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 May 2025

    Ohio Section Nets April 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    OSN49835522N2LC
    OSSBN1230432232493K8MDA
    BNE1341826031N2LC
    BNL5613939031WB9LBI
    ODMR20101394WB8YYS
    Total16705973468181

    OHIO SECTION LOCAL NETS – May 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    BRTN1073119314KD8GXL
    COTN2835142530KV8Z
    TATN30710040731WG8Z
    TCTTN752319613WB8YYS
    Total7722051221887

    OHIO SECTION STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS – May 2025

    CallOrigRcvdSentDlvdTotal
    AD8CM421311336366
    KB8GUN3113910555330
    N8MRS047880135
    KD8HB049560105
    KL7RF049502101
    AC8NP271270100
    WB8SIQ262527280
    K8KRA112543079
    WD8SDH04130374
    KE4RS01263673
    KD8UUB04019261
    N8TNV29130060
    KC8WH82822058
    N8BV0447051
    W8GSR01728348
    N8OD01525242
    N2LC0277034
    K8MDA0524332
    WB8YYS01512128
    KD8GXL0137121
    W8MAL0611017
    N8SY0100010
    KC8PBU00000
    TOTALS1118817571461905

    OHIO SECTION TRAFFIC REPORTS – May 2025

    WB9LBI – 144KA8BJA – 65
    KD8GYI – 24KC8PBU – 49
    Total – 282

    OHIO SECTION PSHR REPORTS – May 2025

    Call Nets Traffic Vol Pos PSH EPSH PM DS Total
    AD8CM 40 40 20 395 0 10 505
    AC8NP 40 40 30 280 5 30 425
    KE8ANW 40 15 0 200 0 0 255
    WD8SDH 40 40 20 120 0 0 220
    N2LC 40 40 30 45 0 20 175
    KD8UUB 40 40 10 20 60 0 170
    KC8PBU 40 40 20 30 35 0 165
    WB8YYS 40 28 20 45 0 10 143
    N8SY 40 10 30 10 0 40 130
    KE4RS 40 40 10 40 0 0 130
    W8MAL 6 17 10 80 0 0 113
    N8MRS 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    KB8GUN 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    WB8SIQ 40 40 10 10 0 0 100
    KC8WH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
    KB8BJA 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    W8GSR 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    N8OD 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    KL7RF 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K8KRA 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    TOTALS 766 710 300 1275 100 130 3281

    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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