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SUBJ: CHNAVMARCORMARS INFO BCST 33-08
A. CHNAVMARCORMARS WASHINGTON DC 031700Z JUN 1992 NOTAL
B. CHNAVMARCORMARS WILLIAMSBURG VA 211400Z AUG 2008 (CMB 10-08)
1. TROPICAL WEATHER: TROPICAL STORM FAY HAS LINGERED FOR A LONG TIME
AND CAUSED THIRTEEN DEATHS SO FAR, MOST RELATED TO THE INCREDIBLE
AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
INTO A MAJOR HURRICANE AND ENTER THE GULF SOON. CURRENT PROJECTIONS
HAVE IT THREATENING THE GULF COAST FROM FLORIDA TO THE MEXICAN
BORDER. REGIONS 4 AND 6 SHOULD CHECK THEIR EQUIPMENT AND SECURE THEIR
HOMES FOR A STORMY WEEK.
2. MDS CLOSES DOWN: REF A ESTABLISHED THE MARS DATA SYSTEM AS OF
150001Z JUN 1992. THE MDS GREW OUT OF THE MARS TELETYPEWRITER SYSTEM
AND THE NAVMARCORMARS PACKET RADIO NETWORK. THE MDS INITIALLY
CONSISTED OF AMTOR AND HF PACKET STATIONS OPERATING IN ALL SEVEN
REGIONS. BY DECEMBER 1993, HF PACKET RADIO WAS RETIRED IN FAVOR OF
THE PACTOR MODE AND THE MODIFIED AA4RE PACKET BBS PROGRAM WAS ADOPTED
FOR ALL NATIONAL AND REGION MESSAGE SWITCH STATIONS. THE MDS AND ITS
MANY SYSTEM OPERATORS HAVE SERVED US WELL AND RELAYED THOUSANDS OF
MESSAGES EFFICIENTLY AND RELIABLY. TO ALL WHO GAVE SO FREELY OF THEIR
TIME, TALENTS AND TREASURE - WELL DONE AND THANK YOU (EXCL)
3. WL2K MESSAGE FORMAT: WL2K LOOKS LIKE E-MAIL, HOWEVER, IT IS NOT.
AS OF 01 SEP 2008, WL2K WILL BE THE VEHICLE BY WHICH WE SEND OFFICIAL
RECORD TRAFFIC IN NAVMARCORMARS. ALL MESSAGES ENTERED INTO WL2K SHOULD
BE PROPER MESSAGES FORMATTED PER NTP 8(D). IF YOU WANT TO SEND
UNFORMATTED MESSAGES, SEND THEM BY E-MAIL, NOT WL2K.
4. OOPS: IN PARA 3 OF REF B, I ERRONEOUSLY MOVED NNN0ASZ FROM GEORGIA
TO VIRGINIA. THAT IS INCORRECT. NN0ASZ REMAINS IN GEORGIA. SINCE HIS
WL2K ADDRESS IS UNCHANGED, NO FORMAL MESSAGE CORRECTION WILL BE
ISSUED.
5. LEAVE: NAV WILL BE SHUT DOWN ON FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2008. I WILL BE ON
LEAVE TO TAKE CARE OF MANDATORY PERSONAL BUSINESS. LT COONS WILL ALSO
BE OUT OF THE OFFICE ON LEAVE.
6. BRAVO ZULU TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR THE LISTED ACHIEVEMENT:
NNN0BHO DONALD -------------------- NNY  5 YEARS OF SERVICE
7. IT IS WITH DEEP REGRET THAT I ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING SILENT KEY:
NNN0HBK GILLIAM ------------------- ETX  72 YRS OLD, 19 YRS IN MARS
8. MARS: TOGETHER WE CAN ACHIEVE ANYTHING.
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