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P 012000Z JANUARY 2006
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TO USAF MARS TRANSCON HF VOICE NET CONTROL STATIONS
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SUBJECT: TRANSCON NATIONAL HF VOICE NETS OPERATIONS GUIDE
1. ATTACHED IS THE NEW TRANSCON HF VOICE NETS OPERATIONS GUIDE, WHICH WAS WRITTEN BY GEORGE STICKLER, AFA4CU THE DEPUTY NET MANAGER.
2. THIS NEW OPERATIONS GUIDE WILL BE USED BOTH FOR GUIDANCE IN NET OPERATIONS AS WELL AS A TRAINING MANUAL FOR PROSPECTIVE NET CONTROL STATIONS.
3. A SECOND ATTACHMENT CONTAINS THE NET PREAMBLE, A CURRENT TRANSCON NCS NET SCHEDULE AND A BRIEF GUIDE FOR USING MARSTIME WITH WINDOWS XP.
4. ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
5. SPECIAL THANKS GO TO GEORGE STICKLER, AFA4CU FOR THE MANY HOURS SPENT IN PREPARING ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS FOR THE TRANSCON HF VOICE NETS.
6. TS ZETA CURRENTLY IN THE ATLANTIC REMINDS US THAT WE HAVE ONLY 6 MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR WHAT IS PREDICTED TO BE AS BAD AS, OR PERHAPS EVEN WORSE THAN THE 2005 EVENTS. THEREFORE, WE NEED TO RECRUIT ADDITIONAL NET CONTROL AND ALTERNATE NET CONTROL STATIONS TO FACILITATE EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE HANDLING OF EMERGENCY TRAFFIC ON THE TRANSCON VOICE NETS. YOUR HELP IN RECRUITING WILL BE APPRECIATED.
7. ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS, PLEASE CONTACT EITHER AFN4VN OR AFA4CU.
8. AIR FORCE MARS: PROVIDING THE REINS OF COMMAND IN EMERGENCIES.
9. SGD NATIONAL HF VOICE NET MANAGER/AFN4VN