A recent discussion on the Radiogram listserv got me wondering about my traffic handling numbers since I started working in NTS in 2010. Here's what I came up with:
In 2010 I handled 960 messages, sending 250 of my own. In 2011, however, I handled 1658, creating 365 myself. That's …
read moreI don't understand the use of the Internet in conjunction with Amateur Radio. Echolink, Winlink 2000, and IRLP all setup a false sense of security for users. Creating a dependency on something you cannot control means that resource won't be there when you need it. Most recently the American Radio …
read moreAbout half way through the month of October I realized that I might have a chance to hit the five hundred message mark to qualify for the ARRL's Brass Pounder's League. As the liaison from Virginia to 4RN and sometimes from 4RN to EAN I have the potential to move …
read moreNTS traffic is addressed very simply:@NTS. So if I was going to send an NTS message to the ARRL I would use 06111@NTSCT. Simple, right? And I'm assuming that most BBSs would allow you to route traffic based on the @NTSportion of the address but not FBB. FBB …
read moreThere needs to be a comprehensive list of all NTS nets and NTSD stations. This list needs to be in text format and a "pretty" graphical format and should be available on the ARRL website under NTS.
This would make it easier for those of us on the road to …
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