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
NWOATT
Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat at 7:30PM
147.375 MHz PL 103.5
KE8VJP
ODMR
Mon at 8:30PM
TG 3139
WB8YYS
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 August 2025

    Ohio Section Nets August 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    OSSBN1240322183093K8MDA
    ODMR20201364WB8YYS
    BNE1292622830N2LC
    BNL544124931WB9LBI
    OSN42829321N2LC
    Total16673972736179

    OHIO SECTION LOCAL NETS – August 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    BRTN872126713KD8GXL
    COTN335345431KV8Z
    NOATTN1047126616KE8VJP
    TATN3006931231K8KRA
    TCTTN693424814WB8YYS
    Total5932481547105

    OHIO SECTION STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS – August 2025

    Call Orig Rcvd Sent Dlvd Total
    AD8CM 0 207 118 53 378
    KB8GUN 18 72 60 24 144
    AC8NP 3 74 31 1 109
    N8MRS 0 33 55 0 88
    K8KRA 0 46 32 0 78
    WB8SIQ 14 29 25 4 72
    W8GSR 0 30 25 15 70
    N2LC 0 51 13 0 64
    W8MAL 0 1 60 0 61
    WD8SDH 0 38 21 0 59
    KE4RS 0 27 27 0 54
    KD8UUB 0 29 15 2 49
    K3RC 7 29 8 0 44
    WB8YYS 5 15 21 2 43
    KL7RF 0 15 18 6 39
    N8BV 0 32 6 0 38
    KD8HB 0 9 28 0 37
    N8OD 0 10 22 3 35
    K8MDA 0 5 20 3 28
    KC8PBU 0 10 8 5 5 23
    N8SY 0 20 0 0 20
    KC8WH 4 5 6 1 16
    WB8PMG 1 2 1 2 6
    TOTALS 52 789 620 121 1582

    OHIO SECTION TRAFFIC REPORTS – August 2025

    KA8BJA – 80
    WB9LBI – 67
    KD8GUI – 19
    Total – 166

    OHIO SECTION PSHR REPORTS – August 2025

    Call Nets Traffic Vol Pos PSH EPSH PM DS Total
    AD8CM 40 40 20 430 0 10 540
    KE8ANW 40 12 0 430 0 0 482
    AC8NP 40 40 30 200 0 30 340
    KC8PBU 40 40 30 90 5 0 205
    N2LC 40 40 30 36 0 20 166
    WB8YYS 40 40 20 55 0 10 165
    N8SY 40 20 30 20 0 40 150
    KE4RS 40 40 10 35 0 0 125
    K8MDA 40 28 30 0 0 20 118
    KD8UUB 40 40 10 20 0 0 110
    N8MRS 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    KB8GUN 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    WB8SIQ 40 40 10 10 0 0 100
    KL7RF 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K3RC 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K8KRA 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    W8GSR 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    W8MAL 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    WD8SDH 40 40 10 40 10 0 140
    N8OD 40 35 10 0 0 0 85
    KB8BJA 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
    KC8WH 40 16 20 0 0 0 76
    WB8PMG 10 3 0 5 5 10 33
    TOTALS 879 794 340 1331 10 160 3514

    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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