Military Affiliate Radio System
Navy-Marine Corps
MARS
Region Three: MDE, PA, VA, WV
REGION THREE BROADCASTS
- 2005
Contents:
01/05 Region Three BCST
02/05 Region Three BCST
03/05 Region Three BCST
01/05 Region Three ECOM BCST
04/05 Region Three BCST
05/05 Region Three BCST
06/05 Region Three BCST
07/05 Region Three BCST
R 011700Z JAN 05
FM NNN0AS3 MDE
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NNN0AS3 FIVE MDE
NNN0ALC REGION THREE
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SUBJ: REGION 3 BCST 01/05
1. RECAPITUALTION OF REGION THREE BCSTS FOUND ON THE REGION THREE WEB PAGE.
A. ALL REGION THREE BCSTS YEAR 2003 REMAIN IN EFFECT.
B. THE FOLLOWING BCSTS FROM 2004 REMAIN IN EFFECT: 02/04, 04/04, 07/04. THE REST MAY BE DELETED.
2. STAFF CHANGES:
A. THE POSITION OF NNN0AS3 FOUR IS DELETED. MANY THANKS TO NNN0RRF MDE FOR FILLING THIS POSITION DURING THE PAST YEAR. HE DOES CONTINUE AS NNN0AS3 TEN A.
B. THE STATE DIRECTOR OF WV IS VACANT OWING TO THE RESIGNATION OF NNN0AHJ WHO FILLED THIS BILLET FOR MANY YEARS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB. AS THE STATE DIRECTOR, HE WILL BE MISSED. IT MUST BE FILLED ASAP BY WV, TO PRESERVE STATE AUTONOMY.
3. GOALS FOR 2005:
A. CONTINUE DIGITAL SOUND CARD AND TNC TRAINING, AND ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THESE MODES BY ALL MEMBERS. THE PASSING EEI MESSAGES BY VOICE SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED AS ANCIENT HISTORY. THIS IS IMMEDIATE TRAFFIC AND SHOULD BE HANDLED EXPEDITIOUSLY. PASSING IT DIGITALLY WILL EXPEDITE ENTERING IT INTO THE MDS. THE 3X1Y NET SATURDAYS AT N00N ON NEB IS A GOOD STARTING PLACE FOR NOVICES AS WELL AS EXPERIMENTING WITH NEWER MODES.
B. ENCOURAGE STATES TO DO MORE ECOM EXERCISES. WE HAVE BEEN LAX ON THIS ACCOUNT, BUT DO COMMEND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PRODUCED VOLUMES OF ACTUAL EEI MESSAGES AS THE SITUATIONS DICTATED.
C. STAFF CROSS-TRAINING NEEDS TO BE EMPHASIZED. TOO MANY FOLKS HAVE HAD THE SAME STAFF POSITION FOR PERHAPS TOO LONG, AND OTHERS NEED TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH OTHER POSITIONS.
D. ENCOURAGE THE EXPANSION OF VHF NETWORKS ACROSS STATE LINES. MANY TIMES HF CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE OF PROPAGATION, AND UTILIZING SOME OF THE FAST DIGITAL PROGRAMS, SUCH AS DIGTRX OR FNPSK, COULD SOLVE PROBLEMS FORWARDING IMMEDIATE OR PRIORITY TRAFFIC.
E. DEVELOP MOU'S WITH ARES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN YOUR STATE. SAMPLES OF THESE HAVE BEEN FORWARDED TO STATE DIRECTORS.
F. AGGRESSIVELY RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS, ESPECIALLY IN SITES SUCH AS DELAWARE, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. NEIGHBORING STATES COULD HELP IN THIS.
4. MY BEST TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE WORKED SO DILIGENTLY IN THE PAST YEAR. THANK YOU.
5. REGION THREE - THE BEST OF THE FIRST WHO PROUDLY SERVE THOSE WHO SERVE.
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R 171900Z MAR 05
FM NNN0AS3 MDE
TO NNN0ALL REGION THREE
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NNN0AS2 NJ
INFO NNN0ASA VA
NNN0ASI ONE PA
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SUBJ: REGION THREE BCST 02/05
1. I WILL BE ON LEAVE AND OFF THE AIR FROM 21 MAR UNTIL 4 APR 05.
2. NNN0ZWR/NNN0AS3 TWO WILL BE ACTING REGION DIRECTOR. PLEASE DIRECT ALL REGION RELATED MATTERS TO HIM FOR ACTION, BUT PLEASE FORWARD ME A COPY BY EMAIL, WHICH WILL BE MONITORED.
