda Circle
Sparks, Nevada   89436-6601
(775) 425-6102
E-mail: n7tod@arrl.net
Packet: N7TOD@WA6EWV.#NCA.CA.USA.NOAM