ARRLÒ South Texas Section
National Traffic System
The National Traffic System (NTS) is a means for systematizing amateur traffic handling facilities by making a structure available for an integrated traffic facility designed to achieve the utmost in two principal objectives:
- rapid movement of traffic from origin to destination, and
- train amateurs to handle written traffic and participate in directed nets.
National Traffic System nets at local and section level are open to all amateurs in the coverage area of the net. In some ARRL sections, two or more sections have combined their facilities into a single net operating at section level. This practice is desirable where circumstances make it necessary and feasible, and such a combined-section net participates in the NTS in the same way as any other section net, with each representative representing both (or all) sections covered. The North, South and West Texas sections operate combined traffic nets, which serve all three sections.
The primary night time HF SSB traffic net is the Texas Traffic Net (TTN). It meets daily at 6:30 PM Central time on 3873 kHz.
The primary day time HF SSB traffic net is the 7290 Traffic Net, which meets Monday-Saturday at 10 AM – noon, and Monday-Friday 1-2 PM Central time, on 7290 kHz.
IN AN EMERGENCY, either or both nets may be activated. When operating in emergency session:
Emergency & tactical traffic Day: 7285 kHz Night: 3873 kHz
Health & welfare traffic Day: 7290 kHz Night: 3935 kHz
Two CW traffic nets also serve the combined North, South, and West Texas sections.
Texas CW Net Daily at 7 & 10 PM Central time 3552 kHz
Texas Slow CW Net Daily at 8 PM Central time 3552 kHz
For more information on these nets:
Texas Traffic Net www.qsl.net/ttn/
7290 Traffic Net www.angelfire.com/tx/7290/
Texas CW Net http://k6jt.home.att.net/
Texas Slow CW Net http://www.geocities.com/scottamcmullen/Texas_Slow_Net
Search for nets www.arrl.org/FandES/field/nets/client/netsearch.html
