The

B R T N
The Burning River Traffic Net

We meet every evening at 9:30 PM local time on this frequency*. The purpose of this net is to handle formal written traffic to and from the greater Cleveland area and all of North Central Ohio also to provide training in traffic handling procedures. We welcome all radio amateurs regardless of your level of traffic handling experience. Your net control this evening is;

Monday - Dave,-W8DJG
Tuesday - Michelle, -KD8MXF
Wednesday - Carl, -KB8VXE
Thursday - Keith, -KD8GXL
Friday - Bruce, -K8CSI
Saturday - Net Control needed. Free training included!
Sunday - Jerry, -KD8CES

* 1st choice; KC8BED - 147.150 MHz. Plus offset. PL 110.9 for remote receive.
* 2nd choice; W8HF - 145.230 MHz  Minus offset. PL 110.9
* 3rd choice; 146.490 MHz  Simplex.

The BRTN was started in the mid to late 70's by Will Wilson, WA8HED (SK) and others.  Records indicate that Will was the Net Manager from 1979 until 1997.  In 1997 both Will and Ron West N8OD, formerly N8RBE shared the Net Manager role. In December of 1997 Lew Parsons, N8IXF took over the Net Manager postion until only his health no longer allowed him to in November of 2012.

That is right, the BRTN is over thirty years old and still going strong.

We would love to have you become a part of the net as well, so stop by and join us!
[If you were a net control station or have more information concerning the history of the BRTN please email us.]

Net Manager; Dave, -W8DJG
Assisstant Net Manager; Keith, -KD8GXL


Links:
ARRL NTS
NTS Methods and Practices Guidelines
OSSBN
Ohio Amateur Radio Traffic System
AN INSTRUCTORS GUIDE TO TRAINING TRAFFIC HANDLERS
TCTTN (excellent training resource)
KV5R'S Traffic Handler Training
QRZ.COM
EHAM
NODIG (D-Star info)
NOARS
LCARA
A New Ham's Guide
Repeater101
Repeaters for the new HAM
Amateur radio today - hosted by Walter Cronkite, SK.
Jay Leno amateur radio test
Lorain County Ham Exams
Guides to amateur radio for beginners



contact us at "thebrtn (at) gmail dot com"
Webpage created 11-23-2011 by KD8GXL.  Updated 2012.12.01 by W8DJG
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