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O u t p o s t P a ck e t M e s s age M an a g e r v 2 . 8 U s e r s G u i de

O u t p o s t P a ck e t M e s s age M an a g e r v 2 . 8 U s e r s G u i de. 14 N T S Me ssage M a k er. N O T E:.

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O u t p o s t P a ck e t M e s s age M an a g e r v 2 . 8 U s e r s G u i de

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  1. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide 14 NTSMessage Maker NOTE: NTSandNTSPacketaresignificanttopicsbythemselvesandadetailedreviewis beyondthescopeofthisdocument. FormoreinformationonNTSPacket,seethe documenttitled:IntroductiontotheNationalTrafficSystem availableonthe Outpostwebsite. 14.1 Introduction OutpostsupportsNTSwiththeNTSMessageMaker. ThistoolformatsanNTS messagebypresentingtheuserwithaform thatenforcestheaddressingand formattingrulesrequiredtocomplywithstandardNTS-formatted packetmessages. ThissectiondescribestheNTSMessageMakerform andhowitworks. thisfigureaspartoftheexampleexplainedinsubsequentparagraphs. Referto Title,Menu, Tool NTS Preamble Destination Address Message Signature Figure54: NTSMessageMakerForm 14.2 MenusandToolbars Thefollowingcontrolsareprovidedaspartofthedrop-downmenus. Menu Description File Close: ClosestheNTSMessageMakerformwithout savingthemessage. Pressingthebuttonwillcauseany messageenteredtobelost. Edit Cut: Copiesanddeletesanyhighlightedtextinany field. Thetext isplacedintheMS-Windowsclipboard. 127 July23,2013

  2. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide Menu Description Copy:Copiesanyhighlightedtextinanyfield. The text isplacedintheMS-Windowsclipboard. Paste: Inserts textfrom theclipboardattheposition wherethecursorislocated. ClearMessage. ClearsonlytheAddress,Message, andSignaturefields. ClearAll. Clearsallfieldsontheform. Additionally,thefollowingtoolbarcontrolsarealsoprovided. Controls Description ARLMsg Bringsupaform that allowstheusertoselecta RoutineorEmergencyARL message. Onceamessage isselected,theuserispromptedforanyembeddeddata neededtocompletethemessage. Check Thisbuttondoes thefollowing: • Checkstomakesurethatallrequiredfieldsare filledin. Ifarequiredfieldismissing,thefieldis highlighted. • ReformatstheMessageTexttobeconsistentwith NTSpacketformattingrules.Thisincludes replacingeachperiod(.)withan“X”and reformattingthemessagesothereareonly5words perline. ThePreamble“Check”field isfilledinwiththe numberof wordsinthemessage. Save PerformsaCheckofthemessage(sameasabove),then saves themessagetotheMessageForm.Themessage form fieldsarefilledinperthestandardNTSpacket messageformat. ClearMessage ClearstheAddress,Message,andSignaturefields. Cancel ClosestheNTSMessageMakerformwithoutsaving themessage. Pressingthisbuttonwillcauseany messageenteredtobediscarded. HandlingInstr BrowseButton LocatedtotherightoftheHandlingInstrfield inthe Preamble. Bringsupaform that allowstheusertoselecta Handling Instruction. Onceamessageisselected,the userispromptedforanyembeddeddataneededto completetheentry. 128 July23,2013

