RR NOALL
DE NNN0ASA 035
R 031400Z APR 2004
FM CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA
TO ALNAVMARCORMARS
INFO ZEN/CHIEF ARMY MARS FT HUACHUCA AZ
ZEN/CHIEF AIR FORCE MARS SCOTT AFB IL
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SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS BCST 03-07 - ALE ADDRESSES
A. FEDERAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS RECOMMENDATION (FTR) 1047/3-1998 NOTAL
1. THE SHARES PROJECT OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE UNDER THE NATIONAL
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN THE MASTER LISTING OF ALL FEDERAL
ALE ADDRESSES. AT THE LAST SHARES HF INTEROPERABILITY WORKING GROUP
MEETING, REF A WAS ADOPTED AS THE STANDARD FOR ADDRESSING STATIONS IN
ALE OPERATIONS. (REF A IS POSTED ON NAVYMARS.ORG UNDER THE ALE
INFORMATION TAB.)
2. THIS OFFICE HAS REGISTERED 'NNN' AS THE UNIQUE IDENTIFIER ADDRESS
(UIA) FOR NAVY MARINE CORPS MARS. SINCE REF A RECOMMENDS A CALL SIGN
WITH THE STATION UNIQUE IDENTIFIER AS THE FIRST THREE CHARACTERS OF
THE ALE CALL SIGN AND THE UIA AS THE SECOND THREE CHARACTERS, THE
CALL SIGN BLOCK 'AAANNN' THROUGH 'ZZZNNN' HAS BEEN REGISTERED WITH
SHARES FOR ALL NAVY-MARINE CORPS MARS STATIONS. INDIVIDUAL CALL SIGNS
NA1NNN, NA3NNN, NA4NNN AND NA5NNN HAVE BEEN REGISTERED FOR NAV1,
NAV3, NAV4 AND NAV5 RESPECTIVELY.
3. THIS CHANGE WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE FOR ALL ALE OPERATIONS (WITHIN
NAVMARCORMARS, ALL MARS AND WHEN INTEROPERATING WITH OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES) AT A FUTURE DATE AS ANNOUNCED BY THE SHARES PROJECT OFFICE.
THIS OFFICE WILL ANNOUNCE THIS EFFECTIVE DATE SO ALL NAVMARCORMARS
STATIONS CURRENTLY OPERATING WITH ALE WILL SHIFT ON THE SAME DATE AS
THE OTHER FEDERAL A ENCIES.
4. NAVMARCORMARS: PROUDLY SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE.
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