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   ARLX007 ARRL Programs and Services Committee Expresses Appreciation, Support   
   of NTS   
      
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   Special Bulletin 7  ARLX007   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington CT  June 20, 2016   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPCL ARL ARLX007   
   ARLX007 ARRL Programs and Services Committee Expresses Appreciation, Support   
   of NTS   
      
   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). 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."   
      
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