  3. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide 14.3 NTSPreamble ThefollowingfieldsarepartoftheNTSPreamble. Field Description MsgNo. Requiredfield. Thisisasequentialnumberbeginning with1eachmonthoryeartobeassignedbythe originatingstation. OutpoststoresthelastNTSpreambleused.The MessageNumberisautomaticallyincrementedwith eachnewmessage. Precedence Requiredfield. ThePrecedenceisasinglecharacter tobeenteredinthisfield. Thefourcategoriesof Precedenceare: E-EMERGECNY: Anymessagehavinglifeordeath urgencytoanypersonorgroupofpersons.This includesofficialmessages towelfareagenciesduring emergenciesrequestingsupplies, materials,or instructionsvitaltoreliefof strickenpopulacein emergencyareas. Usetheabbreviation“E”inthe packetmessage. P -PRIORITY: Importantmessageshavingaspecific timelimit.Officialmessagesnotcoveredinthe Emergencycategoryarecoveredhere.Usethe abbreviation“P”inthepacketmessage. W-WELFARE:Amessagethatiseither(a)an inquiryastothehealthandwelfareofanindividualin thedisasterareaor(b)anadvisoryorreplyfromthe disasterarea. Usetheabbreviation“W”inthepacket message. R-ROUTINE: Mosttrafficnormallywillbearthis designation. Duringadisaster,Routinetrafficshould behandledlastornotatallwhencircuitsarebusywith othertraffic.Usetheabbreviation“R”inthepacket message. HandlingInstr Optionalfield. Handling instructions(HX)serveto conveyanyspecialinstructionstohandlingand deliveringoperators.Thefollowingdefinitionsapply: HXAnumber-Collectlandline(phonecalls)delivery isauthorizedbytheaddresseewithinnumbermiles(if nonumber,authorizationisunlimited). Enteronly“A number” HXBnumber-Cancelmessageifnotdeliveredwithin numberhoursoffilingtime;servicetheoriginating station. Enteronly“Bnumber” HXC -Reportdateandtimeofdelivery(TOD)to originatingstation. Enteronly“C” HXD -Reporttooriginating stationtheidentityof stationfromwhichreceived,plusdateandtime. Reportidentityof stationtowhichrelayed,plusdate andtime,orifdelivered reportdate,time,andmethod 129 July23,2013

  4. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide Field Description ofdelivery. Enteronly“D” HXE -Deliveringstationgetreplyfromaddressees, originateamessageback.Enteronly“E” HXFnumber-Holddeliveryuntilnumber(date). Enteronly“Fnumber” HXG -Deliverybymailorlandlinetollcallisnot required. Iftollorotherexpensesareinvolved,cancel messageandserviceoriginatingstation. Enteronly “G” HINT: UsetheHandlingInstructionBrowseButtonto theRIGHTofthefieldto seethedefinitionsand promptforallrequiredinformation. StationofOrigin Requiredfield. Thisisthefirstamateurstationto handlethemessage. Typically,thiswouldbeyouand yourcallsignifyouaretransmittingthemessage. ARLMessage OptionalField. Thisisacheck-boxindicatingthisis anARL message.ThesemessagesincludeanARL messagenumberinthebodyofthetext. Checkthis boxifanARL messagenumberisused. Thisboxis automaticallycheckediftheARL Msgbuttonisused toselectanARL message. Check RequiredField. Thisisthenumberof wordsinthe textofthemessage. Thisfieldwillautomaticallybeupdatedwheneverthe CheckorSavebuttonsarepushed. Ifyouenteravalue inthisfield,itwillbeoverwritten. PlaceofOrigin OptionalField. Thisisthegenerallocationwherethe messageoriginated(notnecessarilylocationof station origin)andisusuallyacityandstate,oroccasionally anevent,suchas2009 MoffettAirShow,CA. IftheCityandStatetagsarefilledinontheReport Settingsform, thenthisfieldautomaticallywillbeset with<city>, <state>. TimeofOrigin Optionalfield.ThisfieldisautomaticallysettothePC systemclockintheformathh:mm(i.e.: 12:30). DateofOrigin Requiredfield. Usuallyismmmddformat(i.e.:Sep 18)andmustcorrespondwithdatethatthismessage wasfirstenteredintotheNTSsystem. 130 July23,2013