3. STATE DIRECTORS ARE REFERRED TO REGION 3 BCST 02/03 FOR THE CALL SIGNS FOR ART TEAMS ASSIGNED TO THE INDIVIDUAL STATES. THIS IS A REMINDER, AS THE OLD CALL SIGNS WERE ABOLISHED WHEN THE NEW ANNEX K, NTP8(C) WAS PROMULGATED.
4. MANY KEY PLAYERS ON THE 3X1Y NET WILL BE OFF THE AIR, THUS STARTING SATURDAY, MAR 19, THE DIGITAL NET WILL BE CANCELED UNTIL 9 APR 05. IT WILL RESUME ON THAT DAY AT NOON(LOCAL) ON NEB. AS OTHER REGIONS PARTICIPATE ON THIS FINE INSTRUCTIONAL NET, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF REG 1 AND REG 2 DIRECTORS WOULD SPREAD THIS WORD TO THEIR MEMBERS.
5. REGION 3, PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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R 161500Z APR 05
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SUBJ: REGION 3 BCST 03/05
A. NE AREA BCST 23/05
1. IT IS WITH REAL PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. LEE S. MAIRS AS THE WV STATE DIRECTOR VICE MR. GEORGE EASLEY. MR. MAIRS WAS FORMERLY WITH ARMY MARS, AND BRINGS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE WITH HIM, IN SPITE OF HIS BEING A NEWLY MINTED WEST VIRGINIA STATION. REGION THREE APPRECIATES HIS ACCEPTING THIS MOST IMPORTANT POSITION.
2. AS TO MR. GEORGE EASLEY, WV AND ALL OF REGION THREE ARE MOST APPRECIATE OF HIS LONG AND DEDICATED SERVICE AS STATE DIRECTOR, AND HIS PARTICIPATION AS NECOS AND NET MANAGER ON REGION NETS AND TRUE LEADER, ESPECIALLY WHEN WV WAS IN OLD REGION TWO. SPEAKING FOR ALL OF REGION THREE, I WISH GEORGE IMPROVED HEALTH, AND THANKS BEING FOR THE EXAMPLE OF A FINE, DEDICATED MARS OPERATOR OVER THESE MANY YEARS. BRAVO ZULU.
3. REGION 3, VERY PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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R 012000Z MAY 05
FM NNN0AS3 TWO PA
TO NNN0ALL REGION THREE
INFO NNN0ASA VA
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NNN0ASI TWO NJ
NNN0AS3 MDE
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NNN0ASZ GA
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SUBJ: REGION THREE ECOM BCST 01/05
1. THE MONTH OF APRIL HAS BEEN A BUSY ONE FOR REGION THREE. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF SIXTEEN ACTUAL INCIDENT EEI MESSAGES RECEIVED BY THIS STATION.
2. ACTUAL INCIDENT MESSAGES IN REGION THREE INVOLVED CLOSED ROADWAYS, FLOODING AND A ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS.
3. THE MESSAGES WERE INFORMATIVE AND WELL-DONE. OF SPECIAL NOTE WERE THE UPDATE MESSAGES INFORMING ADDEES OF CHANGING CONDITIONS AS THE EVENT PROGRESSED.
4. A WELL-DONE TO THOSE WHO GENERATED THE EEI MESSAGES. IT IS ENCOURAGED THAT STATIONS BECOME INVOLVED WITH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS WHEN AN INCIDENT OCCURS.
5. ALSO RECEIVED FROM NNN0ASZ WERE REVIEWS OF THE EEI MESSAGES AND ONE MESSAGE WITH ECOM TRAINING TIP NR 4. THE TRAINING TIPS FROM NNN0ASZ PROVIDES EXCELLENT MATERIAL FOR STATE TRAINING NETS.
