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 October 2025

    Ohio Section Nets October 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    OSSBN1337398197893K8MDA
    ODMR20701374WB8YYS
    BNE1353222531N2LC
    BNL583923731WB9LBI
    OSN381234023N2LC
    Total17754812917182

    OHIO SECTION LOCAL NETS – October 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    BRTN1264525516KD8GXL
    COTN3364064934KV8Z
    NOATTN14815367917KE8VJP
    TATN2686628431K8KRA
    TCTTN602221912WB8YYS
    Total9383262086110

    OHIO SECTION STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS – October 2025

    Call Orig Rcvd Sent Dlvd UnDlvd Total
    AD8CM 0 188 112 53 0 353
    W8MAL 0 38 246 5 0 289
    AC8NP 0 94 86 8 0 188
    N8MRS 0 54 100 0 0 154
    KB8GUN 15 40 27 25 0 107
    KL7RF 0 45 43 3 0 91
    WB8SIQ 14 38 38 0 0 90
    W8GSR 0 35 40 13 0 88
    N2LC 0 51 23 0 0 74
    KD8HB 0 25 47 0 0 72
    K8KRA 0 37 23 0 0 60
    KE4RS 0 31 22 0 0 53
    KD8UUB 0 34 19 0 0 53
    K3RC 7 32 7 1 0 47
    WD8SDH 0 21 25 0 0 46
    N8OD 0 15 27 1 0 43
    WB8YYS 4 11 21 7 0 43
    N8BV 0 36 6 0 0 42
    K8MDA 0 12 19 3 0 34
    KC8WH 5 12 9 0 0 26
    N8SY 0 3 15 3 2 23
    WB8PMG 0 0 0 0 0 0
    TOTALS 45 852 955 122 2 1976

    OHIO SECTION TRAFFIC REPORTS – October 2025

    KA8BJA – 73
    KD8GYI – 24
    WB9LBI – 78
    Total – 175

    OHIO SECTION PSHR REPORTS – October 2025

    Call Nets Traffic Vol Pos PSH EPSH PM DS Total
    AD8CM 40 40 20 665 5 10 780
    AC8NP 40 40 30 120 0 40 270
    KE8ANW 40 10 0 150 0 0 200
    N8SY 40 15 30 40 0 40 165
    K8MDA 40 34 20 30 0 20 144
    KE4RS 40 40 10 50 0 0 140
    WD8SDH 40 40 20 35 0 0 135
    N8MRS 40 40 10 30 0 10 130
    W8GSR 40 40 10 40 0 0 130
    KD8UUB 40 40 10 35 0 0 125
    KL7RF 40 40 10 30 0 0 120
    WB8YYS 40 40 20 10 0 10 120
    KC8WH 40 26 20 30 0 0 116
    WB8SIQ 40 40 10 10 15 0 115
    KB8GUN 40 40 10 10 0 10 110
    K3RC 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    N8OD 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K8KRA 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    KB8BJA 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
    WB8PMG 13 0 0 0 0 10 23
    TOTALS 773 685 260 1285 20 150 3173

    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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