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 DMR Net
ODMR
Monday 8:30pm
TG3139
WB8YYS
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
NWOATT
Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat at 7:30PM
147.375 MHz PL 103.5
KE8VJP
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)
  • NWOATT – Northwest Ohio ARES Traffic & Training Net (Serving NW Ohio)
  • ODMR – Ohio DMR Net (Serving 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 January 2026

    Ohio Section Brass Pounders January 2026

    CallSentRcvdOrigDelvTotal
    WB8MAL504150162672

    Ohio Section Nets January 2026

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    BNE1453723131N2LC
    BNL533424230WB9LBI
    ODMR21101574WB8YYS
    OSN531835922N2LC
    OSSBN1561445215393K8MDA
    Totals20235343142180

    OHIO SECTION LOCAL NETS – January 2026

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    BRTN1924725913KD8GXL
    COTN3575549831KV8Z
    NOATTN12714345417KE8VJP
    TATN3127935431K8KRA
    TCTTN542323013WB8YYS
    Total10453471795105

    OHIO SECTION STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS – January 2026

    td>0
    Call Orig Rcvd Sent Dlvd UnDlvd Total
    W8MAL 16 150 504 2 0 672
    AD8CM 1 258 157 89 0 505
    KL7RF 0 88 83 1 0 172
    N8MRS 0 49 107 0 0 156
    AC8NP 2 87 38 7 0 134
    N8OD 0 37 68 1 0 106
    K8KRA 0 61 40 0 0 101
    N2LC 0 45 39 0 0 84
    W8GSR 0 37 34 12 0 83
    KD8UUB 0 48 29 1 0 78
    KE4RS 0 33 41 1 0 75
    KD8HB 0 24 47 1 0 72
    WB8SDH 2 41 20 1 0 64
    WB8JMD 16 25 14 8 0 63
    K3RC 15 29 15 1 0 60
    N8BV 0 33 6 0 0 39
    WB8SIQ 14 11 11 1 0 37
    KC8PBU 0 9 19 0 64
    N8SY 10 5 10 2 0 27
    K8MDA 0 5 18 3 0 26
    WB8YYS 1 6 18 0 0 25
    KC8WH 4 9 8 0 0 21
    NC8V 0 4 1 0 0 5
    KD8OSI 0 1 1 1 0 3
    WB8PMG 1 0 1 0 0 2
    TOTALS 82 1095 1329 132 0 2638

    OHIO SECTION TRAFFIC REPORTS – January 2026

    WB9LBI – 78
    KA8BJA – 55
    KD8GYI – 74
    Total – 207

    OHIO SECTION PSHR REPORTS – January 2026

    Call Nets Traffic Vol Pos PSH EPSH PM DS Total
    AD8CM 40 40 20 460 70 10 640
    AC8NP 40 40 30 55 0 40 205
    KC8PBU 40 28 30 90 0 0 188
    N2LC 40 40 30 50 0 20 180
    N8SY 40 27 30 20 0 40 157
    KE4RS 40 40 10 45 0 0 135
    WD8SDH 40 40 20 30 0 0 130
    WB8YYS 40 25 20 30 0 10 125
    KE8ANW 40 10 0 70 0 0 120
    W8MAL 40 40 10 15 0 10 115
    K8MDA 40 26 20 0 0 20 106
    N8MRS 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    WB8SIQ 40 40 10 10 0 0 100
    KL7RF 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    N8OD 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K8KRA 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K3RC 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    W8GSR 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    KC8WH 40 21 20 0 0 0 81
    KB8BJA 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
    WD8JMD 40 25 0 0 0 0 65
    KD8OSI 18 3 10 0 15 0 46
    WB8PMG 19 2 10 0 0 0 31
    TOTALS 917 767 340 905 85 160 3174

    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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