5. REGION THREE: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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R 071300Z MAY 05
FM NNN0AS3 MDE
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INFO NNN0ASA VA
NNN0ASI ONE PA
NNN0AS3 FIVE MDE
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SUBJ: REGION THREE BCST 04/05
1. IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF NNN0OOI PA, MR. EDWIN MCCULLY, AS THE NEW AS3 THREE, VICE NNN0JFC, MR. DON WILLIAMS, EFFECTIVE 9 MAY. HE ORIGINALLY JOINED NAVYMARS IN TENNESSEE, MOVED TO PA, JOINED ARMY MARS, BUT ELECTED TO REJOIN NAVY MARS, BEING AN ACTIVE PARTICIPANT AND NECOS OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. HIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES A TOUR IN THE US ARMY IN ALASKA, WORKED AS BOROUGH POLICEMAN . AT THE SAME TIME GOT A DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS AND ALSO IN MICRO-CHIP TECHNOLOGY. HE IS MARRIED AND LIVES IN CURWENSVILLE, PA.
2. AT THE SAME TIME, I WISH TO THANK DON, NNN0JFC PA, FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE AS AS3 THREE. HIS EXPERIENCE AND WISDOM HELPED GUIDE REGION THREE THOUGH ITS INCEPTION, AND HAS PROVIDED THE INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH THE REGION POLICIES, ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA OF NET OPERATIONS. HE HAS THE FORTITUDE TO INTERCEDE AND CORRECT FAULTY PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE EXPERTICE WHEN INDICATED. THANKS VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP, AND BEST WISHES IN YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENT AS NNN0GCP ONE PA.
3. REGION THREE, VERY PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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R 191538Z JUL 05
FM NNN0AS3 MDE
TO NNN0ALL REGION THREE
INFO NNN0ASA VA
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NNN0ASI FOUR NJ
NNN0ALC REGION THREE
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SUBJ: REGION THREE BCST 05/05
A. NNN0AS3 202000Z SEP 04
B. NNN0ASA 111126Z JUL 05
1. VIA REF A, MR. MARK BARY WAS APPOINTED AS NNN0AS3 TEN ALFA.
2. NNN0ASA, IN REF B, DECREED THAT SUFFIXES SHOULD BE DESIGNATED AS PER NTP8(C), K420. THEREFORE, AT CHIEF MARS SUGGESTION, THE NEW DESIGNATION OF MR. BARY'S POSITION SHALL BE AS3 TWO ZERO.
3. ALL STATE DIRECTORS SHOULD CHECK THEIR ROSTERS, AND IF THERE IS AN ASSISTANT TO AN ASSISTANT, SUCH AS AN ASSISTANT TRAINING OFFICER, THE SUFFIX SHOULD FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES EXPRESSED ABOVE. EXAMPLE: GCP FOUR ALFA WOULD BECOME GCP TWO FOUR. THE TWO FOLLOWING THE STATE DESIGNATOR MEANS THAT AN ASSISTANT TO THE STAFF ASSISTANT IS APPOINTED. NOTE: THIS SUFFIX TWO HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ECOM EXCEPT WHEN THE DESIGNATOR LIKE GCP TWO TWO IS USED. IN SUCH A CASE THE APPOINTEE IS ASSIGNED TO THE STAFF TWO TO HELP HIM. BE ADVISED THAT THE SUFFIXES ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED FOR STAFF POSITIONS ONE THRU NINE. IN MR. BARY'S CASE, NNN0ASA HAS GIVEN HIM A SPECIFIC SUFFIX OF ZERO. ONE FINAL WORD, ALL ASSIGNMENTS OF THE NEW SUFFIXES MUST BE SUBMITTED TO NNN0ASA VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
4. REGION THREE, VERY PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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R 201418Z AUG 05
FM NNN0AS3 MDE
TO NNN0ALL REGION THREE
INFO NNN0ASA VA
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NNN0ASI ONE PA
NNNOASI FOUR NJ
NNN0ASI THREE PA
NNN0AS3 TEN VA
NNN0AS3 TWO ZERO MDE
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SUBJ: REGION THREE BCST 06/05
1. EFFECTIVE 1 SEP 05, ALL TRAFFIC ON REGION THREE NET WILL BE PASSED USING MT63 AS THE PRIMARY MODE. DURING THE PHASE-IN PERIOD, WHICH LASTS UNTIL 1 JAN 06, TRAFFIC WILL BE PASSED SECONDARILY BY AMTOR TO THOSE STATIONS THAT CANNOT COPY DIGITAL MODES.
