[Oremem] DIGITAL NET GLEANINGS SAT 20 MAY 2006

[Joe & Jeanne Johnston]

DE AAR0PY NR 46
R 201835Z MAY 2006
FM OR DIGITAL COORDINATOR/ AAR0PY OR
TO ALL OREGON MEMBERS
INFO ZEN SMD/ AAA0OR OR
BT
SUBJ:  DIGITAL NET GLEANINGS SATURDAY 20 MAY 2006
1.  A NEW ROSTER WILL BE OUT BY THE FIRST OF JUNE.  
ALL STATIONS NEED TO GET THEIR UPDATES TO AAR0OS AND
UPDATES IN DIGITAL CAPABILITIES ARE NEEDED AS WELL.
STATIONS THAT COPY MT-63 ONLY SHOULD STILL LIST
MT-63 SINCE MT-63 MESSAGES CAN BE ROGERED BY VOICE.

2.  TRAINING MADE REFERENCE TO THE DIGITAL OPERATIONS
AND TRAINING GUIDE DATED SEPTEMBER 2005.  THIS GUIDE
HAS FOUR SECTIONS:
 SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION
 SECTION 2 DIGITAL NET OPERATIONS
 SECTION 3 MIXED MODE OPERATIONS
 SECTION 4 MMCS AND MAILBOX OPERATIONS

3.  MOST TRAINING SO FAR HAS BEEN ON THE PROCEDURES IN
SECTION 2.  TRAINING IS MOVING INTO SECTION 3 IN ORDER
TO BEGIN USING MT-63 ON VOICE NETS BY THIS FALL.
SPECIFICALLY SECTION 3 PAPAGRAPH d. TITLED "MOVING
TRAFFIC USING AN FEC MODE". FEC MODE IS WHAT MT63 IS.

4. BASICALLY WE CAN AND SHOULD BEGIN TO BRING DIGITAL 
TRAFFIC TO OUR VOICE NETS. AN EXAMPLE OF A CHECKIN:
 "THIS IS AAR0PY ONE ROUTINE FOR AAA0OR MT63 <OVER>"
NCS THEN DIRECTS BY VOICE TO SEND THE TRAFFIC.  AND
THE RECEIVING STATION ALSO RESPONDS BY VOICE BY
SAYING, "THIS IS AAA0OR MT63 READY, <OVER>" BEFORE
ANYTHING IS SENT!  AFTER THE MESSAGE IS COMPLETE THE
RECEIVING STATION ROGERS FOR THE TRAFFIC BY VOICE.

5.  DIGITAL IS IN NO WAY EXPECTED TO ELIMINATE THE 
USE OF VOICE.  TO THE CONTRARY, VOICE AND DIGITAL
SHOULD BE USED TOGETHER TO CREATE A FAST, EFFICIENT
AND ACCURATE WAY TO PASS ALL KINDS OF TRAFFIC.  VOICE
TRAFFIC HANDLING SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE PRACTICED AS
WELL, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WORKING TO REMOVE /T FROM
THEIR CALLS.

6.  THE INTENTION OF THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN TO UPDATE
MEMBERS ON WHAT HAS BEEN, AND WILL BE, TAKING PLACE ON
VOICE AND DIGITAL NETS.  AND TO LET ALL KNOW WHAT SOME 
GOALS ARE FOR THIS FALL AS WE MOVE BACK INTO TRAINING
PERIODS, MORE EXERCISES, ETC.

7.  FROM SMD COMMENTS...  WAMC IS LISTENING 24/7 TO A MT-63
FREQUENCY TO BE ANNOUNCED AND IS ENCOURAGING CONTACTS
ON THIS MODE.

8.  PACTOR IS NOT LEFT IN THE DUST BY ALL THIS.  IT IS
ANOTHER TOOL AND NECESSARY FOR WORKING GATEWAYS AND
PASSING TRAFFIC AS WELL.

9.  APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO ALL WHO ARE "WEATHERING"
THROUGH THESE MANY CHANGES AND MODES.  CHANGES ARE MOSTLY 
DUE TO THE AFFECTS OF 9/11 AND THE GREATER EMPHASIS ON 
EMERGENCY COMMUNCATIONS.  NOT OF OUR DOING, WE LIVE IN 
A MUCH DIFFERENT WORLD SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001
BT




NNNN
/EX