Reference Materials
All traffic handlers should be familiar with the NTS Methods and Practices Guidelines document.
Frequencies and permitted destinations for international third-party traffic can be found at F&ES's International Third Party Traffic page.
The following links reference PDF documents of interest on the ARRL website:
FSD-218 describes message handling procedures, defines precedences, handling instructions, and Q signals. It also describes the phone equivalent of CW prosigns.
FSD-3 is a list of the ARL numbered texts.
Radiogram Form
The following links describe the individual reporting procedures from the ARRL website:
Public Service Honor Roll
The following links reference role descriptions at the ARRL web site. These pages describe the duties and requirements of NTS related field appointments:
Official Relay Station
Net Manager
Section Traffic Manager
Contact Section Leaders
Section Manager
wa8efk@arrl.org
ASM Training
kb6nu@w8pgw.org
ASM Youth
simon.boehme@gmail.com
ASM Digital
jjn@nuge.com
Affiliated Club Coordinator
w1bic@arrl.net
Official Observer Coordinator
n8kc@arrl.net
Public Information Coordinator
kc8rtw@arrl.net
Section Emergency Coordinator
wb8rcr@arrl.net
Section Traffic Manager
wb8rcr@arrl.net
State Government Liaison
wa8qje@arrl.net
Technical Coordinator
ke8hr@arrl.net