  5. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide 14.4 DestinationAddress ThefollowingfieldsarepartoftheNTSMessageDestinationAddress. Field Description Name Requiredfield. Thename oftheindividual towhom thismessageistobedelivered. CallSign Optionalfield. IftherecipientisanAmateurRadio Operator,enterhisorhercallsignhere. Address Optionalfield. Streetaddressifavailable. City Requiredfield. Thecitywheretherecipientlives. State/Prov RequiredField. The stateorprovincewhere the recipientlives. ZIP/PostalCode RequiredField. The5U.S. digitzipcodeorthe6or7 characterCanadianPostalCodewheretherecipient lives. PhoneNumber HighlyDesirable(butoptional)Field.Ifaphone numberisknown, entertheAreaCode,exchange,and number. 14.5 MessageTextandSignature Thelast twofieldsholdthebodyofthemessageandthesignature. Field Description Messagetext RequiredField. Ifpossible,thetextshouldbelimited to25words. Signature RequiredField. Thisisthesignature(andcallsignof themessagewassentfrom anotherAmateurradio Operator)ofthepersonsendingthemessage. Thisisnotnecessarilythepersonwhoissendingthe messagebypacket. 14.6 CreatinganNTSmessage RefertotheexampleinFigure54:NTSMessageMakerFormforhowtheform wasinitiallyfilledin. ThegeneralstepsforusingtheNTSMessageMakerare: From theOutpostmainmenu,pressNewtoopentheMessageform. From theMessageform, selectFile>NTSMessageMaker. Fillinthefields. Whendone, press Checktovalidatetheentriesand completethemessageformatting. Ifanyrequiredfieldsaremissing,that fieldwillbehighlighted. Whendone,pressSave. TheMessageform isfilledinwithacorrectly formattedNTSmessage. From theMessageform, pressSend. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 131 July23,2013

  6. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide 14.7 FinishingupanNTSmessage Oncethemessageiscomposedandallfieldsarefilledin(perthefigureabove), presstheCheckbuttonandOutpostupdatesthePreamble’s“Check”andMessage fields. Also,thestatusline indicatestheresultsofthecheck.Thefollowingiswhat theabovemessagewouldlooklikeafterCheckispressed. “Check”fieldis calculatedand Updated Messageis Reformatted Status Figure55: NTSMessageMakerafterperformingaCheck Next,presstheSavebutton. OutpostwritesthecontentsoftheNTSMessage MakerbacktotheMessageform. NotetheMessageTypeissettoNTS. Figure56: NTSMessagewrittentothe MessageForm 132 July23,2013

  7. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide Finally,presstheSendbutton.TheNTSmessageshowsupintheOutpostOut Trayandwillbe sentduringthenextPacketSession. Messagetype updatedtoNTS Figure57: AnNTSMessageintheOutTray 14.8 SelectinganARLMessage OutpostletstheuserselectandapplyoneormoreARLstandardmessagestoan NTSmessage.Thisworksasfollows: From theOutpostmainmenu,pressNewtoopentheMessageform. From theMessageform, selectFile >NTSMessageMaker. FillinthePreambleandDestinationAddressfieldsasdescribedabove. PresstheARLMsgbutton. TheARL Dialogboxopens. Thecontrolsand fieldsassociatedwiththisdialogboxareasfollows: 1. 2. 3. 4. Controls Description MessageType TogglesbetweenthelistofRoutine andEmergency ARL messages. Next,Previous SelectsthenextorpreviousARL messagebasedonthe typeselected. Apply TakestheARL messageandappliesittotheNTS message. Cancel Cancelsthisoperation. 133 July23,2013

  8. OutpostPacketMessageManagerv2.8 UsersGuide Field Description ARLNumber TheliteralARLnumberoftheselectedmessage. MessageText ThemessagetextassociatedwiththeselectedARL number. SomeARL messagesrequireadditionalinformationto beprovidedbytheusertocompletethemessage. This informationcanbefoundbetweenthe“<”and“>” characters. Figure58: DefininganARLMessage 5. SelecttheMessageType(eitherRoutineorEmergency). UsingtheNext andPreviousbuttons,selectthedesiredmessage. Press Applywhendone. Ifadditionalinformationisrequiredtocompletethemessage,theuserwill be promptedforthefieldsthat arerequired. Intheaboveexample,2 additionalpromptsareissued:onefor“Location”,andonefor“Flight No/TrainNo/etc”. Afterthefieldisfilledin(notshownhere), themessageisinsertedintothe NTSForm. CompletethebalanceoftheNTSmessageaspreviouslydescribed. 6. 7. 8. Formatted ARLMessage Figure59:AcompletedARLMessage 134 July23,2013

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