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SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 19-08
A. NTP 8(D) DRAFT ARTICLE M200.
B. NTP 8(D) DRAFT ARTICLE 108.
C. CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA 311600Z MAR 2008 (CMB 04-08)
1. USE OF E-MAIL IN NAVMARCORMARS: REF A SPECIFIES THAT 'THE PRIMARY
MEANS OF COMMUNICATION FOR NAVMARCORMARS IS RF AND E-MAIL IS NOT TO
BE USED IN LIEU OF RF.' REF A GOES ON TO SAY THAT E-MAIL MAY BE USED
TO SUPPLEMENT RF COMMUNICATIONS AND THEN LISTS WHEN E-MAIL MAY BE SO
USED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WL2K IS 'E-MAIL.' IT IS NOT. IT IS AN RF
SYSTEM THAT USES THE SAME PROTOCOLS THAT E-MAIL USES.
  A. IF YOU ARE ONLY USING THE TELNET FUNCTION OF WL2K, STOP. YOU ARE
TO USE THE HF PACTOR METHOD TO SEND AND RECEIVE ROUTINE AND EXERCISE
TRAFFIC. THE ENTIRE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM SET UP BY REF C WAS DESIGNED
TO DELIVER TRAFFIC TO YOUR STATE FOR PICK UP BY YOUR TRAFFIC
REPRESENTATIVE FOR DELIVERY ON YOUR HF TRAFFIC NET. IF THE TRAFFIC
REP IS  UNABLE TO CONTACT ANY, REPEAT, ANY, WL2K RMS, THEN, AND ONLY
THEN, SHOULD THEY USE TELNET.
  B. WHY THE EMPHASIS ON USING HF? IF WE DO NOT PRACTICE SENDING AND
RECEIVING TRAFFIC ON HF, THEN WE WILL LOSE THAT SKILL. WHEN THE
INTERNET GOES DOWN IS NOT THE TIME TO RELEARN HOW TO PASS TRAFFIC ON
HF. THE PRECEPT HERE, BASED ON OUR PRIMARY CONCEPT DELINEATED IN REF
B, IS TO 'TRAIN LIKE WE FIGHT AND FIGHT LIKE WE TRAIN.'
  C. DURING ACTUAL EMERGENCIES YOU WILL USE THE FASTEST MEANS
AVAILABLE TO YOU. IN MOST CASES THAT IS E-MAIL. THAT IS WHY WE SEND
EEI MESSAGES TO AAN3EEI BY E-MAIL. WHEN THE INTERNET IS NOT AVAILABLE
(USUALLY THE CASE NEAR THE SCENE OF A DISASTER) WE HAVE THE SKILLS TO
REVERT TO HF.
2. BRAVO ZULU TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR THE LISTED ACHIEVEMENT:
NNN0BXC FRANK --------------------- ETX  NAVY MARS OPERATOR 3RD CLASS
NNN0PWT RICHARD ------------------- NEK  ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
NNN0WQU BILLY --------------------- MO   ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
NNN0BFK BRIAN --------------------- STX  REGULAR MEMBERSHIP
NNN0SLA DAVID --------------------- ETX  REGULAR MEMBERSHIP
NNN0WGU OLIVER -------------------- ETX  REGULAR MEMBERSHIP
NNN0WZM JAMES --------------------- OH   30 YEARS OF SERVICE
NNN0KNB CHARLES ------------------- AL   20 YEARS OF SERVICE
NNN0VAG RONALD -------------------- WI   15 YEARS OF SERVICE
NNN0VGW RENE ---------------------- AL   15 YEARS OF SERVICE
NNN0LHM FREDERICK ----------------- GA   10 YEARS OF SERVICE
NNN0OOR LONNIE -------------------- SNE  10 YEARS OF SERVICE
NNN0AFU MICHAEL ------------------- MN    5 YEARS OF SERVICE
NNN0BBZ CHARLES ------------------- OH    5 YEARS OF SERVICE
3. IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT I ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING SILENT KEYS:
NNN0RZN ROBERT -------------------- ETX  76 YRS OLD, 1 YR IN MARS
NNN0WVR GEORGE -------------------- PA   84 YRS OLD, 26 YRS IN MARS
4. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
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