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HRN 250: NTS... D

Posted: 03 Apr 2016 06:11 PM PDT
http://HamRadioNow.tv

Is NTS, the National Traffic System, stuck hopelessly in the past, or is it
leading the charge into the future? In this conversation with North
Carolina Section Traffic Manager Dave Roy W4DNA, we find the answer is
somewhere in the middle. Most traffic is still passed (laboriously) by
voice or CW, but some... mostly in the middle of the system where messages
transit from one region to another... flows quickly by HF digital systems
(RMS Express, Pactor 3).



Gary challenges Dave about whether hams do what we claim we can: send
health and welfare messages on behalf of people in disaster areas who are
cut off with friends and relatives unable to reach them. And he asks if the
system could really handle thousands of messages flooding in at once in a
mass disaster if hams actually succeeded in originating them.



This episode gets a 'radio rating' of A - you may wonder how often Dave
wants to come across the desk and whap Gary upside the head (or why he
doesn't), but otherwise you'll miss little from not seeing the talking head
visual cues.



This episode was recorded at the RARSfest- the Raleigh NC Hamfest on April
2, 2016. The opening celebrates the event of the 250th episode with a
couple of unsolicited testimonials from fans who approached Gary as he
wandered the aisles taking pictures.
This posting includes a media file:
http://arvideonews.com/hrn/HRN0250_Audio_NTSD.mp3