Alabama Day Net - Meets daily on 3.965 MHz - ARRL NTS

The Alabama Day Net (ADN) is part of the ARRL National Traffic System and the Alabama Emergency Net System. The ADN meets daily to improve our skills in handling traffic. Please join us in this effort when you can.

Remember the Net Control is always on frequency. They may not be on the designated frequency for a reason other than a badly tuned radio. Please tune to the frequency that you find the Net Control is using.

Huntsville Hamfest Photos - 21/22 Aug 2010

Upcoming Events

Gadsden Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - 18 Sept 2010

Lamar / Fayette County - West Alabama Amateur Radio Club Tailgate - 09 Oct 2010

Helena Hamfest - 16 Oct 2010

Montgomery Amateur Radio Club Hamfest - 13 Nov 2010

Any Alabama Hamfest/Tailgate you have information on and would like to list, please send info to KC0ONR

Traffic Handling Information

National Traffic System Methods and Practices Guidelines

Message Instructions

ARRL Numbered Radiograms

Phonetic Alphabet

Q Signals

Readability Strength Tone (RST)

5th Region Common Text for Frequent Messages

Net Information

ADN Early Script - Informal

ADN Script - Formal

ADN Procedures

For additional information or request to be considered for net control or alternate, please contact W4XWA ADN Net Manager. We desperately need additional net control operators. Please volunteer your talents if you have the time to perform this service .

Net Controls for this quarter

Day	Name	Call Sign	City	County, State
Sunday	Open
Monday	Randy Cox	KB5WX	Albertville	Marhsall, Al
Tuesday	James Glenn	KI4ACW	Daviston	Tallapoosa, Al
Wednesday	Joe Minor	K4JOE	Pell City	St. Clair, Al
Thursday	Joe Davis	N4EJF	Selma	Perry, Al
Friday	Jim Corbitt	W4XWA	Birmingham	Shelby, Al
Saturday	Richard Battles	WB4BYQ	Opelika	Lee, Al

Alternate NCS

Name	Call Sign	City	County, State
Jack Evans	KC4PZA	Chelsea	Shelby, Al
Cristy Hardin	KB7BSA	Mentone	DeKalb, Al
Bill Carpenter	KB4PYR	Alabaster	Shelby, Al
Mike Gregg	KA5EXI	Ohatchee	Calhoun, AL

Other Traffic Nets

Net Name	Freq (MHz)	Local Days	Local Time (CST)
Alabama Traffic Net Mike	3.965	Daily	6:30 PM
Alabama Traffic Net Mike	3.965	Sunday	8:00 AM
Fifth Region Net	7.280	M, T, W, Th, F, Sat	10:30 AM
Fifth Region Net	7.243	Daily	3:30 PM
Fifth Region Net	7.280	Sunday	1:30 PM
Region Net Five	3.567, 7.052	Daily	7:30 PM
Region Net Five	3.567, 7.052	Daily	9:30 PM
Section Net	3.575	Daily	7:00 PM
Arkansas Razorback Net	3.9875	Daily	6:30 PM
North Florida Phone	3.950	Daily	6:30 PM
Alabama / Georgia EMA Net	3.965	Thursday	2:30 PM

Silent Key Information

My name is Jack Evans, KC4PZA and I have been listed by Jay Isbell, KA4KUN as the in state person to contact when someone knows about a Silent Key.

Contact information:

169 Highway 36

Chelsea, AL 35043

(205) 678-6127

kc4pza@bellsouth.net

I do need a copy of any obituaries as these are sent in to ARRL. I can get some copies from the internet from the Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville papers. If people are not listed in these papers anyone can pass on the name of that local news paper with their web address and I can go direct.

73 Jack, KC4PZA

Archive of Past Events

====2007====

Cullman Tailgate/Hamfest Photos - 28 Jul

Huntsville Hamfest Photos - 18 Aug

Alabama Simulated Emergency Test (SET) - 06 Oct

Fayette Tailgate Photos - 13 Oct

Gadsden Tailgate/Hamfest Photos - 20 Oct

Montgomery Hamfest Photos - 10 Nov

Nixon Chapel Tailgate Photos - 17 Nov

====2008====

FreezeFest Photos - 05 Jan