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 June 2025

    Ohio Section Nets June 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    OSN46929221N2LC
    OSSBN1105489224290K8MDA
    BNE1352622830N2LC
    BNL537325226WB9LBI
    Total13395973014167

    OHIO SECTION LOCAL NETS – June 2025

    NetQNIQTCQTRSessionsN/M
    BRTN1057428213KD8GXL
    COTN2594237327KV8Z
    NOATTN1339041017KE8VJP
    ODMR24302025WB8YYS
    TATN2868034530K8KRA
    TCTTN713024013WB8YYS
    Total10973161852105

    OHIO SECTION STATION ACTIVITY REPORTS – June 2025

    CallOrigRcvdSentDlvdTotal
    AD8CM221329736310
    KB8GUN181027641237
    W8MAL152004210
    KD8HB050712123
    N8MRS030880118
    AC8NP167444116
    K8KRA962310102
    WB8SIQ123837087
    KD8UUB05624484
    KL7RF031401182
    N8OD03543179
    WD8SDH04030272
    W8GSR02438264
    N2LC03113044
    N8BV0326038
    K8MDA0625536
    K3RC0290029
    KC8WH51310028
    WB8YYS0717128
    N8SY555015
    TOTALS538388951131899

    OHIO SECTION TRAFFIC REPORTS – May 2025

    WB9LBI – 107KC8PBU – 72
    KA8BJA – 71KD8GYI – 35
    WB8PMG – 26KD8MSZ – 5
    Total – 316

    OHIO SECTION PSHR REPORTS – June 2025

    Call Nets Traffic Vol Pos PSH EPSH PM DS Total
    AC8NP 40 40 30 290 5 30 435
    AD8CM 40 40 20 250 0 10 360
    WB8YYS 40 25 20 160 0 10 255
    N2LC 40 40 30 50 0 20 180
    N8SY 40 10 30 20 0 40 140
    KD8UUB 40 40 10 20 10 0 120
    K8MDA 40 36 20 0 0 20 116
    KL7RF 40 40 10 0 15 0 105
    WD8SDH 40 40 20 0 0 0 100
    KB8GUN 40 40 10 0 10 0 100
    N8MRS 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    KC8PBU 40 40 10 0 0 10 100
    WB8SIQ 40 40 10 10 0 0 100
    W8GSR 40 40 10 5 0 0 95
    W8MAL 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    N8OD 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    K8KRA 40 40 10 0 0 0 90
    KC8WH 40 28 20 0 0 0 88
    KB8BJA 40 40 0 0 0 0 80
    K3RC 40 29 10 0 0 0 79
    KD8MSZ 19 5 0 0 0 0 24
    TOTALS 819 733 300 805 40 150 2847

    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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