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DE NNN0ASA 002
R 010002Z JAN 04
FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WASHINGTON DC
TO ALNAVMARCORMARS
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SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 02-04 (POLICY REISSUANCE)
1. THIS BROADCAST CONSOLIDATES AND REISSUES POLICIES CONTAINED IN
PREVIOUS CANCELLED BROADCASTS.
2. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS EFFECTIVE RELATIVE TO MARSGRAM RELAY
AND DELIVERY:
   A. MARSGRAMS SHOULD BE MOVED AS CLOSE TO DESTINATION AS POSSIBLE
USING YOUR AREA/REGION HF NETS AND/OR WHATEVER ELSE WORKS IN YOUR
AREAS - I.E. NORMAL OPERATIONS.
   B. IF THERE IS NOT A STATION ON YOUR TRAFFIC NET THAT CAN
DELIVER THE MARSGRAM BY TOLL FREE LANDLINE CALL, CONSIDER THE
FOLLOWING OPTIONS:
      (1) ATTEMPT DELIVERY BY TEXN (IF APPLICABLE)
      (2) CONSIDER REFILE TO AMATEUR NTS
      (3) IF A MEMBER VOLUNTEERS IMI VOLUNTEERS TO USE HIS/HER OWN
STAMP OR MAKE A TOLL CALL TO EFFECT DELIVERY OF THE MARSGRAM, THAT
IS FINE - BUT THIS IS TOTALLY OPTIONAL.  NO NECOS, TRAFFIC REP, OR
OTHER MARS OFFICIAL WILL EVER USE COERCION OF ANY KIND TO CONVINCE A
MEMBER TO EFFECT THIS TYPE DELIVERY.
      (4) IF AFTER TWO SUCCESSIVE EVENINGS/DAYS AREA TRAFFIC NETS
(MAXIMUM TIME DELAY 24 HOURS) YOU HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DELIVER THE
TRAFFIC, READDRESS THE MARSGRAM TO NAV AND WE WILL MAIL IT FROM
HEADQUARTERS.
   C. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. IF IT IS OBVIOUS (OR CHANCES ARE VERY
HIGH) THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DELIVER TRAFFIC USING GUIDANCE OF
PARA 1B ABOVE, READDRESS ASAP TO NAV SO WE CAN GET IT IN THE MAIL.
3. IDN/NDN/RDN MAILBOX SYSOPS AND SPECIALTY NET COORDINATORS ARE
EXEMPT FROM HF NET PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS (NTP-8(B), PARA
303.A(5)).
4. ALL FREQ USAGE REPORTS COVER THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH TO THE
LAST DAY OF THE MONTH. REPORTS ARE DUE TO REGION 'THREES' BY THE
SIXTH OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH.
   A. ALL AREA NET, REGION NET, MILITARY STATIONS, AND MDS (ALL
TIERS, ALL MODES) FREQ USAGE REPORTS WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO
THE REGION 'THREE'.
   B. SPECIALTY NETWORK MEMBERS - CONTINUE YOUR REPORTING PROCEDURES
AS IN THE PAST.
5. VHF BULLETIN BOARDS ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR AREA TO AREA
COMMUNICATIONS.
6. THE WORD LIMIT FOR MARSGRAMS IS FIFTY WORDS.
7. THE FOLLOWING COLLECTIVE CALL SIGNS REMAIN EFFECTIVE:
   NNN0ALL ARMY (TO ALL ARMY MARS STATIONS)
   NNN0ALL AIR FORCE (TO ALL AIR FORCE MARS STATIONS)
NNN0ASA, NNN0ASA ONE, AND NNN0ASB ARE THE ONLY STATIONS AUTHORIZED
TO ORIGINATE TRAFFIC WITH THESE CALL SIGNS WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT
ORIGINATOR OF THE WEEKLY SHIPS ACTIVE LIST (AND CHANGES) MAY USE
THESE CALL SIGNS.
8. IDN STATIONS ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE E-MAIL TO SEND/RECEIVE
MARSGRAMS TO/FROM SHIPS. ALL IDN STATIONS CHOOSING TO DO SO MUST
INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF MSGS HANDLED BY E-MAIL IN THEIR MONTHLY
FREQUENCY REPORTS. INCLUDE NNN0ASA, NNN0ASB, NNN0AST AND NNN0PPB AS
INFO ADDEES.
9. OBSOLETE EQUIPMENT - IF THE EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE IS OLDER THAN 10
YEARS, CONSIDERED OF NO VALUE TO THE GOVERNMENT, AND IS NOT, LET ME
REPEAT, NOT COMPUTER EQUIPMENT IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE
DISPOSED/RETURNED TO A DRMO SITE. YOU DO HAVE TO FILE PAPERWORK
THROUGH YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO ENSURE REGION FILES ARE UPDATED.
SEND A MESSAGE TO YOUR AREA COORDINATOR AND REGION DIRECTOR INFORMING
THEM OF THE DISPOSAL.
10. OKINAWA, JAPAN AND KOREA TRAFFIC - TRAFFIC FOR OKINAWA, JAPAN AND
KOREA CAN BE HANDLED BY ARMY AND AIR FORCE MARS. TRAFFIC MAY BE
ACCEPTED FOR THESE LOCATIONS AND THEN TRANSFERRED INTO ARMY OR AIR
FORCE MARS.
11. NAVMARCORMARS: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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