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MARS.NTS (8/89)
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Sending Traffic to the MARS Networks
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The message format for traffic sent into the MARS networks is the same
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as that for any NTS traffic, with the following exceptions:
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o MARS traffic must include an entry in the time filed field in UTC
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(zulu) time. The date must be in UTC time, as well. When a
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message enters the MARS system, it loses its Amateur message
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number. The only way a MARS station can service a message back,
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if necessary, is by its time filed and date in UTC time. MARS
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traffic handlers call this the Date Time Group.
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o Do not assume that the post locator or the receiving station can
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easily find the addressee. Include as complete an address
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(including a telephone number), as possible. Also be sure to
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include the addressee's service number in 3x2x4 format. For
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example, 555-55-5555.
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As with any radiogram, try to keep the word count down.
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APO Traffic
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When sending APO traffic, a geographic location is not needed. There
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are several APO areas:
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o APO New York covers all of Europe.
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o APO Miami covers the Panama Canal Zone, parts of South America, and
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Puerto Rico.
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o APO San Francisco covers Hawaii, Japan, Korea, The Philipines,
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Australia, and some of the Pacific Islands.
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o APO Seattle covers Alaska and parts of Japan.
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FPO Traffic
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Messages addressed to anyone aboard a U.S. Naval or Coast Guard vessel
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cannot be sent through the NTS or any MARS network. The sender should
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use a Class "E" message through Western Union. Western Union requires
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the following Information:
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o Rank/Rate of Individual
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o Full Name (No nicknames) and Branch of Service
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o Social Security Number
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o Name of Ship, Department, Division, Etc.
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o FPO and Zip Code of Ship
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There is a charge for this service. Western Union will relay this
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message to the nearest Naval Communications Station.
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All FPO Traffic must have a geographic location. For example FPO San
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Francisco 96602 is Marine Mobile Forces Pacific and that covers a very
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large area. Look at the following message for an example:
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47 R W6NTS ARL 8 Podunk Corners, IA 0300Z Dec 23
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Lance Corpal John Smith
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555-55-5555
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Company A 000th Enginers Battalion
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Guam Island
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FPO San Francisco Ca. 96602 BT
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ARL Fifty X ARL Sixty
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one X love BT
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(Signed) Val, Elmer, and Albert AR
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Emergency Traffic
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Emergency traffic, such as a death in the immediate family, serious
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illness, etc., can be sent through the American Red Cross. There is no
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charge for this service. If you are contacted to file MARS emergency
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traffic, it is suggested that you refer the sender to the American Red
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Cross.
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An Example Message
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Here is an example of what an NTS message looks like for an APO address:
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47R W6NTS ARL5 Podunk Corners, IA 0300Z Dec 23
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To: SFC John Smith
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000th MI Company, Room 000B
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APO SF 96301 BT
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ARL fifty ARL sixty one BT
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(Signed) Val, Elmer, and Albert AR
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This is the same message refiled into the MARS system:
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DE AAV9EB NR 049
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R 240300Z Dec 89
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FM W6NTS Podunk Corners, IA 0300Z ) Dec 23/AAV9EB NORCAL
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TO SFC John Smith
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555-55-5555
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000TH MI Company Room 000B
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APO SF CA 96301
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GR 10
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BT
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UNCLAS
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ARL Fifty ARL Sixty One
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SGD Val Elmer and Albert
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BT
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EOF
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