Maryland Slow Speed Training Net (MSN)
The Maryland Slow Net is a CW traffic
training net. It's primary purpose is to provide quality training
to new (or improving) CW Traffic handlers. MSN is also a fully
functional traffic net with the ability to relay messages
worlwide via NTS.
MSN meets daily at 7:30pm (EST) on 3717 +- QRM and All Are
Welcome.
| DAY | NCS | NAME |
| Sunday | AA3SB | Robin |
| Monday | N3WK | Bill |
| Tuesday | AD3X | Hal |
| Wednesday | WB3CPG | Bruce |
| Thursday | K3ACJ | Art |
| Friday | AA3GV | Ernie |
| Saturday | N3ON | Chuck |
| CALL SIGN | STATUS | NAME | LOCATION | STATE |
| KR3 A | Instructor | Don | North Beach | MD |
| KO4 A | Instructor | John | Annpolis | MD |
| K3 ACJ | Instructor | Art | Dover | PA |
| KA3 AKC | Instructor | Lew | Edgewater | MD |
| W3 CB | Instructor | Cliff | College Park | MD |
| K3 CE | Instructor | John | Bowie | MD |
| WB3 CPG | Instructor | Bruce | Arbovale | WV |
| AB8 CR | Student | Steve | Glenville | WV |
| N3 DE | Instructor | Harry (Trng Dir) | Glen Burnie | MD |
| KB3 DTT | Student | Paris | Seaford | DE |
| N8E CG | Student | Mike | Severna Park | MD |
| AE4 EF | Student | Cindy | Chesapeake | VA |
| K3 FOR | Student | Ryan | Arnold | MD |
| VE3T EQ | Student | Armin | Toronto | CN |
| KB1 EHF | Student | Andy | Newington | CT |
| WB1 EIO | Instructor | Rob | Columbia | CT |
| KT4 EL | Student | Walt | Arlington | VA |
| N3 ESQ | Instructor | Del | Chestertown | MD |
| KE3 FL | Instructor | Phil | Mt. Airy | MD |
| N3 FMD | Instructor | Pete | Darlington | PA |
| WE2 G | Instructor | Tom | Hudson | NY |
| AA3 GV | Instructor | Ernie | Hyattsville | MD |
| WA3 GYW | Fran | Kingsville | MD | |
| KG2 HA | Instructor | Sam | Alfred | NY |
| N3 HSA | Instructor | Erinn | Germantown | MD |
| KS4 IG | Instructor | Jim | Chesapeake | VA |
| KA4 JJD | Student | Mike | Charlottsville | VA |
| WJ3 K | Instructor | Gordon | Severna Park | MD |
| W2 KBR | Student | Ray | Severna Park | MD |
| K3 KMJ | Student | Kathy | Tuxedo | MD |
| VE2 KRM | Instructor | Gery | Rouses Point | NY |
| N3 MNT | Instructor | Bob | Annapolis | MD |
| KA3 MWN | Instructor | Gordon | Clinton | MD |
| NU3 N | Instructor | Charlie | Towson | MD |
| N3 ON | Instructor | Chuck | Fayette City | PA |
| W4 PW | Instructor | Pat | Quinton | VA |
| K3 QA | Instructor | Ron | Chester | MD |
| AA3 SB | Instructor | Robin | Baltimore | MD |
| KA2 SJG | Instructor | Jack | Boonville | NY |
| KT4 ST | Instructor | Arnie | Bloomingdale | GA |
| VE3 UKU | Student | Tom | Brightsgrove | ON |
| N3 WK | Instructor | Bill | Annapolis | MD |
| N3 WKE | Instructor | Rusty | Baltimore | MD |
| AD3 X | Instructor | Hal | Columbia | PA |
| K3 XZ | Student | Eddie | Shadyside | MD |
| KC3 Y | Instructor | Buck (Net Mgr) | Rivera Beach | MD |
| WA3 YLO | Instructor | Tony | Bowie | MD |
| NC3 Z | Instructor | Bill | Edgwater | MD |
| AC4 ZO | Student | Jeff | Cary | NC |
| N3 ZOC | Instructor | Frank | Glen Burnie | MD |
What are Q signals?
Q signals are "shortcuts", each of which have a special
meaning and can help "speed" things up on the net. For
a list of Q signals go to my Q Signal Page
How
do I check in?
MSN
will begin each session with an established preamble:
CQ CQ MSN MSN DE (NCS Callsign) MSN is the Maryland Slow Net
which meets here on 3717 at seven thirty pm. The purpose of this
net is to handle traffic and to train traffic handlers. MSN MSN
QND QNZ VVV QNN (NCS Callsign) MSN QNI K
Once the preamble is complete, the Net Control Station (NCS)
waits to hear a letter of the alphabet. If you want to check in,
send ONE letter of your suffix (I send an "S")
If the NCS repeats that letter, it's your invitation to check-in.
A typical check-in for a first time station would be:
DE (your Callsign) / (your name). QTH is (Your City and State)
QRU K
Now
What?
Once
you have checked-in, the NCS will welcome you and ask if you want
Training. If you do, answer "yes". The NCS will then
call another station in the net to meet you on frequency. Once it
is established that you and the other station can hear each
other, you will be asked to "move" up or down the
frequency to continue your training.
Example: "KT4ST and KC3Y up three for welcome". This
means that KT4ST and KC3Y should move "up" three KHZ
and re-establish contact with each other. Once they have made
contact, KC3Y will send a welcome message to KT4ST.
Hope to see you on MSN soon. Til then Best 73 ...
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