Alabama Traffic Net Mike - ATNM - Amateur Radio

Alabama Traffic Net Mike (ATNM) is part of the ARRL National Traffic System and the Alabama Emergency Net System which meets daily to to improve our skills in handling traffic. Please join us in this effort when you can.

Remember the Net Control is always on frequency. They may not be on the designated frequency for a reason other than a badly tuned radio. Please tune to the frequency that you find the Net Control is using.

Birmingham Hamfest Photos - 6 Mar 2010

Upcoming Events

Mobile Amateur Radio Club Hamfest / Computer Show - 10 Apr 2010

Bankhead Amateur Radio Club Tailgate - 24 Apr 2010

Greenville Alabama Hamfest - 1 May 2010

Alabama QSO Party - 5 June 2010

Ft Payne Dekalb County Amateur Radio Club Hamfest / Tailgate - 12 June 2010

National Amateur Radio Field Day - 26/27 June 2010

Cullman Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - 24 July 2010

Huntsville Hamfest Association - 21/22 Aug 2010

Montgomery Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - 13 Nov 2010

Any Alabama Hamfest/Tailgate you have information on and would like to list please, send info to KC0ONR

Traffic Handling Information

National Traffic System Methods and Practices Guidelines

Message Instructions

ARRL Numbered Radiograms

Phonetic Alphabet

Q Signals

Readability Strength Tone (RST)

5th Region Common Text for Frequent Messages

Net Information

ATNM Preamble

Latest Roster - 02/25/2010 - Rev 46

HMTL format

Pdf format - Excel format

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Alabama Traffic Net Mike Manual

For additional information or request to be considered for net control or alternate, please contact WA4SKT Net Manager.

Net Controls for this quarter

Day	Name	Call Sign	City	County, State
Sunday AM	Mike Gregg	KA5EXI	Ohatchee	Calhoun, Al
Sunday PM	Matthew Barnhill	K4MQM	Fairhope	Baldwin, Al
Monday	Richard Battles	WB4BYQ	Opelika	Lee Al
Tuesday	James Glenn	KI4ACW	Daviston	Tallapoosa, Al
Wednesday	Sonny Blankenship	N4JDB	Moulton	Lawrence, Al
Thursday	Mike Norred	WA4SKT	Phenix City	Lee, Al
Friday	Trey McFerrin	KJ4FDV	Warrior	Blount, Al
Saturday	Dennis Willmon	KT4BT	Eclectic	Elmore, Al

Net Controls: Please email any roster corrections that you may have to Bill Clingan (KC0ONR)

Example

Call Sign	Name	City, County / State
KC0ONR	Bill	Guntersville, Marshall
WA4AVC	David	Eightmile, Mobile

Without your help we will not be able to keep the roster up to date.

Alternate NCS

Name	Call Sign	City	County, State
Pat Perkins	K4KZS	Morris	Jefferson, Al
Sonny Jordan	AB4SJ	Helena	Shelby, Al
Kay Law	KI4QAK	Moundville	Hale , Al
Ken Baker	K4QMH	Jasper	Walker, Al
Ronald Greene	KI4OOL	Eightmile	Mobile, Al
Rickey Gilliland	K4RKY	Woodstock	Bibb, Al
Jim Rogers	W4ATK	Hoover	Jefferson, Al
Dana Persells	KJ4IBB	Dadeville	Tallapoosa, Al

Other Traffic Nets

Net Name	Freq (MHz)	Local Days	Local Time (CST)
Alabama Day Net	3.965	Daily	10:00 AM
Fifth Region Net	7.280	M, T, W, Th, F, Sat	10:30 AM
Fifth Region Net	7.280	Daily	3:30 PM
Fifth Region Net	7.280	Sunday	1:30 PM
Region Net Five	3.567, 7.052	Daily	7:30 PM
Region Net Five	3.567, 7.052	Daily	9:30 PM
Section Net	3.575	Daily	7:00 PM
Arkansas Razorback Net	3.9875	Daily	6:30 PM
North Florida Phone	3.950	Daily	6:30 PM
Alabama / Georgia EMA Net	3.965	Thursday	2:30 PM

Silent Key Information

My name is Jack Evans, KC4PZA and I have been listed by Jay Isbell, KA4KUN as the in state person to contact when someone knows about a Silent Key.

Contact information:

169 Highway 36

Chelsea, AL 35043

(205) 678-6127

kc4pza@arrl.net or kc4pza@bellsouth.net

I do need a copy of any obituaries as these are sent in to ARRL. I can get some copies from the internet from the Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville papers. If people are not listed in these papers anyone can pass on the name of that local news paper with their web address and I can go direct.

73 Jack, KC4PZA