RR NOALL DE NNN0ASA 065 R 231400Z JUL 2008 FM NNN0ASA VA TO NNN0ALL BT UNCLAS SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 29-08 1. TRAVEL: I WILL BE ATTENDING THE MONTHLY SHARES HF INTEROPERABILITY WORKING GROUP MEETING IN FAIRFAX VA ON FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2008. I WILL BE BACK IN THE OFFICE ON MONDAY 28 JUL 2008. 2. MARS-ALE: WITH HURRICANE CRISTOBAL IN THE ATLANTIC AND NOW DOLLY IN THE GULF, IT IS TIME TO DUST OFF YOUR MARS-ALE PROGRAM AND GET BACK ON THE AIR. STATIONS IN OR NEAR AFFECTED AREAS MAY NEED TO GET A MESSAGE OUT WHEN THERE ARE NO NETS IN PROGRESS. MARS-ALE PROVIDES A MEANS TO GET AN ALERTING MESSAGE OUT TO STATIONS WITH ALE RADIOS OR RUNNING THE MAOS-ALE PROGRAM. I KEEP AN ALE RADIO RUNNING IN THE OFFICE (ALE CALL NAV) AND AT MY HOME (ALE CALL ZLSNNN) 24/7 LISTENING TO THE TRI-SERVICE MARS AND SHARES CHANNELS. SEVERAL OTHER STATIONS ARE MONITORING. I HAVE HEARD THE FOLLOWING STATIONS RECENTLY: BCINNN, EDXNNN, WWLNNN, TAKNNN, WKCNNN, 2PBAFA. IF YOU WANT TO GET ON THE AIR WITH THE NEW VERSION 2 SOFTWARE, CONTACT NNN0ASL(AT)NAVYMARS.ORG 3. BRAVO ZULU TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR THE LISTED ACHIEVEMENT: NNN0ASI ITC(SW) JEROALD------------ SNE NAVY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL (5TH) NNN0FRH TIMOTHY ------------------- WA REGULAR MEMBERSHIP NNN0IBT JOHN ---------------------- AK REGULAR MEMBERSHIP NNN0IJK ANDREW -------------------- WA REGULAR MEMBERSHIP NNN0OIE HERBERT ------------------- LA REGULAR MEMBERSHIP NNN0RAO MICHAEL ------------------- VA REGULAR MEMBERSHIP NNN0WZO LAWRENCE ------------------ ETX REGULAR MEMBERSHIP 4. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE CORRESPONDENCE COURSES REQUIRED FOR NMO THIRD CLASS: AAR5NC PAUL ----------------------- TN AAT1AO CHATMON -------------------- SNE AFA2BF KARL ----------------------- FL 5. IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT I ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING SILENT KEY: NNN0EVV ROGER --------------------- PA 81 YRS OLD, YRS IN NAVMARCORMARS 6. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING. BT NNNN