Section Traffic manager

Section Traffic Manager (STM)
Dan Rinaman, AC8NP
55 Longfellow Dr.
Tiffin, Ohio 44883

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National Traffic System
Traffic and Message Handling
For Skill, Service, and Fun!
The ARRL got its start to organize message delivery to get messages delivered efficiently, accurately to its destination by different radio stations. This tradition continues today using CW, voice, and digital.
  • Why practice traffic handling?
  • It teaches operator good skills.
  • It gives you valuable skills in times of emergency passing health and welfare messages.
  • You learn how to operate under adverse conditions without power.
  • You create friendships and comradery.
Any license class can handle traffic even with a basic HT. Ask a mentor, club, or go to nts2.arrl.org for more information. There are nets you can join to learn and practice this skill. Consider Traffic Handling as part of your Ham Radio experience!

Ohio Section Nets

If you have traffic you need to move, take it to a VHF net or HF via the OSSBN. Here is where to find an HF or VHF traffic net in Ohio.

Ohio Single Sideband Net
Morning Session
10:30am
3972.5 KHz
Every Day
Afternoon Session
4:15pm
3972.5 KHz
Every Day
Evening Session
6:45pm
3972.5 KHz
Every Day
Ohio HF CW Traffic Nets
HF CW NETS
Net Times
Frequency
Net Manager
Buckeye Early
6:45pm
3.580 MHz
N2LC
Buckeye Late
10:00pm
3.590 MHz
WB9LBI
Ohio Slow Net
6:00pm
3.53535 MHz
N2LC
All CW net frequencies +/- QRM
OHIO LOCAL VHF TRAFFIC NETS
VHF NETS
Net Times
Frequency
Net Manager
BRTN
M, Th, Sa 9:30pm
145.230 MHz PL 110.9
KD8GXL
COTN
7:15pm Daily
146.970 MHz PL 123.0
KV8Z
TCTTN
Su, Tu, Fr – 9pm
147.015 MHz PL 110.9
WB8YYS
TATN
Daily 8pm
146.670 MHz PL 123.0
WG8Z
  • BRTN – Burning River Traffic Net
  • COTN – Central Ohio Traffic Net
    (serving Columbus and Central Ohio)
  • TCTTN – Tri-County Traffic and Training Net
    (serving North East Ohio)
  • TATN – Tri-State Amateur Traffic Net
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    Ohio Section Traffic Report April 2025

    Ohio Section Nets April 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    OSN531135422N2LC
    OSSBN1222702204089KC8WH
    BNE1261924130N2LC
    BNL697030230WB9LBI
    Total14588022937171

    OHIO SECTION LOCAL NETS – April 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    BRTN974731212KD8GXL
    COTN2836642829KV8Z
    TATN3238938030WG8Z
    TCTTN78818413WB8YYS
    Total781210130484

    OHIO SECTION STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS – April 2025

    CallOrigRcvdSentDlvdTotal
    AD8CM021311915347
    KB8GUN9847716186
    KL7RF081813165
    N8MRS047980145
    KE4RS026361126
    W8GSR0555610121
    WD8SDH053471101
    N8OD03561197
    AC8NP26624193
    K8KRA122543080
    KD8UUB04524069
    KD8HB02440064
    N2LC03517052
    N8BV0407047
    KC8WH42219045
    K3RC8287144
    WB8SIQ91810138
    K8MDA0627538
    KD8GXL0197733
    N8TNV919019
    N8SY0100010
    TOTALS539098361221920

    OHIO SECTION TRAFFIC REPORTS – April 2025

    WB9LBI – 91KA8BJA – 61
    KD8GYI – 47KC8PBU – 37
    WB8YYS – 20WB8PMG – 11
    WA3EZN – 3
    Total – 270

    OHIO SECTION PSHR REPORTS – April 2025

    Call Nets Traffic Vol Pos PSH EPSH PM DS Total
    AD8CM 40 40 20 395 10 10 515
    AC8NP 40 40 20 265 5 30 400
    KE8ANW 40 15 0 250 0 0 305
    WB8YYS 40 20 20 105 0 10 195
    N2LC 40 40 30 50 0 20 180
    KE4RS 40 40 10 70 0 0 160
    KC8PBU 40 37 20 25 20 0 142
    N8SY 40 10 30 15 0 40 135
    K8MDA 40 38 30 0 0 20 128
    KD8UUB 40 40 10 30 0 0 120
    KC8WH 40 40 30 0 0 0 110
    KL7RF 40 40 10 0 15 0 105
    KB8GUN 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    N8MRS 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    WD8SDH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
    WB8SIQ 40 38 10 10 0 0 98
    WA3EZN 40 3 20 20 0 10 93
    N8OD 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K3RC 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    W8GSR 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K8KRA 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    TOTALS 840 721 340 1235 50 160 3346

    If you have traffic you need to move, take it to a VHF Net or if it is going out of Ohio, you can also take it to OSSBN.
    Here is where to find an HF or VHF traffic net in Ohio

    OHIO HF TRAFFIC NETS

    BN(E)               Buckeye Net Early – CW

    BN(L)                Buckeye Net Late – CW

    OSN                 Ohio Slow Net – CW

    OSSBN             Ohio Single Sideband Net – Phone

    OHIO VHF TRAFFIC NETS

    BRTN                Burning River Traffic Net serving Cleveland and North Central Ohio

    COTN               Central Ohio Traffic Net serving Columbus and Central Ohio

    TATN                Tri-State Amateur Traffic Net

    TCTTN              Tri-County Traffic and Training Net serving North East Ohio

     
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