06/20/2016
The ARRL Programs and Services Committee (PSC) will submit a motion to the ARRL
Board of Directors expressing appreciation for the work and volunteer
membership of the National Traffic System (NTS[1]?). The PSC motion, submitted
by ARRL Southeastern Director Doug Rehman, K4AC, during a recent PSC meeting,
thanked NTS members, congratulated them for outstanding service, and assured
them of an ongoing ARRL public service communication role.
"As Field Day approaches, the ARRL Board's Programs and Services Committee
wanted to recognize the continued work of the National Traffic System,
especially the dedicated rank-and-file participants who are the lifeblood of
this important ARRL program," said Roanoke Division Director and PSC Chair Dr
Jim Boehner, N2ZZ, who seconded Rehman's motion. "The ARRL is committed to the
NTS as a key component in the League's public service communications plans."
The PSC will submit its motion of NTS support to the full ARRL Board of
Directors for consideration at the Board's July meeting.
The resolution points out that the handling of message traffic by early radio
amateurs led to the founding and naming of the ARRL in 1914. The National
Traffic Plan published in 1949 gave rise to the NTS.
The Committee cited the "countless hours" NTS participants devote "to operate
CW, phone, and digital nets spanning both the clock and the continent," and the
more than 200 NTS members recognized with Public Service Honor Roll status in
the most recent monthly listing.
"NTS plays a vital role in providing a messaging component for Amateur Radio's
public service mission, including preparation and training for emergency
communications," the resolution asserted. It also noted that the PSC has been
working to create the League's Second Century public service communications
delivery plan, and, while reviewing the League's current operations over the
past several years, "the PSC has seen and has greatly appreciated the valuable
contributions of NTS members."
[1] http://www.arrl.org/nts
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