2. THE RATIONALE FOR THIS TRANSITION IS THAT MT63 AND OTHER NEWER DIGITAL MODES SUCH AS DIGTRX CAN CUT THRU INTERFERENCE AND BE COPIED ERROR FREE EVEN IN THE FACE OF POOR PROPAGATION. THESE MODES ALSO MEET THE NTIA BANDWIDTH REQUIREMENTS.
3. I WOULD HOPE THAT STATE DIRECTORS WILL FOLLOW THRU ON LOCAL NETS AS WELL, REALIZING THAT VA AND MDE ARE ALREADY UTILIZING THIS PRACTICE.
4. FOR STATIONS NEEDING TO GET UP TO SPEED IN THESE NEWER MODES, PLEASE JOIN THE NA1Y ON THURSDAY EVENING AND/OR THE 3X1Y ON SATURDAYS AT NOON.
5. REMEMBER IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE AN INTERFACE SUCH AS A RIGBLASTER OR SIGNALINK. SIMPLY CONNECT THE AUDIO OUTPUT OF YOUR RADIO TO THE MICROPHONE INPUT IN THE COMPUTER, AND RUN THE PROGRAM ON THE COMPUTER. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO RECEIVE THE TRANSMISSIONS.IN ORDER TO TRANSMIT; HOWEVER, SLIGHTLY MORE SOPHISTICATION IS NEEDED WITH A METHOD TO CONNECT YOUR RADIO MICROPHONE TO THE COMPUTER SPEAKER OUTPUT, AND ALLOWING PUSH TO TALK TRANSMISSION.
6. USING DIGITAL MODES WILL ALSO SAVE WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR TRANSMITTER, AS THE DIGITAL MODES USUALLY RUN AT 40 WATTS OR LESS, RATHER THAN FULL POWER.
7. REGION THREE, VERY PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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R 031900Z NOV 2005
FM NNN0AS3 MDE
TO NNN0ALL REGION THREE
INFO NNN0ASA VA
NNN0ASI SNE
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NNN0ASI TWO NJ
NNN0ASI THREE PA
NNN0AS3 FIVE MDE
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SUBJ: REGION THREE BCST 07/05
1. IT IS WITH PRIDE THAT I ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. EVAN CROW, NNN0SYM VA AS THE NEW AS3 ONE VICE MR. JAMES DORAN, NNN0QFU MDE. MR. D. EVAN CROW HAS TO HIS CREDIT THAT HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN BIRMINGHAM, AL, ATTAINED BS DEGREE IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE FROM AUBURN UNIVERSITY IN 1965 AND ATTENDED EPISCOPAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. HIS MILITARY CAREER 4 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY IN THE US NAVY AND SUBSEQUENTLY IN THE US NAVAL RESERVES, RETIRING AS CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IN OCT 1988. IN CIVILIAN LIFE HE HAS BEEN A PHOTOGRAPHER AND IN THE COMMUNICATIONS FIELD. HE BECAME LICENSED AS AN AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR NOVICE, IN 1993, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, ADVANCED CLASS IN 1994. JOINED NAVY-MARNE CORPS MARS IN 1994. SERVED AS NECOS ON STATE AND REGION NETS; NNN0GCB FOUR FOR 4 YEARS, AND IS CURRENTLY NNN0GCB THREE. COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES: ARES EC FOR CULPEPER CO., MEMBER OF THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE, COMMUNITY FOOD CLOSET, DRIVER WITH ACS AND WITH RSVP DIALYSIS PATIENT TRANSPORTATION. WITH SUCH A VAST, DIVERGENT, AND WELL PREPARED BACKGROUND, HE SHALL BE AN EXCELLENT AS3 ONE.
2. MANY THANKS TO MR. JIM DORAN, WHO FOR MANY YEARS HAS PROVIDED REGION THREE WITH MUCH GUIDENCE, FRIENDSHIP AND LOYALTY AND HELPED MOLD REGION THREE DURING ITS FORMATIVE YEARS SINCE ITS INCEPTION. JIM WILL CONTINUE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN MDE.
3. REGION THREE, PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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